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Industrialization Quality Leader

AT Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric

Industrialization Quality Leader

Nashville, TN

Schneider Electric has a meaningful opportunity for an Industrial Quality Leader in the greater Nashville, TN area. You will work for a company consistently rated by Fortune as one of the "Great Places to Work", by Forbes as "America's Best Employers for Diversity", by Equileap as the "World's Top 10 in Gender Equality", by Glassdoor as the 2025 "Greatest Places to Work", and by TIME as the "Most Sustainable Company in the World". Step into a role that blends fascinating daily tasks with the rewarding experience turning visionary ideas into reality through product execution and testing. You'll gain invaluable exposure to global supply chains and plant operations while having high visibility and the chance to truly impact our business! Be part of an engaging work environment where you will manage projects and interact closely with your team to execute and test innovative products.

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What do you get to do in this position?

The Industrial Quality Engineer (IQL) is a risk manager. Outside of Schneider Electric the IQL is often referred to as an Advanced Quality Engineer. The IQL is responsible for the advanced quality planning process for New Product Development (NPD). The IQL engages with product designers early in the Offer Creation Process to become an expert on the product, components, and risks associated with each. After gaining the product knowledge, the IQL drives the deployment or the Industrial Quality Approach that focuses on ensuring quality of each upstream supply chain field and internal process.

For upstream supply chains / Components & Sub-Assemblies the IQL:
  • owns the component risk dashboard.
  • leads the collaboration of the component risk analysis.
  • creates the verification plan for each component and sub-assembly.
  • leads the PPEP (Part Product Evaluation Plan).
  • drives the requirements of our suppliers to reach quality goals and proper controls.
  • leads the planning and execution of component qualification.

For internal processes the IQL:
  • leads the Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA) to ensure the proper level of quality is built into the processes.
  • ensures quality items are included in the equipment, tool, and process qualification plans.
  • creates the Process Quality Control Plan (PQCP) that ensures all engineering specifications have been reviewed and are under control.

Additionally, the IQL:
  • Transfers process quality data and requirements to suppliers and Schneider manufacturing facilities.
  • Deliver PQCP and Component Quality Control Plans (CQCPs) to the plants for creation of Process Control Plans, Receiving Inspection, etc.
  • Leads quality issue resolution all along the project including the production pilot.
  • Supports and trains cross functions on methods and tools needed to reach robustness, capability, and quality targets.

We know skills and competencies show up in many different ways and can be based on your life experience. If you do not necessarily meet all the requirements that are listed, we still encourage you to apply for the position.

This job might be for you if you fit the following requirements:

Behaviors

Driven, collaborative, straight forward, challenging/accepts challenge, open, passionate, effective

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Others
  • Proficient in English
  • Quality skills equivalent to a Six Sigma Green Belt
  • PFMEA and Control Plan execution
  • Design for Quality/Manufacturing knowledge
  • GD&T exposure and understanding
  • Understanding of measurement technologies their application and limitations.
  • Experience with assembly, sheet metal fabrication, stamping, and molding
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project

Experience
  • 3 years - Plant level Quality Engineer, Supplier Quality Engineer, or equivalent
  • New product/process development experience a plus
  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering preferred

Let us learn about you! Apply today.

You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values - Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork - starts with us.

IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.

We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.

Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric - apply today!

36 billion global revenue
+13% organic growth
150 000+ employees in 100+ countries
#1 on the Global 100 World's most sustainable corporations

You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and 'inclusion' is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do. This extends to our Candidates and is embedded in our Hiring Practices.

You can find out more about our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion here and our DEI Policy here

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Client-provided location(s): Nashville, TN, USA
Job ID: Schneider_Electric-https://careers.se.com/jobs/84479?lang=en-us
Employment Type: Full Time