Senior Engineer I, Quality Continuous Improvement
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 30, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 28, 2026. Schneider Electric scores B on the Alion truth index.
Join us as a Senior Quality & Continuous Improvement Engineer and play a key role in driving operational excellence across our manufacturing engineering processes.
In this position, you will lead quality, process improvement, and productivity initiatives, identifying opportunities through data and performance metrics and transforming them into measurable improvements. You will work closely with engineering and manufacturing teams, lead Kaizen and continuous improvement activities, and provide visibility on project progress and results to stakeholders in North America.
What will you do?
- Lead continuous improvement, quality, and productivity projects across manufacturing and engineering processes.
- Identify process improvement opportunities by reviewing quality, productivity, and operational performance metrics.
- Lead and facilitate Kaizen events and other structured continuous improvement initiatives.
- Apply Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, and problem-solving methodologies to improve efficiency, quality, and process performance.
- Perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) on quality and process issues, define corrective actions, and ensure sustainable implementation.
- Manage productivity improvement projects from opportunity identification through implementation, tracking results and business impact.
- Partner with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, and other cross-functional teams to implement process improvements.
- Use statistical and data analysis tools to identify trends, validate improvements, and support data-driven decision-making.
- Coach and guide teams on Lean and Continuous Improvement methodologies and best practices.
- Track and communicate project status, improvement milestones, KPIs, risks, and results to local and North American stakeholders in English.
- Support improvement initiatives involving manufacturing and electrical processes, bringing an engineering mindset to problem solving.
What qualifications will make you successful?
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering field.
- Strong professional background in Continuous Improvement, Manufacturing Engineering, Process Engineering, Quality, or Operational Excellence.
- Hands-on experience leading process improvement and productivity projects in a manufacturing environment.
- Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement methodologies, including Kaizen and structured problem-solving tools.
- Experience performing Root Cause Analysis and implementing corrective and preventive actions.
- Strong ability to analyze KPIs, operational metrics, quality data, and process performance to identify improvement opportunities.
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification is highly desirable.
- Technical understanding of electrical or electromechanical manufacturing processes is desirable.
- Experience managing improvement projects involving multiple stakeholders and functional areas.
- Strong influencing, facilitation, and project management skills.
- Ability to work independently, prioritize multiple improvement initiatives, and deliver measurable results.
- Advanced English proficiency is required, as the role will regularly present project progress, improvement stages, KPIs, and results to teams and stakeholders across North America.
What are the key skills we are looking for?
- Continuous Improvement & Lean Manufacturing
- Kaizen
- Quality Management
- Productivity Improvement
- Process Engineering
- Root Cause Analysis
- Data & Statistical Analysis
- KPI and Performance Metrics Management
- Project Management
- Problem Solving
- Cross-functional Collaboration
- Stakeholder Management
- Coaching and Change Management
- Advanced English communication
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150 000+ employees in 100+ countries
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