Mechanical/Electrical Engineer - Quality

About the role

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) is seeking a self-driven Mechanical or Electrical Engineer to join its team in Lewiston, Idaho. You will work directly with R&D, manufacturing and support teams to improve the quality and reliability of products and their assembly. The role sits at the Quality Engineer level.

Key responsibilities

• Act as a technical advisor to production operations and troubleshoot material, design and assembly issues.
• Plan, design and run tests to monitor quality, and analyze data to understand product defects.
• Partner with suppliers to identify and eliminate the causes of component failures.
• Drive improvements in product design, assembly and component quality to increase reliability.
• Train technicians and production assemblers.
• Serve as subject matter expert in internal and external audits and certification activities.

Required profile

• B.S. degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of experience in an engineering discipline.
• Strong leadership, organization and communication skills.
• Project management and problem-solving skills.

Required skills

• Quality tools and process improvement techniques (FMEA, Six Sigma, PDCA).
• Nice to have: design for manufacturability/assembly, tolerance studies, plastic and metal part design, Design of Experiments (DOE).

What we offer

• Pay range of $89,400 - $134,100, depending on experience and level.
• Medical, prescription, dental, vision, life and disability insurance.
• Retirement benefits including an employer-funded ESOP and personal 401(k) options.
• 10 paid holidays, vacation accrual starting at 12 days, 9 paid sick days and paid family and medical leave covering 90% of pay.
• Tuition assistance, STEM courses, apprenticeships and engineering development programs.