Senior Quality Engineer

Company: Eaton Corporation
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Location: Redditch
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you drive quality systems and process improvements across a high-precision manufacturing site. You will define and implement quality standards, support operations and suppliers, and lead corrective actions and audits to ensure conformance to AS9100/ISO standards. You’ll mentor engineers, analyze metrics, and lead cross-functional improvement projects that strengthen product reliability and customer satisfaction. This position offers hands-on impact in a global aerospace supplier environment.

Pay / Benefits

  • Competitive compensation
  • Challenging projects in a collaborative team
  • Internal promotion opportunities
  • Eaton University for learning and development
  • Health and safety focus and wellbeing programs
  • Wellness initiatives

Responsibilities

  • Design, coordinate and implement complex process sampling, statistical methods and quality systems
  • Develop plant-wide process improvement and cost-control programs
  • Review specifications to ensure processes meet requirements; provide technical support to operations, customers and suppliers
  • Supervise personnel, train employees on customer requirements, and perform quality engineering with minimal supervision
  • Develop and implement quality standards and QA procedures for manufacturing; support new product launches
  • Lead and participate in audits, host inspectors/customers, and present material to stakeholders
  • Support supplier quality data analysis and supplier development activities to mitigate risk
  • Evaluate process capability, MSA, SPC and lead corrective actions; close 8D and root-cause analysis
  • Lead cross-functional process improvement teams and drive PFMEAs and lean initiatives
  • Ensure compliance with AS9100, ISO 9001/TS 16949 and other quality registrations

Key requirements

  • Bachelor in Engineering or related field with 3 years in manufacturing (or 10 years experience in lieu of degree)
  • Strong understanding of blueprints, specifications and quality systems (ISO 9001, AS9100)
  • Experience with quality audits and MS Windows / MS Office
  • Project management experience and supervisory experience preferred
  • CQE/CQA/CQMgr certifications preferred
  • Knowledge of Six Sigma, 8D, MSA, SPC and root-cause analysis
  • Familiarity with APQP and NPD processes
  • Experience with supplier quality and customer audits
  • leadership
  • cross-functional collaboration
  • training and mentoring
  • AS9100/ISO 9001 knowledge
  • SPC, MSA, PFMEA
  • Six Sigma (Green Belt advantageous)

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Posted: September 30th, 2026