Customer Quality Engineer

Posted 10 Days Ago
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2 Locations
Remote
Senior level
Internet of Things • Energy
The Role
Manages customer complaints, RMAs, quality escalations, root-cause investigations, corrective and preventive actions, and customer quality metrics. Coordinates cross-functional issue resolution, supports audits and quality reviews, ensures compliance with customer and industry standards, and drives continuous improvement. Presents quality performance reports and improvement plans while maintaining effective customer communication and satisfaction.
Summary Generated by Built In

In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be: The Customer Quality Engineer is responsible for ensuring customer satisfaction by managing and resolving quality-related issues, including customer complaints, returned material analysis (RMA), corrective and preventive actions and customer quality performance metrics. This role serves as the primary interface between customers and internal teams on quality matters, driving effective problem-solving and continuous improvement initiatives. 

Who You Are:

  • Manage customer complaints, RMAs, and quality-related escalations through effective resolution and closure.

  • Lead root cause investigations and implement corrective and preventive actions using structured problem-solving methodologies.

  • Coordinate cross-functional teams to contain issues, resolve customer concerns, and prevent recurrence.

  • Monitor and communicate customer quality KPIs, including complaints, response times, returns, and cost of poor quality.

  • Ensure compliance with customer-specific requirements, quality standards, and corporate procedures.

  • Support customer audits, quality reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.

  • Maintain effective communication with customers regarding quality performance, investigations, and corrective actions.

  • Prepare and present quality reports, performance metrics, and improvement plans to management.

  • Drive customer satisfaction through proactive quality management and continuous improvement efforts.

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For This Role, You Will Need:

  • + 5 years of relevant work experience

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering 

  • Fluent in English 

  • Customer Compliant Management

  •  Problem-solving methodologies (8D, 5 Whys, Ishikawa, A3, DMAIC). 

  •  Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and corrective action validation. 

  •  Return Material Authorization (RMA) process management. 

  • Quality Core Tools: APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plan, and MSA. 

  • Engineering drawing interpretation, GD&T, and customer specifications. 

  • Statistical analysis and quality KPI management. 

  •  Knowledge of IATF 16949, ISO 9001, and Customer-Specific Requirements (CSRs). 

  •  Proficiency in ERP systems, databases, and customer complaint tracking tools. 

  • Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies. 

  • Ability to interact with customers and manage conflict situations professionally. 

  • Executive-level presentation of quality results and reports. 

  •  Negotiation and objection-handling skills.

 

Preferred Qualifications That Set You Apart:

  • Customer Focus

  • Problem Solving and Analytical Thinking

  • Communication and Influencing Skills

  • Continuous Improvement Mindset

  • Project Management

  • Teamwork and Collaboration

  • Results Orientation 

     

Our Culture & Commitment to You: At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives—because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams, working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results.

We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing. We prioritize providing flexible, competitive benefits plans to meet you and your family’s physical, mental, financial, and social needs. We provide a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave

Skills Required

  • At least 5 years of relevant work experience
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering
  • Fluent English
  • Customer complaint management experience
  • Experience with structured problem-solving methodologies, including 8D, 5 Whys, Ishikawa, A3, and DMAIC
  • Root Cause Analysis and corrective action validation experience
  • Return Material Authorization process management experience
  • Knowledge of APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plan, and MSA quality core tools
  • Ability to interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, and customer specifications
  • Statistical analysis and quality KPI management experience
  • Knowledge of IATF 16949, ISO 9001, and customer-specific requirements
  • Proficiency with ERP systems, databases, and customer complaint tracking tools
  • Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies
  • Ability to interact with customers and professionally manage conflict situations
  • Executive-level presentation skills for quality results and reports
  • Negotiation and objection-handling skills
  • Customer focus
  • Problem-solving and analytical thinking
  • Communication and influencing skills
  • Continuous improvement mindset
  • Project management experience
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Results orientation

Emerson Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Emerson and has not been reviewed or approved by Emerson.

  • Retirement Support — Retirement programs have been strengthened with a 401(k) plus company-supported contributions such as profit sharing and a recent cash-balance transition for certain participants. These features are positioned as differentiators among large industrial peers.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility — An employee stock purchase plan introduced in 2026 enables discounted share purchases via payroll deductions. This adds an accessible ownership element to the total rewards mix.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — The package includes PTO, holidays, sick leave, and parental leave within a broad benefits suite. Coverage breadth aligns with large-employer norms across locations, though specifics vary.

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The Company
HQ: Saint Louis, MO
50,857 Employees
Year Founded: 1890

What We Do

At Emerson, we’re passionate about what we do. By fusing decades of technology and engineering expertise, Emerson continues to solve some of the world’s most complex challenges with innovative solutions for customers in industrial, commercial, and residential markets. We recruit the greatest talent and apply the best technologies to benefit our customers worldwide. Automation Solutions is a leader in helping process and discrete manufacturers automate and optimize production processes through our best-in-class technologies and industry expertise. Commercial & Residential Solutions develops technologies and services that improve human comfort, safeguard food, protect the environment, enable sustainable food waste disposal, and support efficient construction and maintenance of buildings and municipal infrastructure. Emerson has a wide range of industry knowledge, manufacturing expertise, and technological innovation around the world. Join our next generation of leaders today.

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