Why You Will Love this Job
The Senior Project Engineer of Reliability & Customer Quality to serve as a support technical leader focused on improving product reliability, enhancing customer experience, and driving warranty performance across both existing products and New Product Development (NPD).
This role combines
deep technical expertise with strategic influence, leading complex problem-solving initiatives, mentoring engineering talent, and partnering cross-functionally to proactively identify and mitigate reliability risks. You will play a critical role in assisting with reducing the Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ), ensuring successful product launches, and driving continuous improvement across the organization.
This opportunity is ideal for an experienced engineer who thrives in a high-impact role, enjoys solving complex challenges, and can influence outcomes across teams without direct authority.
- Work mode: Onsite-Monday-Friday
- Location: N7650 County Rd LS, Sheboygan, WI, 53083
- Relocation assistance available
Key Responsibilities
Reliability Engineering & Customer Quality Leadership
- Co-lead high-impact reliability improvement initiatives addressing field, warranty, and customer issues
- Serve as a key contributor within the NPD process, ensuring reliability requirements are defined, validated, and achieved prior to product release
- Partner with Product Development teams to identify Critical-to-Quality (CTQ) characteristics and develop robust validation plans
- Drive reliability growth strategies, including risk identification and mitigation for new technologies and designs
- Act as a support technical escalation point for complex reliability and customer quality concerns
- Monitor early field performance of new products and lead containment and corrective actions as needed
Structured Problem Solving
- Co-lead and facilitate advanced problem-solving efforts using methodologies such as 8D, DMAIC, and 5-Whys
- Drive reduction of internal and external failure costs through root cause analysis and sustainable corrective actions
- Ensure disciplined execution of preventive and corrective measures across design, manufacturing, and supplier-related issues
Data Analysis & Reliability Methods
- Analyze warranty, field, and test data to identify trends, prioritize actions, and quantify business impact
- Apply statistical tools such as Pareto analysis, Weibull analysis, and reliability modeling
- Support development of reliability targets, warranty projections, and product validation readiness
Product Development & Design Support
- Influence design reviews, including DFMEA, robustness, serviceability, and safety considerations
- Develop and execute reliability test plans aligned with real-world operating conditions and risk profiles
- Ensure closure of all reliability and customer quality issues prior to production release
Continuous Improvement & Standardization
- Drive enhancements to reliability engineering processes, tools, and standard work
- Support development and deployment of best practices and standard operating procedures
- Act as a champion for quality and continuous improvement across the organization
Requirements:
- Bachelors degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, or related) from an ABET-accredited institution
- 5-7 years of experience in Reliability, Quality, Design, or Manufacturing Engineering
- 2 6 years of direct experience in reliability or customer quality within industrial, automotive, engine, generator, or heavy equipment environments
Technical Expertise preferred:
- knowledge of structured problem-solving methodologies (8D, DMAIC, 5-Whys)
- Experience with reliability engineering principles, test planning, and data analysis
- Background in warranty analysis and field failure investigation
Additional Skills:
- Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI)
The Salary range for this position is $89,800.00-$114,100.00.The specific Salary rate offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidates experience, their education, and the work location.
