Senior Quality Engineer
Xylem
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Auburn • New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $90,000 - $100,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Serve as a mentor and technical expert for the Quality Engineering team
- Lead and manage strategic quality-focused projects across the organization
- Champion new technologies to advance quality and provide competitive advantages
- Ensure new and existing products meet reliability and performance expectations
- Perform PPAPs for supplier and engineering changes
- Guide quality planning from concept development through new product launch
- Train operators in QA and QC principles and best practices
- Participate on the Material Review Board (MRB)
- Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective/preventive actions
- Lead or participate in continuous improvement activities and quality teams
- Develop and present quality reports and trend analyses
- Drive failure investigations related to customer complaints, warranty returns, stock evaluations, and CAPAs
- Collaborate closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Materials, Inspection, Distribution, and Product Development teams
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a technical field
- 5–7 years of quality engineering experience in an ISO 9001 manufacturing environment
- 3+ years of hands-on experience in manufacturing
- Strong project management and root-cause problem-solving capabilities
- Broad knowledge of ISO 9001 standards, GD&T, blueprint reading, PFMEA, metrology, and quality plan development
- Strong statistical background, including GR&R, SPC, process capability, and DOE
- PPAP and supplier quality experience
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision plans
- 401(k) with company contribution
- Paid time off
- Paid parental leave
- Tuition reimbursement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
quality engineeringroot cause analysisPPAPGD&Tblueprint readingPFMEAmetrologystatistical process control (SPC)design of experiments (DOE)process capability
Soft Skills
mentoringproject managementproblem-solvingcollaborationtrainingcontinuous improvementcommunicationleadership
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering