Quality Engineering Senior

Eaton’s Critical Power and Digital Infrastructure Division is currently seeking a Senior Quality Engineer in Santa Ana, CA.

The Senior Quality Engineer is responsible for developing, applying, revising and maintaining quality standards for flow-down of customer requirements, engineering product key characteristics, and assurance of in-process, final test requirements, and shipping / receiving inspection processes.

What You’ll Do Develop, communicate or train, and ensure adherence to quality standards, product specifications, work instructions and procedures across a multifunctional manufacturing organization

Lead cross‑functional teams in deploying continuous improvement activities, remediation actions and root‑cause analysis through various quality tools and processes (A3, 8D, 5why, fishbone, etc)

Evaluate, communicate and rectify in‑process rejections, obtain disposition and implement containment, corrective and preventative action to ensure product performance and specification attainment

Implement and maintain Statistical Process Control (SPC), analysis, monitoring and reporting to maximize reliability and inspection efficiencies

Ensure daily internal quality processes and standards are met on a day‑to‑day basis.

Support external customer‑focused issue resolution as needed including supplier quality, customer quality management, report outs and other externally facing quality activities.

Manifest a quality culture in all activities through quality management system activities and regular audits including Eaton QMS implementation, ISO 9001 audits and related activities, and employee engagement events.

Qualifications Basic (Required) Qualifications Must have bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics from an accredited institution

Minimum three (3) years QUALITY experience in Engineering or Science function

Relocation assistance is not available for this position. Preferred Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in quality engineering, electrical engineering or mechatronics engineering

At leat five (5) years experience in Quality, Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics function

Hands‑on experience with manufacturing procedures, preferable from a Quality standpoint

Experience in a quality engineering function in a manufacturing organization with a focus on electrical or electronics products preferred

Experience in technical project and program management preferred

Experience in developing quality procedures and quality management systems preferred

Experience in technical writing with focus on electrical and mechanical engineering preferred

Experience in supplier quality management preferred

Excellent oral and written communication skills as well as planning and organizational skills

Procedure/SOP writing

Ability to use a variety of computer systems including Microsoft office and assigned technical software

Ability to balance competing priorities and multiple projects at once

Ability to read and understand forms, blueprints & schematics, including bills of material, ECN’s, tolerances and special notation.

Ability to read technical documents and drawings including electrical drawings, one line diagrams, power flow diagrams, mechanical blueprints and other electrical and mechanical drawings

Ability to be available for travel up to 10% if needed

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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.

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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.