Sr. Quality Engineer
Quick Summary
Location:South Boston, Virginia,
At Hitachi Energy, quality is more than a standard, it is a commitment to powering a more sustainable future. As a Senior Quality Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring our transformer products deliver exceptional safety, reliability, and performance for customers around the world.
This is an opportunity to lead meaningful quality initiatives within a complex manufacturing environment where your expertise will directly influence product excellence and customer satisfaction. Working closely with cross-functional teams across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and field operations, you will help drive continuous improvement, strengthen quality systems, and solve complex challenges using data-driven decision making.
If you thrive on identifying opportunities for improvement, leading problem-solving efforts, and creating lasting operational impact, this role offers the chance to advance your career while contributing to the future of energy. Join a team that values innovation, collaboration, and quality excellence, and help shape products that power communities worldwide.
- Lead quality strategies and initiatives across transformer manufacturing operations.
- Develop and maintain quality plans, procedures, specifications, and control systems.
- Analyze quality metrics and trends to identify improvement opportunities.
- Drive corrective and preventive actions to improve product and process performance.
- Partner with engineering, production, supply chain, and field teams to embed quality throughout the product lifecycle.
- Lead internal and external audits while ensuring compliance with industry and regulatory standards.
- Manage non-conformance investigations, material review processes, and product disposition decisions.
- Champion Lean, Six Sigma, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives that enhance reliability and customer satisfaction.
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- 5+ years of experience in Quality Assurance or Quality Control within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
- Experience with transformer products, manufacturing processes, or related quality requirements is highly preferred.
- Strong knowledge of Quality Management Systems (QMS), ISO 9001, FMEA, SPC, MSA, and structured problem-solving methodologies.
- Understanding of transformer installation, testing, service, or field support activities is an advantage.
- ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Six Sigma Green Belt, or Black Belt certification is a plus.
- Join a global leader advancing the world's transition to a more sustainable energy future through innovation, collaboration, and purpose-driven work.
- Grow your career through world-class training, leadership development programs, and opportunities to work across international teams and business functions.
- Be part of an inclusive culture that values diverse perspectives, continuous learning, and the ability to make a meaningful impact every day.
As part of our recruitment process, Hitachi Energy uses digital and automated tools, including Al-supported solutions, to assist with activities such as application screening, job matching, and interview scheduling. These tools are designed to support our recruiters and do not replace human decision-making. Candidate data is processed in accordance with applicable data protection and employment laws as well as Hitachi's Global Data Privacy Notice.
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About this job
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- United States
- Posted
- 10 days ago
Listing Details
- Posted
- October 6, 2026
- First seen
- October 7, 2026
- Last seen
- October 15, 2026
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- Days active
- 8
- Repost count
- 0
- Trust Level
- 33%
- Scored at
- October 16, 2026
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