Sr. Quality Engineer, Transitions

Eaton’s IS AER FED division is currently seeking a Sr. Quality Engineer, Transitions. This is a hybrid position based out of our Beltsville, MD, East Providence, RI, or Glenolden, PA facilities.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $99000 - $145000 a year.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

This position is responsible for leading all quality-related activities associated with the transition of Static Seals products between Beltsville, Maryland and Batam, Indonesia.

The role serves as the primary quality interface between manufacturing sites, customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to ensure seamless product transfers while maintaining compliance with customer, regulatory, and Eaton quality requirements.

This position is responsible for leading all quality-related activities associated with the transition of Static Seals products between Beltsville, Maryland and Batam, Indonesia.

The role serves as the primary quality interface between manufacturing sites, customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to ensure seamless product transfers while maintaining compliance with customer, regulatory, and Eaton quality requirements.

The Senior Quality Engineer will develop and execute transition quality plans, establish inspection strategies, coordinate Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) submissions, perform First Article Inspection Report (FAIR) reviews, and manage customer approvals through customer Supplier Source Change processes. This position requires a highly analytical, detail-oriented individual with strong customer engagement skills who can proactively identify risks, drive corrective actions, and ensure quality readiness throughout the transition lifecycle.

The role will partner closely with Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Supplier Quality, Program Management, and Customer Quality organizations to ensure successful qualification, transfer, and sustaining support of transition and new development products.

• Lead quality planning and execution activities for product transfers between Send and Receive Sites, ensuring all customer, regulatory, and internal quality requirements are satisfied prior to production release.
• Determine, develop, implement, and monitor inspection and verification methods necessary to meet engineering drawing and customer requirements. Establish inspection plans and acceptance criteria for transferred products and processes.
• Lead APQP-based transition quality activities, coordinating PPAPs and qualification packages to ensure customer source approval, compliance, and production readiness.
• Conduct detailed First Article Inspection Report (FAIR) reviews in accordance with AS9102 requirements, ensuring completeness, compliance, and readiness for customer submission and approval.
• Serve as the primary quality representative for customer Supplier Source Change processes. Coordinate customer notifications, qualification requirements, approvals, and ongoing communications related to transition activities.
• Proactively engage customers to establish quality expectations, communicate transition progress, resolve concerns, and facilitate successful approval of transitioned products and processes.
• Lead root cause investigations and corrective action through structured problem solving methodologies (A3 or 8D) associated with transition readiness, qualification findings, customer concerns, audit observations, and manufacturing quality issues. Ensure permanent corrective actions are implemented and verified.
• Support activities required to maintain…