Quality Engineer
Eaton · Olean, NY
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Quality
- Base pay
- $86k–$126k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 8 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level quality role at Eaton (industrial) in Olean, NY.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Six Sigma, Kaizen, Root cause, Internal audits
- Base pay
- $86k–$126k
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How this role compares
Against 24 other live quality postings in New York.
- Base pay
- In line with similar roles
- Experience asked
- Typical (5+ years)
Typical $86k–$126k, from 17 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Root cause 76%
- ✓ Six Sigma 52%
- AS9100 48%
- SPC 48%
- Lean 40%
- PPAP 36%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Kaizen, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Quality team at Eaton
Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.
- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Which standards drive the work here: ISO 13485, IATF 16949, AS9100?
- How much of the job is customer complaints versus prevention?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
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If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: Eaton in Olean
2 other open roles at this site.
- Senior Manufacturing Engineer · Manufacturing · Senior
- Senior Manufacturing Engineer- 2nd Shift · Manufacturing · Senior
Full description from EatonAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
- ◆Plan and direct activities concerned with development, application, and maintenance of quality
standards and systems for processing materials into product.
- ◆Develop and initiate methods and procedures for inspection, testing, and evaluation.
- ◆Interface with suppliers and external customers to resolve product issues.
- ◆Devise procedures, forms, methods for recording and evaluating quality data.
- ◆Develop and implement methods and procedures to disposition and assess cost
of discrepant material.
- ◆Provide quality technical assistance to internal and external customers and suppliers.
- ◆Work with employees engaged in measuring and testing product and recording quality and reliability data.
- ◆Compile and generate training material and conduct training sessions on quality activities.
- ◆Conduct Supplier control activities including purchase order review, resolution of non-conforming products from suppliers, and review of corrective action responses from suppliers.
- ◆Perform Material Review Board (MRB) activities, including scrap material processing.
- ◆Coordinate and manage continuous improvement activities related to Quality including 8D’s, Kaizen events, BPI’s, Six Sigma projects, and other problem-solving activities.
- ◆Participate in internal and external control and review activities such as internal audits & product audits including customer reviews.
- ◆Additional duties as assigned.
Required Competencies
- ✓Ability to understand technical data
- ✓Knowledge of measurement systems
- ✓Understanding of statistics and root cause analysis
Basic Qualification (Required)
- ✓Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
- ✓Minimum of three (3) years of experience in a manufacturing, engineering, or technical role.
- ✓Relocation benefits are being offered for this position. Candidates that currently reside or are willing to relocate within the immediate geographical area of 50 miles of Olean, NY will be considered. Active Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation
- ✓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, H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, 1-485 job profitability, etc.
- ✓Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future
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Eaton’s Power System Division has an exciting opportunity for a Quality Engineer at its Olean, NY facility.
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
The position of Quality Engineer requires the ability to work and understand all aspects of the manufacturing process. The QE requires input from the bid review/order entry process, supplier oversight, production planning, parts procurement, manufacturing and test, final acceptance, software analysis, and corrective action analysis, and customer support.
Preferred Qualification
- +Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering (preferred but not required).
- +Minimum 5 years of product, application, and Quality Assurance concepts knowledge gained through combined experience in Engineering, Manufacturing, and Quality functions.
You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.
We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.