Advance Quality Engineer

Trane Italia•Vidalia, GA

7d•$89,585 - $143,700•Hybrid

About The Position

Be a part of our mission! As a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable, and efficient climate solutions for buildings, homes and transportation, it's our responsibility to put the planet first. For us at Trane Technologies, and through our businesses including Trane® and Thermo King, sustainability is not just how we do business—it is our business. Do you dare to look at the world's challenges and see impactful possibilities? Do you want to contribute to making a better future? If the answer is yes, we invite you to consider joining us in boldly challenging what's possible for a sustainable world. Learn about our benefits designed for you to Thrive at work and at home. We boldly go.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
5+ years of experience in Quality, Reliability, or Product Development in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
Proven success leading cross-functional quality improvement and cost reduction projects.
Experience with stage-gate product development and manufacturing readiness processes such as PDP, NPD, MRT, and PPAP.
Strong knowledge of PFMEA, Control Plans, MSA, SPC, GD&T, and root-cause methodologies.
Ability to travel up to 30% across the Americas.

Nice To Haves

Strategic thinking and the ability to turn quality data into business action.
Strong collaboration and influence across cross-functional teams.
Deep technical understanding of product and manufacturing quality.
Proactive, results-driven approach to problem solving and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

Lead cross-functional quality improvement initiatives to reduce defects, scrap, COPQ, and warranty exposure across residential operations and suppliers.
Use data analytics, field feedback, and structured problem-solving methods to identify issues and drive permanent corrective actions.
Partner with NPD teams to embed Design for Quality and support manufacturing readiness for new product launches.
Define and flow down critical quality requirements, including CTQs, KPCs, and GD&T, to plants and suppliers.
Drive process validation activities such as PFMEA, MSA, Control Plans, Safe Launch, and Run-at-Rate to ensure manufacturing readiness and stable production.
Coach and mentor quality engineers and cross-functional teams on quality tools, standard work, and continuous improvement.