Quality Engineer - Customer & Projects - Electrical Sector EMEA

Quality Engineer - Customer & Projects - Electrical Sector EMEA

Eaton

Multiple Locations

What you’ll do:

The Quality Engineer - Customer & Projects ("QE") leads Quality activities with fucus on Projects and Customer satisfaction. QE is responsible for meeting internal and external quality standards, industry regulations and Customer specifications.

Strategy & Change Leadership

• Work closely with Product Engineering, Program Mgmt, SCM, Operations and other cross‑functional partners.

Process Creation

• Ensure seamless integration of quality deliverables into New Product Development utilizing APQP and Eaton's PROLaunch processes.

Execution & Quality Assurance

• Plan and perform Quality project reviews including specific customer requirements.
• Track, and report quality KPIs.
• Contribute to Design for Manufacturing and Assembly, Design for Six Sigma, Manufacturing Launch Readiness Review (MLRR) and ither standardized Eaton Business Systems processes.

Regulatory Compliance and Adherence to Standards

• Ensure adherence to applicable Customer, industry standards and Eaton requirements.

Supplier Quality Management

• Partner with Supplier Quality to ensure consistent alignment with Customer and Eaton standards.
• Review deliverables and compliance evidence from external suppliers.
• Support /Review audits, assessments, PPAP etc.

Organizational Development: Training, Coaching & Capability Building

• Continuuesly pursue self-development oppoortunities.
• Stay up to speed with internal and external process and procesures updates and enhancements.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Mechatronics, Industrial Engineering or related technical discipline.
• Solid experience in quality, product engineering or manufacturing engineering for electromechanical or safety‑critical electronic systems.

Skills:

• Strong understanding of electrical components/schematics, wiring, PCB assemblies.
• Working knowledge of Quality tools:
  • 8D, FMEA, SPC, MSA, APQP, PPAP.
  • Root Cause Analysis methods.
• Ability to read engineering drawings.
• Experience with measurement systems and test equipment.
• Familiar with standards and compliance.
• Minitab or other statistical tools.
• MS Office and data analysis tools.

Bonus qualifications:

• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt.
• Auditor certification (internal auditor or lead auditor).
• Strong persuasion and stakeholder influence skills.
• Ability to challenge teams constructively.
• Clear communication and independent decision‑making.
• Cross‑functional collaboration (Engineering, PMO, Supplier Quality, Plants).
• Structured problem solving and risk‑based thinking.
• Result-driven mindset and high attention to detail.