Senior Quality Engineer

Fortive•Everett, WA

About The Position

As a Senior Quality Engineer at Fluke, you will help ensure the quality, reliability, and safety of Fluke products throughout their lifecycle. The role requires strong analytical and technical capabilities in electronics and mechanical systems, disciplined problem-solving, and the ability to influence teams without authority. You will lead quality planning, verification and validation, risk mitigation, and continual improvement to help products meet customer expectations, applicable standards, and performance requirements. You will represent Product Quality in engineering design reviews and lead quality activities spanning product development, production readiness, launch, and sustaining operations. The role includes ownership of design and process risk controls, quality metrics, root-cause investigations, audit activities, and cross-functional decisions. The position is located in Everett, Washington.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Manufacturing, Systems, Mechanical, or a related engineering discipline.
5–8+ years of Quality Engineering experience across hardware, electromechanical, or embedded-system products.
Strong knowledge of verification and validation methodologies, statistical tools, and quality engineering principles.
Knowledge of ISO 9001/13485, ISO/IEC 17025, AS9100D, or similar standards.
Experience with DFMEA, PFMEA, MSA, GR&R, control plans, and structured problem-solving.
Experience in Lean, Kaizen, or Six Sigma at Green Belt level or higher.
Experience with PCBA processes, electronics manufacturing, or test-system development.
Familiarity with PLM, ERP, MES, or digital quality systems.
Familiarity with reliability engineering concepts and methods, including Weibull analysis and FRACAS.
Hands-on experience with failure analysis and reliability concepts.
Proficiency with data analysis tools such as Minitab, Power BI, or similar.
ASQ Certified Quality Engineer or equivalent.
Ability to influence without authority and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
High sense of ownership and urgency, with a continuous-improvement mindset.

Nice To Haves

Internal auditor or lead auditor certification.

Responsibilities

Lead development, review, and execution of product lifecycle quality plans from concept through launch.
Own and drive Design for Quality, DFMEA, and design control deliverables, ensuring traceability from requirements through verification and validation.
Champion lifecycle risk management, own control plans, and maintain risk files.
Define acceptance criteria, test strategies, measurement system analyses, and Critical-to-Quality parameters.
Partner with Design Engineering, Product Management, and Operations on design specifications, manufacturability, reliability, and risk.
Plan and execute APQP or equivalent activities, including PFMEA, control plans, PPAP, process capability analysis, rolled throughput yield, and production readiness assessments.
Validate production test systems, calibration methods, and in-process inspection strategies.
Ensure a smooth transition from development to production through cross-functional reviews and readiness gates.
Track and own launch quality metrics, including DPPM, escapes, and early-life warranty failures.
Monitor product health, including returns, complaints, yields, warranty, and reliability, and lead problem-solving and continual improvement.
Identify, measure, monitor, and improve product rework and scrap contributing to Cost of Poor Quality.
Lead root-cause investigations using 8D, 5-Whys, Ishikawa, and statistical methods.
Lead stop-ship activities, containment, investigations, communications, and other quality-related activities.
Optimize in-process and end-of-line inspection and testing strategies and reduce variation.
Evaluate ECOs and process or component changes to ensure continued product quality.
Collaborate with Service and Customer Support on customer issues, containment, corrective actions, and communication.
Lead cross-functional quality reviews and build consensus on quality-critical decisions.
Communicate risks, issues, and performance trends to leadership using clear, data-driven insights.
Serve as lead auditor for ISO 9001:2015 planning, execution, and reporting of internal audits, and support external audits.
Ensure quality procedures, work instructions, and records meet QMS requirements.
Support supplier and customer audits, including verifying the effectiveness of nonconformity closures.
Promote quality, data integrity, and continual improvement using the Fortive Business System.