Sr. Quality Engineer

Eaton’s IS AER FMC division is currently seeking a Sr. Quality Engineer. This role is based at our Irvine, CA facility. The expected annual salary range for this role is $99000 - $145000 a year. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program. 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. ## What you’ll do: PRIMARY FUNCTION: Designs, coordinates, and implements highly complex process sampling systems, procedures, statistical techniques, and quality systems. Develops process improvement and cost control programs throughout the plant. Performs review of customer/industry/internal specifications to ensure processes meet/exceed requirements. Provides technical support to operations, customers, and suppliers as needed. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: • Provide technical support to both internal and external customers and suppliers as needed. • Participates in continuous improvement activities in targeted areas. • Executes the Quality Assurance strategy to ensure product flow consistent with established industry standards, government regulations and various customer requirements. • Function as Lead Auditor to perform quality system audits at suppliers and internally to assess compliance to AS9100/ISO 9001 standards. • Hosts and supports Internal, Customer, Supplier, FAA, EASA, UK CAA and 3rd Party Audits as required. • Works collaboratively with applicable internal functional teams to improve key metrics. Actively support Cost-Out, Scrap/Rework reduction and improved First Pass Yield site goals and objectives. • Analyzes organizational quality metrics and performs periodic reviews to evaluate results and recommends action plans to Quality Manager to close gaps at an operational level. • Contributes in using problem solving techniques and determining containment and Corrective Action solutions with applicable verification methods. • Contributes in the design and implementation of quality assurance training programs and conducts training in quality-related topics. • May participate in product development gate review meetings with launch activities including identification of customer expectations ensuring that Quality requirements and flow downs are understood and to help drive compliance. • Apply engineering and manufacturing technical knowledge to help improve supplier activities that can help Eaton’s quality, delivery and cost performance objectives • Completes Quality Engineering assignments with minimal supervision. • Define, specify, and implement quality standards and procedures for manufacturing and inspection processes. • Ensure that product shipped meet internal and external customer requirements. • Host Source inspectors and/or Customer Auditors as needed. • Formulate and implement quality assurance procedures, policies, and standards. • Act as the liaison with all Federal officials and Customers. • Maintain and keep current files of pertinent Federal Aviation Regulations, specifications, certifications, Repair Station manual, procedures and Airworthiness Directives. • Process nonconformances and customer submittals per MRB procedures. • Function as Lead Auditor to perform quality system audits to assess compliance to AS9100/ISO 9001 standards, FAA/EASA/CAA regulations and CASE requirements • Contribute in the design and implementation of quality assurance and Repair Station training programs and conducts training in quality-related topics • Other duties as assigned. ## Qualifications: BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution • Minimum of three (3) years of work experience within Quality function or Manufacturing in the Aerospace industry. • 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...