Quality Engineer

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Crystal Lake, IL, USA
In-Office
80K-85K Annually
Mid level
Industrial
The Role
Ensure product quality in a manufacturing environment by maintaining QMS and ISO compliance, leading CAPA and root-cause analysis, investigating nonconformances and customer complaints, supporting supplier evaluations, driving continuous improvement (Lean/Six Sigma), and assisting with audits, documentation, and engineering changes to improve production reliability and reduce defects.
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Socomec Group (Socomec) is a global leader in electrical equipment engineering and manufacturing, specialized in low voltage energy performance.

Socomec North America (NAM) is Socomec’s organization overseeing all operations in North America.

About This Role

The Manufacturing Quality Engineer is responsible for ensuring product quality by developing and maintaining quality standards, supporting compliance with ISO 9001, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. This role partners closely with production, engineering, and supply chain to identify issues, implement corrective actions, and improve overall product reliability and manufacturing processes.

Key Responsibilities And Accountabilities

  • Collaborate with production teams to maintain quality standards and ensure compliance
  • Investigate customer complaints, nonconformances, and supplier corrective actions (SCARs)
  • Lead and support CAPA processes, including root cause analysis and corrective actions
  • Develop product specifications, sampling plans, and quality procedures
  • Support internal and external ISO 9001 audits
  • Monitor quality metrics and drive improvement actions
  • Maintain documentation and support QMS requirements
  • Assist with Lean and Six Sigma continuous improvement initiatives
  • Support change management and engineering changes
  • Ensure products are manufactured to design specifications
  • Support supplier and equipment evaluations from a quality perspective
  • Help reduce manufacturing errors and improve consistency
  • Promote a safety-first culture and support risk prevention

Essential Qualifications, Experience, And Skills

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, or related)
  • 2–5 years of quality experience in a manufacturing environment
  • Experience with ISO 9001 (required)
  • Experience with CAPA, nonconformances, complaints, or SCARs
  • Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis skills
  • Strong communication and teamwork skills
  • Ability to work cross-functionally in a manufacturing environment
  • ISO 14001 experience
  • Lean / Six Sigma certification
  • Experience in electrical, power, or similar manufacturing environments
  • Supplier quality or manufacturability experience
  • Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship
  • Valid driver’s license required
  • Ability to travel internationally (passport required)
  • Role includes regular time in a manufacturing environment

Compensation Range: $80,000-$85,000

Upon request, we will provide reasonable accommodation for disabilities to support participation of candidates in all aspects of the recruitment process. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

All applications are reviewed directly by the Socomec North America Talent Acquisition team and other human reviewers. No automated or AI‑based systems are used to make decisions in the application review process.

We thank all those who apply. However, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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About Us
A family-owned industrial group, Socomec has been designing, manufacturing and selling electrical equipment: inverters, measuring stations, energy storage, switches, source switches... for over a century. 
With extensive expertise in critical applications (industry, infrastructure, healthcare, data centers, energy and buildings) Socomec is an innovative player in the transition to energy and renewable energies. 
With products and services distributed in 80 countries by more than 100 distributors, Socomec supports businesses for even safer, more flexible and more efficient energy.
Key figures: 12 production sites /30 Subsidiaries / 997M€ / 4800 Employees
About the Team
Socomec is located in both USA and Canada, with a North American regional headquarter in Boston.
Present in Boston since 2009 through a sales office, Socomec has strengthened its presence in North America in order to produce locally and comply with very specific UL standards. In this geographical area, Socomec markets products under 4 different brands: Socomec, CCS, Boltswitch and Powersmiths.
This American presence now includes more than 10,000 m² of industrial facilities, around 500 employees and a total turnover of 190 million euros.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, or related)
  • 2-5 years of quality experience in a manufacturing environment
  • Experience with ISO 9001
  • Experience with CAPA, nonconformances, complaints, or SCARs
  • Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis skills
  • Strong communication and teamwork skills
  • Ability to work cross-functionally in a manufacturing environment
  • ISO 14001 experience
  • Lean / Six Sigma certification
  • Experience in electrical, power, or similar manufacturing environments
  • Supplier quality or manufacturability experience
  • Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship
  • Valid driver's license required
  • Ability to travel internationally (passport required)
  • Role includes regular time in a manufacturing environment
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The Company
HQ: Benfeld
2,771 Employees
Year Founded: 1922

What We Do

Founded in 1922, SOCOMEC is an independent industrial group with a workforce of 4200 experts spread over 30 subsidiaries in the world. Our core business: the availability, control and safety of low voltage electrical networks serving our customers’ power performance. In 2023, SOCOMEC posted a turnover of 843M€.

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