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The company’s products are sold in approximately 150 countries and territories under brand names including: Estée Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Lab Series, Origins, M·A·C, La Mer, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Aveda, Jo Malone London, Bumble and bumble, Darphin Paris, TOM FORD, Smashbox, AERIN Beauty, Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, GLAMGLOW, KILIAN PARIS, Too Faced, Dr.Jart+, the DECIEM family of brands, including The Ordinary and NIOD, and BALMAIN Beauty.\nDescription\nThe Quality Engineer II (QE II) is a leader within Quality Operations responsible for driving quality strategy, managing risk, and ensuring regulatory compliance across manufacturing operations at the Melville site.\nThis role leads complex investigations, advances risk mitigation and continuous improvement initiatives, and provides technical oversight across quality systems, validation, and new product launches. In addition to individual contributions, the QE II serves as a people manager, developing and leading a team, while strengthening technical capabilities in data analysis, statistical problem-solving, and quality engineering practices.\nThe QE II operates with a high degree of independence, influencing cross-functional and global initiatives to ensure sustainable process performance and a strong culture of quality.\nQuality Investigations, CAPA & Risk Leadership (25%)\nProvide oversight and direction for consumer complaint, deviation, and quality inquiry (QI) investigations, and review investigation quality, trending, and effectiveness of corrective actions to prevent recurrence\nLead complex, high-risk, and systemic investigations across manufacturing and packaging operations\nApply advanced root cause analysis tools and ensure robust, risk-based CAPAs are developed and sustained\nPartner with site Quality leadership on significant quality issues originating within the Melville site\nWork Center, Manufacturing & Packaging Technical Oversight (15%)\nProvide higher-level oversight and technical guidance for on-floor troubleshooting, manufacturing equipment challenges, and functional component issues\nSupport escalation and resolution of quality-related disruptions impacting line efficiency and compliance\nProvide technical expertise in packaging components, design, manufacturing processes, and functional failure modes\nWork with suppliers, developers, Packaging Development, Commercialization Engineering, and Production teams to define and align critical quality requirements\nAdvanced Data Analysis, Continuous Improvement & QE Projects (15%)\nServe as a site resource for statistical process control (SPC), data analysis, and advanced trending methodologies\nConduct and oversee analysis of data to identify trends, loss drivers, and improvement opportunities\nLead or sponsor quality engineering projects using statistical tools and structured problem-solving methodologies\nLead critical site quality initiatives and act as the Melville Site QA representative on global and cross-functional programs\nNew Product Launch (NPL), Validation & Process Excellence (20%)\nProvide quality leadership and oversight for NPL activities, including component evaluations, line tests, first production runs, in-process inspections, and post-trial evaluations\nGuide dFMEA and pFMEA activities and broader process mapping and risk mitigation efforts\nCollaborate with Commercialization Engineering, Packaging Development, Supplier Quality, Brand Quality, and cross-functional teams to identify and mitigate risks early in the product lifecycle\nProvide quality oversight for equipment URS development, qualification, and process validation (IQ/OQ/PQ)\nEnsure appropriate packaging test methods are selected, developed, and implemented for new package designs, new technologies, and new or modified manufacturing lines, ensuring alignment with product requirements\nAdditional Responsibilities\nGMP, Compliance & Audit Leadership (10%)\nServe as a GMP and compliance leader, ensuring activities align with internal procedures and global regulatory expectations\nSupport internal audits and external inspections with strong technical and regulatory knowledge\nAct as a quality authority on documentation, procedures, technical reports, and quality records\nDrive audit readiness and compliance improvements across the site\nSupport interpretation and application of regulatory requirements including FDA, ISO 22716, CSAR, and MFDS expectations\nPeople Leadership & Mentorship (15%)\nLead, coach, and develop a small team of QE I roles and/or Quality Specialists\nStrengthen team capability in data analysis, statistical thinking, structured problem solving, and quality engineering practices\nSet priorities, allocate workload, and drive accountability for quality performance and deliverables\nProvide technical mentorship and act as an escalation point for complex quality, validation, and risk issues\nQualifications\nMinimum Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or Science, or equivalent experience (10+ years in a related field)\n5+ years QE experience in a fast-paced regulated manufacturing environment\nASQ or Lean Certification preferred\n5% Travel\nPay Range:\nThe anticipated base salary range for this position is$85,000.00 to $139,600.00. Exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education, and budget. Salary range may vary based on geographic location. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with the possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results.\nIn addition, The Estée Lauder Companies offers a variety of benefits to eligible employees, including health insurance coverage (medical, dental, and vision insurance), wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education-related programs, paid holidays and vacation time, and many others. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company.\nEqual Opportunity Employer\nIt is Company's policy not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. The Company will endeavor to provide a reasonable accommodation consistent with the law to otherwise qualified employees and prospective employees with a disability and to employees and prospective employees with needs related to their religious observance or practices. Should you wish to apply for this position or any other position with the Company and you believe you require assistance to complete an application or participate in an interview, please contact .\nMichigan Applicants: Persons with disabilities needing accommodations for employment must notify the company in writing of the need for an accommodation within 182 days after the date the person with a disability knew or reasonably should have known that an accommodation was needed.\nPhiladelphia Applicants:Philadelphia's Fair Chance Hiring Law\nRhode Island Applicants: The company is subject to chapters 29-38 of title 28 of the general laws of Rhode Island and is therefore covered by the state's workers' compensation law.","description_format":"text","description_chars":7903,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":10,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":true},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Health insurance","Insurance coverage","Retirement plans","Vision insurance"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Cosmetics & Makeup","Fragrances & Perfumes","Skincare","Hair Care Products"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-18T12:25:55Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":9,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.31,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":137,"expected_fill_days":57,"reasons":["conf:2","stale_co","win:tail","crowd:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-21T05:46:15Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":139600,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/estee-lauder-companies-quality-engineer-ii","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/estee-lauder-companies-quality-engineer-ii.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-21T06:43:40Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":9537,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-22T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":715401},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=715401"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Festee-lauder-companies-quality-engineer-ii"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Festee-lauder-companies-quality-engineer-ii"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Festee-lauder-companies-quality-engineer-ii"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/estee-lauder-companies-quality-engineer-ii\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Festee-lauder-companies-quality-engineer-ii"}]}