Rockwell Automation

Product Quality Engineer

Rockwell Automation$80K — $110K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in a Relevant Field.
  • Minimum of 5 years of related experience.
  • Experience in product quality, manufacturing quality, or reliability engineering.
  • Proficiency in structured problem-solving methodologies (e.g., 8D, DMAIC).
  • Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification preferred.
  • Experience in industrial automation, electronics, or embedded systems is advantageous.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the quality representative for assigned product lines.
  • Drive quality performance across all phases of product lifecycle.
  • Implement corrective actions based on quality metrics.
  • Lead root cause investigations with structured methodologies.
  • Validate failure modes from customer feedback and testing.
  • Collaborate with teams to solve quality issues efficiently.
  • Support new product introductions with quality planning and risk assessment.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision coverage.
  • 401k retirement plan.
  • Paid Time Off for vacation and personal needs.
  • Parental and Caregiver Leave for family support.
  • Flexible Work Schedule to balance work and personal life.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Join Rockwell Automation as a Product Quality Engineer and help drive product quality, reliability, and customer satisfaction across the product lifecycle. In this role, you will lead root cause investigations, drive corrective actions, and collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and field teams to solve complex quality issues. You'll play a key role in improving quality performance, supporting new product introductions, and advancing continuous improvement initiatives.

You will have a hybrid schedule working in Milwaukee, WI and report to the Product Quality Engineering Manager.

Your Responsibilities:

  • Serve as the quality representative for assigned product lines or platforms.
  • Drive quality performance across product design, validation, manufacturing, and post-market activities.
  • Monitor quality metrics and implement corrective actions to improve performance.
  • Lead root cause investigations using structured problem-solving methodologies.
  • Validate failure modes identified through field returns, customer complaints, and internal testing.
  • Partner with engineering, manufacturing, supplier quality, and operations teams to address quality issues and improve product and process performance.
  • Support new product introductions through quality planning, controls, testing strategies, and risk assessments.
  • Lead continuous improvement initiatives to improve product reliability and reduce defects and cost of poor quality.
  • Collaborate with supplier quality teams to address supplier-related defects and corrective actions.
  • Analyze customer feedback and warranty data to identify trends and proactively address quality concerns.
  • Participate in resolving critical customer and field quality issues.
  • Maintain documentation of investigations, corrective actions, and validation activities.
  • Prepare quality reports, dashboards, and summaries for leadership reviews.
  • Support compliance with quality management systems and applicable quality standards.


The Essentials - You Will Have:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Relevant Field.
  • Legal authorization to work in the U.S. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.


The Preferred - You Might Also Have:

  • Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience.
  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
  • Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in product quality, manufacturing quality, or reliability engineering.
  • Experience with structured problem-solving methodologies such as 8D, DMAIC, or similar approaches.
  • Proficiency in data analysis and statistical tools.
  • Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
  • Experience in industrial automation, electronics, or embedded systems.
  • Familiarity with controllers, drives, HMI, industrial software, or similar products.
  • Knowledge of reliability engineering principles and accelerated life testing.


What We Offer:

  • Health Insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision
  • 401k
  • Paid Time off
  • Parental and Caregiver Leave
  • Flexible Work Schedule where you will work with your manager to enjoy a work schedule that can be flexible with your personal life.
  • To learn more about our benefits package, please visit at www.raquickfind.com.


This position is part of a job family. Experience will be the determining factor for position level and compensation.

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Rockwell Automation's hybrid policy aligns that employees are expected to work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office.

About Rockwell Automation

Rockwell Automation works with investments in industrial automation and aids other businesses with automation technology strategy.

Rockwell Automation Careers

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Size
24,500 employees
Market Cap
$29.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.3 billion
Founded
1903
5 Year Trend
+4.2%
Revenue
$6.2 billion
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