Senior Quality Engineer

Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Senior Quality Engineer.

This role is located at our Nacogdoches, TX site. Relocation assistancew ill be provided.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $86000 - $126000 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.

The Senior Quality Engineer supports manufacturing operations by developing, implementing, and maintaining quality tools, systems, and processes that ensure the production of safe, reliable, and compliant products in accordance with the Eaton Quality Management System (EQMS) and Eaton Business System (EBS). This role drives continuous improvement through auditing, data analysis, and process evaluation to identify quality gaps and opportunities for operational excellence.

The Senior Quality Engineer leads cross‑functional teams in root cause analysis and problem solving to resolve manufacturing issues related to scrap, first pass yield (FPY), customer concerns, and other production‑related challenges, ensuring sustainable corrective actions and improved business performance.

In this role you will:

• Lead or develop FMEAs, with a focus on PFMEAs.
• Works in partnership with manufacturing engineering to support all development projects and milestones related to Quality and improve the overall process to achieve zero defect quality and launch readiness.
• Directly supports ISO 9001 quality system and supports the implementation and management of the site quality system and procedures (EQMS).
• Support revisions of process control documents such as Control Plans, VOPs, and other quality tools to ensure compliance.
• Drive actions with statistical analysis and process capability (Cpk, Ppk) where necessary to improve performance or product quality.
• Support supplier PPAP submissions including control plans and assists with control plan creation where necessary.
• Works with Design Engineering, Marketing and Supply Chain to ensure that quality criteria are clearly identified on all newly established parts and communicated to suppliers.
• Support customer complaints (Internal-External) related to the facility and for tracking, monitoring and initiating Corrective Actions.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
• Three (3) years of experience in manufacturing working in a quality, manufacturing, or process engineering role related to transformers, electronics, or similar manufacturing environments.
• 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.
• Relocation assistance will be provided for candidates that reside outside a 50-mile radius of Nacogdoches, TX

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Solve problems utilizing common problem‑solving methodologies/tools such as PDCA, DMAIC, 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone diagrams, is/is not tables, pareto charts, control charts, etc.
• Lead cross‑functional projects utilizing standard project management tools.
• Experience leading or developing FMEAs
• Ability to present facts and recommendations effectively in oral and written form.
• Ability to write technical documents such as procedures and specifications.
• ISO
  9001 or TS16949 Experience.
• Good understanding of lean concepts, principles & tools such as Value Stream Mapping, 5S, Continuous Flow Manufacturing, Set‑up Reduction, Pull Systems and Standardized Work.
• Six Sigma Black/Green Belt certification.
• Certified…