SMA Production Quality Engineer
Ericsson · Lewisville, TX
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Quality
- Industry
- Industrial
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The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level quality role at Ericsson (industrial) in Lewisville, TX. Co-ordinated for process flow and DFMEA/PFMEA deployment as well as own the control plan for production quality verification.
- Tools it names
- Root cause, FMEA, Control plans, Assembly lines
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Quality Engineer roles in Texas: typical posted base $88k–$131k.
Median of the low and high ends of 33 live postings that list pay, out of 130 quality engineer openings in Texas, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 129 other live quality postings in Texas.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $88k–$131k, from 33 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Root cause 61%
- Lean 34%
- ✓ New product launch 31%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 29%
- ✓ FMEA 28%
- SPC 25%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Assembly lines, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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Full description from EricssonAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Interfaces with Product and Process Engineering in coordinating the release of new products ensuring Yield of printed circuit boards (PCB) meets the KPI targets. Ensures all quality and control point verifications are set up to drive continus process improvement for production of Radios and Basebands along with test station yield improvements. Drive root cause analysis for qualifty defects and failures of final assembly products in manual and automated FA areas for allocated product lines. Co-ordinated for process flow and DFMEA/PFMEA deployment as well as own the control plan for production quality verification. Work to improve the productivity and quality of PCB and Mechanical Assembly builds. Set up and enforce quality acceptance criteria for acceptance of new production equipment and repair work for Radio & Baseband products in trouble shooting area. Prepare DFM for desing teams and PQL teams for new product launch. Troubleshoot process defects and drive toward problem resolution.