Senior Quality Engineer

Eaton’s IS AER FMC Aerospace division is currently seeking a Senior Quality Engineer.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $86000 - $ 126,000 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 role requires working on-site M-F at our : 7230 Cross County Rd, North Charleston, SC Mfg. location. Relocation assistance is available for a qualified candidate currently residing in the USA.

What you’ll do:

Eaton Aerospace Group is currently seeking a Senior Quality Engineer in North Charleston, SC.

Position Overview:

This position is responsible for providing quality engineering support to their high-performance work team including the development of inspection techniques to meet print requirements, driving root cause and corrective action related to internal and external quality performance and supporting internal and external quality related audits.

Making what matters work at Eaton takes the passion of every employee around the world. We create an environment where creativity, invention and discovery become reality, each and every day. It’s where bold, bright professionals like you can reach your full potential—and where you can help us reach ours.

In this position you will:

• Determine, develop, and monitor inspection and verification techniques to meet design requirements, including new product releases for prototype and production products.

• Develop, implement, and monitor all relevant procedures described in the Quality Management System (QMS).

• Maintain accurate records to comply with company and customer record retention requirements.

• Respond to customer corrective action requests including full root cause analysis, determination of permanent corrective actions and follow-up on corrective actions.

• Work with internal and external customers to interpret or reach agreement on quality procedures and acceptability of products.

• Monitor and create action plans to meet key business metrics including Productivity, On-Time Delivery, First Pass Yield, and Cycle Time/Backlog.

• Develop methods to eliminate quality problems and improve manufacturing process through collaboration with Manufacturing Engineering, Supplier Quality, Supply Chain Management, and suppliers.

• Champion a culture of continuous improvement and the implementation of Lean activities to eliminate waste in key processes.

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and 3 years of quality manufacturing engineering experience …OR… HS degree with 6 years of same experience.

• 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.

• Candidate will not need sponsorship now or in the future.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, industrial or mechanical engineering.

• 5 year of quality mfg. engineering experience

• Strong Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing Background

• Experience in aerospace products and applications

• Experience with complex machined materials

• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Certified Quality Auditor (CQA), or Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence is preferred

• Six Sigma Black/Green Belt certification

• Quality audit experience preferred

• Knowledge Lean & Six Sigma tools.

• Ability to read blueprints, technical data sheets, and schematics,

• Quality and Metrology knowledge.

What you’ll get from us:

We provide benefits that are industry competitive and focused on employee well-being. Listed below are programs that are offered globally, but program availabilities may vary by site.

• Flexible work options to help balance work/life demands (at participating Eaton sites)

• Healthcare/retirement savings programs

• Competitive compensation packages to reward skills and performance

• Tuition assistance or financial help for ongoing learning and development

• Health, Dental, Vision & Wellness programs

• Donation matching (U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico)

Eaton also considers qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with local laws. To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application or interview process, please call View phone number on click.appcast.io or send an email to: View email address on click.appcast.io

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

We make what matters work. Everywhere you look—from the technology and machinery that surrounds us, to the critical services and infrastructure that we depend on every day—you’ll find one thing in common. It all relies on power. That’s why Eaton is dedicated to improving people’s lives and the environment with power management technologies that are more reliable, efficient, safe and sustainable. Because this is what matters. We are confident we can deliver on this promise because of the attributes that our employees embody. We’re ethical, passionate, accountable, efficient, transparent and we’re committed to learning. These values enable us to tackle some of the toughest challenges on the planet, never losing sight of what matters.

All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. All candidates will be evaluated based on job-related competencies, and all candidates’ privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.

You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.

To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call us at View phone number on click.appcast.io to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.

We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here ( for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.