Quality Engineer II
Lennox · Stone Mountain, GA
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Quality
- Base pay
- $74k–$98k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 30+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level quality role at Lennox (industrial) in Stone Mountain, GA.
- They ask for
- 30+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Six Sigma, Root cause, DMAIC, SPC, FMEA, Control plans
- Base pay
- $74k–$98k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Quality Engineer roles in Georgia: typical posted base $99k–$121k. This one lists $74k–$98k.
Median of the low and high ends of 3 live postings that list pay, out of 24 quality engineer openings in Georgia, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Georgia plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 23 other live quality postings in Georgia.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (30+ vs 5+)
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Root cause 46%
- ✓ FMEA 29%
- Supplier quality 29%
- ✓ New product launch 25%
- Team leadership 21%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for DMAIC, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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Pick 2–3 people on the Quality team at Lennox
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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 does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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This plant: Lennox in Stone Mountain
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qualifications
of the successful candidate. Employees in this role are also eligible for an annual bonus in accordance with the terms of the Company’s applicable plan. Employees in this role are not eligible for overtime.
Benefits : Subject to applicable eligibility requirements, the following benefits are offered for this role: tuition reimbursement; medical, dental, and vision insurance; prescription drug coverage; 401(k) retirement plan; short-term disability insurance; 8 weeks paid birthing leave; 2 weeks paid bonding leave; life and long-term disability insurance.
Depending on date of hire, and subject to applicable eligibility requirements, new employees in this role also receive up to: 12 days paid time off, 2 paid well-being days, 1 paid volunteer day, 10-11 paid holidays, and 3 floating holidays per year.
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What Drives Success
Location: Stone Mountain- up to 50% travel between Stone Mountain and Tifton factory
The Quality Engineer II facilitates quality improvements by developing methods and procedures to improve and maintain product quality standards.
- •Develop and maintain Control Plans, PFMEAs, inspection/test requirements, and quality standards for manufacturing processes.
- •Establish appropriate quality controls for critical product and process characteristics.
- •Analyze manufacturing defects, test failures, rework, scrap, and field issues to identify systemic improvement opportunities.
- •Lead containment, root-cause analysis, corrective action, and verification of corrective-action effectiveness.
- •Use 8D, 5-Why, Fishbone, DMAIC, Pareto analysis, SPC, and other structured problem-solving methods.
- •Drive defect prevention rather than reliance on downstream inspection.
- •Participates in new product introductions.
- •Assists in monitoring and recording inconsistencies with quality procedures and norms.
- •Collaborates with a cross-functional team in preparing quality analyses and recommends necessary quality procedure changes.
What We Are Looking For
- •Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- •At least 1- year related experience.
- •Work involves the application of more complex engineering principles to develop methods and procedures to improve and maintain product quality standards.
- •Competencies in SPC, Capability Studies, and Six Sigma.
- •Experience with electromechanical systems is beneficial, with particular value placed on mechanical, electrical, controls, or refrigeration experience.
What We Offer
Who We Are
Lennox (NYSE: LII) Driven by 130 years of legacy, HVAC and refrigeration success, Lennox provides our residential and commercial customers with industry-leading climate-control solutions. At Lennox, we win as a team, aiming for excellence and delivering innovative, sustainable products and services. Our culture guides us and creates a workplace where all employees feel heard and welcomed. Lennox is a global community that values each team member’s contributions and offers a supportive environment for career development. Come, stay, and grow with us.
Heatcraft Refrigeration is a long-standing leader in the world of commercial refrigeration, providing climate-control solutions. Their state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in the cities of Stone Mountain and Tifton, Georgia, produce evaporators, condensers, compressor racks, and other top-quality refrigeration products for their six market-leading brands: Bohn, Larkin, Climate Control, Chandler, Magna Industrial and InterLink. Heatcraft products are primarily used to preserve food and other perishables in supermarkets, convenience stores, restaurants, warehouses and distribution centers, in addition to other applications such as data centers, pharmaceutical and industrial process cooling.