Quality Engineer - Advanced Quality Planning, Quality

What you’ll do:

• Lead quality planning activities for new product introduction lifecycle from bid to delivery of first production build.
• Review customer’s request for quotes, contracts, and flow-down of customer contractual quality requirements.
• Develop and maintain product and process quality plans consistent with customer, contractual, regulatory, and Quality Management System (QMS) requirements.
• Ensure quality requirements are identified early and appropriately flowed into manufacturing, inspection, test, and supplier processes.
• Apply risk-based thinking to identify and mitigate potential product and process quality issues before production release.
• Support or lead Advanced Part Quality Planning (APQP)  activities, including quality planning, risk assessment, process development, verification, validation, and production readiness.
• Facilitate or participate in Design FMEAs and Process FMEAs as applicable.
• Ensure identified risks are addressed through appropriate prevention, detection, inspection, test, or process-control methods.
• Support development and maintenance of Control Plans, inspection plans, and process controls.
• Plan and execute First Article Inspections (FAI) in accordance with AS9102.
• Execute all aspects of APQP and part approval for customers.
• Responsible for ensuring environmental, health, and safety are included as part of everyday activities.

Qualifications:

Required Basic Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) with one (1) year of experience in quality assurance or quality engineering within a manufacturing environment OR Associates degree from an accredited institution in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) with three (3) years experience in quality assurance or quality engineering within a manufacturing environment.
  
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
  
• This position requires use of information or access to hardware which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).  All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR.  ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. “Green Card Holder”), Political Asylee or Refugee. 
  
• No relocation benefit is offered for this position. Only candidates currently residing within the immediate geographical area (within 50 miles) of Orchard Park, NY will be considered for this position. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics)
• Aerospace, defense, or other highly regulated manufacturing experience.
• Knowledge of AS9100 and AS9102.
• Experience with APQP/PPAP methodologies.
• Experience developing or reviewing PFMEAs, Control Plans, inspection plans, and risk assessments.
• Knowledge of special processes, supplier quality, configuration management, and change control.
• Familiarity with statistical process control, process capability, measurement systems, and data-driven quality improvement.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, customer requirements, and manufacturing documentation.
  ASQ CQE, CQA, Six Sigma, or similar quality certification is beneficial.

Soft Skills:

• Ability to interface at all levels.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Good time-management skills.
• Attention to detail.
• High level of computer skills (i.e., Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook). 
• Highly developed human relations, communications, and internal consulting skills necessary to establish and maintain effective work relationships with the various plant functions, customer, and supplier personnel.