Sr. Quality Engineer

About the Position

Sr. Quality Engineer

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The Opportunity

Join Hitachi Energy and help shape a sustainable energy future through quality excellence. As a Senior Quality Control Engineer, you will ensure transformer products meet the highest standards of safety, reliability, and performance.

In this role, you will lead quality initiatives across the Transformer product group, driving continuous improvement, supporting audits and quality systems, and partnering with manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, and field teams. Your expertise in transformer products and field applications will help enhance product quality, improve operational performance, and strengthen customer satisfaction.

If you are passionate about solving problems, using data to drive improvements, and making a measurable impact in a dynamic manufacturing environment, this is your opportunity to grow with Hitachi Energy.

How You'll Make an Impact

• Develop, implement, and maintain quality control plans, procedures, and product specifications for transformer manufacturing operations.
• Analyze quality data, identify trends, and drive corrective and preventive actions to improve product performance.
• Lead and support internal and external quality audits to ensure compliance with quality standards and regulatory requirements.
• Partner with engineering, production, supply chain, and field teams to embed quality requirements into products and processes.
• Oversee inspection and testing activities, including first article inspections, in-process checks, and final product verification.
• Manage non-conformance processes, material review activities, and product disposition decisions.
• Coach and mentor team members on quality tools, best practices, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Drive Lean, Six Sigma, SPC, and root cause analysis initiatives to improve manufacturing performance, field reliability, and customer satisfaction.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, or a related technical discipline).
• 5+ years of quality control or quality assurance experience within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Experience supporting transformer manufacturing operations and knowledge of transformer products, processes, and quality requirements preferred.
• Strong understanding of Quality Management Systems (QMS), ISO 9001, and quality methodologies including FMEA, SPC, MSA, and 8D problem solving.
• Field experience or practical knowledge related to transformer installation, service, testing, or customer support is highly desirable.
• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Six Sigma Green Belt, or Black Belt certification is a plus.

We Offer

• Opportunities to grow your career through global projects, continuous learning, and exposure to industry-leading technologies in the Transformer business.
• An inclusive culture that values diverse perspectives, encourages continuous improvement, and empowers individuals to make a lasting impact.

About the Company

Hitachi Energy

We are a global leader in electrification, powering the electricity era to meet the energy demands of today, and the next 25 years. As the energy arm of Hitachi Group, over three billion people depend on our pioneering, mission-critical technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century of innovation, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time: driving the evolution of the world’s energy system to ensure abundant, secure, affordable, and sustainable power for today’s generation and the next.

With an unparalleled installed base in over 140 countries, we are the grid ecosystem partner across the utility, industry, data center, and transportation sectors. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 56,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $20 billion USD. We welcome you to apply today.

Hitachi Energy is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer committed to encouraging inclusion in the workplace.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

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Job Details

• Location: South Boston, Virginia, United States of America
• Job type: Full time
• Work arrangement: On-Site
• Experience: Experienced
• Job function: Quality Management
• Contract: Regular
• Publication date: 2026-07-02
• Reference number: R0123484