Project Quality Engineer

Eaton Corporation•Raleigh, NC

3d•$97,000 - $143,000•Remote

About The Position

Eaton’s ES AMER MFGSC division is currently seeking a remote Project Quality Engineer in the United States. This role leads Quality activities starting from early project engagement until Factory Witness Test (FWT) or Factory Acceptance Test (FAT). The Project Quality Engineer is responsible for meeting internal and external quality standards, industry regulations, and Customer specifications.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
Minimum of 5 years of experience in quality, product engineering, manufacturing engineering, or a related function within an electrical industry.
Minimum of 2 years of experience supporting quality functions within a factory, manufacturing, and/or site environment.
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.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Mechatronics, Industrial Engineering or related technical discipline.
Technical knowledge about LV Switchgear, MV Switchgear, Transformers and UPS systems.
Experience in Project Management.
Direct experience supporting customer quality issues.
Experience with Factory Witness Test (FWT) or Factory Acceptance Test (FAT).
Exposure to electrical, thermal, and mechanical failure mechanisms.
Preference given to candidates currently residing in the Eastern or Central Time Zones.
Additional preference given to candidates residing near one of the following locations: Beachwood, OH; Moon Township, PA; Waukesha, WI; Raleigh, NC; Arden, NC; Asheville, NC; Sumter, SC; or Greenwood, SC
Customer-focused, with confidence operating in high‑pressure escalations.
Bias for fact, evidence, and long-term robustness over short-term fixes.
Comfortable challenging engineering or manufacturing decisions when quality risk is present.
Calm, structured, and disciplined approach to problem solving.
Strong ownership and accountability mindset.

Responsibilities

Work closely with Program and Project Management, Field Service Engineers, Product Engineering, Supplier Chain Management, Operations and other cross‑functional partners in the execution of projects/programs.
Co-facilitation of risk reduction processes (DFMEA, DVP&R, PFMEA ..etc) and CTQ preparation.
Promote disciplined, evidence‑based quality decision making aligned to customer expectations Clearly distinguish facts, evidence, assumptions, and conclusions.
Communicate technical issues effectively to engineering, commercial, and customer stakeholders.
Ensure adherence to applicable Customer, industry standards and Eaton requirements.
Lead systematic, cross-functional Lessons Learned process and cooperate with project team implementation of identified action.
Lead Quality Plan development and deployment including integration of inputs from Customer, Suppliers and internal Eaton team members.
Partner with Supplier Quality to ensure consistent alignment with Customer and Eaton standards.
Review deliverables and compliance evidence from external suppliers.
Support /Review audits, assessments, PPAP etc.
Partner with Plant Manufacturing Quality to ensure consistent alignment with Customer and Eaton standards.
Support /Review audits, assessments, PPAP etc.
Cooperate with Customer Quality for successful Factory Witness Test/Factory Acceptance Test.
Continuously pursue self-development opportunities.
Stay up to speed with internal and external process and procedures updates and enhancements.