Manufacturing Quality Engineer II
S&C Electric · Chicago, IL
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Quality
- Base pay
- $80k–$106k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level quality role at S&C Electric (industrial) in Chicago, IL.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Root cause, GD&T, ISO 9001
- Base pay
- $80k–$106k
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Quality Engineer roles in Illinois: typical posted base $97k–$127k. This one lists $80k–$106k.
Median of the low and high ends of 48 live postings that list pay, out of 71 quality engineer openings in Illinois, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 70 other live quality postings in Illinois.
- Base pay
- About 14% below similar roles
- Experience asked
- More than usual (5+ vs 4+)
Typical $93k–$123k, from 42 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Root cause 59%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 42%
- Supplier quality 41%
- SPC 37%
- Team leadership 34%
- FMEA 31%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for GD&T, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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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 S&C Electric
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- 2
Send a short, curious note
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- 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?
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This plant: S&C Electric in Chicago
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Manufacturing Quality Engineer II at S&C Electric in other locations
S&C Electric lists this title in 2 places. Pick the plant you can get to.
- Franklin, WI · $73k–$102k
Full description from S&C ElectricAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Key Responsibilities
- ◆Quality Control Implementation: Establish and maintain quality control systems to ensure products meet required specifications.
- ◆Issue Investigation: Identify, investigate, and resolve manufacturing quality issues using root cause analysis and corrective actions.
- ◆Process Auditing: Conduct regular audits of manufacturing processes to verify compliance with established standards.
- ◆Customer Escape Containment: Assist in customer escape containment and resolution processes by gathering data, analyzing defects, and contributing to corrective actions as part of a team.
- ◆Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) Reduction: Participate in cost of poor quality (COPQ) metric implementation and improvements. Drive COPQ reduction and production stop activities by supporting root cause analysis and applying approved corrective measures.
- ◆Documentation Review: Help verify accuracy in prints and acceptance criteria, contributing to defect identification, disposition, and deviation processes while adhering to established quality protocols.
- ◆Quality Support & Collaboration: Provide quality support for operations, working closely with production teams to address quality-related issues and drive continuous improvements. Support the resolution of complex quality issues, utilizing advanced problem-solving tools to identify root causes and implement effective preventative measures.
- ◆Metrics & Feedback Utilization: Utilize quality feedback and metrics to identify opportunities for design and process improvements, sharing insights with leaders, partners, and other key stakeholders.
- ◆Team Support: Support other quality engineers in their work, setting standards and fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth within the quality engineering team. Industry Trends & Innovation: Monitor industry trends and emerging technologies, make improvement recommendations to leadership based on new insights.
- ◆Compliance: Understand and comply with all applicable Company policies and rules.
responsibilities
as assigned.
Required
- ✓Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a similar technical field.
- ✓3-5 years of progressive experience in quality engineering focusing on manufacturing quality within the electrical industry or a related industry.
- ✓Demonstrated experience in participating in quality improvement projects. Proven ability to support quality problem resolutions.
- ✓Good knowledge of GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing) and tolerance stack-up analysis.
- ✓Some experience with statistical analysis tools used for quality analysis.
- ✓Knowledge of Quality Management Systems (QMS), including ISO 9001.
- ✓Some experience in process analytics with a broad knowledge of quality tools and industry metrics.
- ✓Commitment to fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation within the quality function.
- ✓Good organizational and multitasking skills, with demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced working environment.
- ✓Rounded attention to detail with an analytical mindset and excellent problem-solving skills.
- ✓Good interpersonal skills to establish meaningful relationships built on mutual trust and respect, navigate and resolve conflict, moderate behaviors, and foster collaborative working relationships amongst a diverse audience.
- ✓Good communication skills (written, verbal, listening, and presentation). Able to liaise with key stakeholders outside the quality function in technical and non-technical roles and present compelling information to achieve buy-in.
- ✓Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc), including excellent Excel skills and experience using Power BI.
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Join Our Team as a Manufacturing Quality Engineer II!
Hours
8:00 am – 5:00 pm (Monday-Friday) Onsite-Chicago
Additional Functions
- •Maintain regular and punctual attendance.
- •Attend in-person or virtual meetings as requested or required.
- •Communicate effectively and respectfully with others.
- •Other
Preferred
- +ASQ Certified Quality Engineer
No fixed deadline.
In 1909, S&C Electric Company transformed the delivery of safe, reliable electricity with the invention of the Liquid Power Fuse. Today, as the world faces extreme weather events and the demand for electricity grows, S&C continues to innovate and advance the electrical grid, ensuring reliable and resilient power for homes, communities, and critical infrastructure around the world.
With a diverse, global workforce and core values around integrity, safety, and quality, S&C is a trusted industry leader and top workplace that offers meaningful careers to more than 3,500 team members. As a people-first organization, S&C is committed to fostering an inclusive and collaborative workplace where team members advance their careers through robust talent-development programs and involved leadership.
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