CareerPlan

Senior Field Quality Engineer

USAFull-time$106k2026-09-18 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid · United States

Core

Ensures customer satisfaction and protects brand quality through evidence-based root cause analysis and collaboration with internal/external experts for SMA's medium voltage solutions.

Role type

Senior Field Quality Engineer (Medium Voltage)

Builds

Sustainable corrective and preventive actions across the product lifecycle of medium voltage solutions (transformers, switchgear, converters)

Domain

Renewable Energy / Power Systems / Medium Voltage Electrical Engineering

Required skills

Root cause analysis (8D method), technical failure analysis, quality management, medium voltage systems expertise, data analysis, technical consultation, cross-functional collaboration, stakeholder management

Preferred skills

Master's degree in engineering, experience in solar/automotive/aerospace/electronics, hermetically sealed equipment knowledge, SAP/Salesforce/JIRA proficiency, German language

Technologies

8D method, 5 Why, Ishikawa diagramming, Pareto analysis, Microsoft Office Suite, SAP, Salesforce, JIRA

Responsibilities

Perform and participate in technical failure and data analyses, conduct initial field analyses and on-site technical evaluations, create detailed failure descriptions, recognize and document known failure patterns, execute and monitor corrective actions, travel to customer sites and tradeshows

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with regional responsibility