Senior Program Manager – Engineering Quality & Reporting Systems

Key Responsibilities

Engineering Quality Program Leadership

• Develop and execute the engineering quality metrics program across all product lines (e.g., switchboards, MV MetalClad Switchgear, control panels, Power Distribution Units).
• Standardize processes for capturing and reporting engineering and product quality data across design and production sites.
• Manage cross-functional initiatives to reduce quality issues and improve product reliability.

Quality Metrics Development & Reporting

• Define, establish data sources for, track, and maintain KPIs such as:
• Design defect density and engineering change order (ECO) rework rate
• Field failure rate (MTBF / MTTR) and warranty claim trends as a result of design issues
• First-pass yield (FPY) and end-of-line test performance
• Corrective and preventive action (CAPA) closure time
• Supplier quality performance for critical electrical components
• Partner with Data & Analytics team to develop automated dashboards and reports (e.g., Tableau) for leadership visibility to drive better business decisions.
• Serve as the product owner for engineering data products
• Support data quality, governance, and documentation for engineering metrics

Root Cause Analysis & Continuous Improvement

• Drive structured problem-solving (8D, A3, DMAIC) for design quality issues.
• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, and process engineering teams as well as with manufacturing and field service teams to identify recurring issues and implement design-for-quality (DFQ) principles.
• Work with Quality Team to coordinate reliability and validation testing to verify corrective actions and ensure long-term durability.

Standards, Compliance, and Auditing

• Ensure engineering processes align with industry standards and certifications such as UL, IEEE, ISO 9001, and ANSI requirements.
• Support internal and external quality audits; maintain documentation required for compliance and product certification.
• Support Quality Department in making control plans related to engineering and design deliverables
• Define Design Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (DFMEA) to identify risk and help engineers to understand and mitigate risk in the design phase.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with:
• Engineering – to design and validate for manufacturability and serviceability.
• Manufacturing – to ensure feedback loops from production quality metrics to design teams and to help produce consistent data inputs where they do not exist
• Field Service & Warranty – to integrate customer feedback into continuous improvement cycle and to drive factor escapes toward zero.

Change Management & Training

• Champion Engineering Quality Review Board, holding regular meetings with engineering and external stakeholders where we present and review KPI’s.
• Lead cultural adoption of data-driven decision-making and proactive quality management within engineering.
• Conduct training for engineers and technicians on metrics interpretation, root cause tools, and reliability engineering concepts.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering (master’s preferred).
• 7+ years in engineering, manufacturing, or quality leadership roles in power distribution equipment, electrical assemblies, or industrial systems manufacturing.
• Demonstrated success implementing engineering quality systems or performance dashboards.
• Familiarity with power distribution components (switchgear, MCCs, breakers, relays, busbars, etc.).

Competencies

• Proficiency in data visualization (Power BI, Tableau) and statistical tools (Minitab, Excel).
• Able to handle a Chaotic and fast paced working environment and to drive transformative organizational change
• Understanding of reliability analysis, DFMEA, PFMEA, and SPC.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across technical and executive levels.
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams and manage complex, multi-site improvement programs.

Compensation

The salary range for this role is $138,000 -$161,000 per year, based on location, experience, and qualifications.