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Spectrum Safety Solutions

Sr. Customer Quality Engineer

Spectrum Safety Solutions, Minneapolis, MN


Spectrum Safety Solutions:
With approximately 1,400 employees operating in more than 20 countries, Spectrum Safety Solutions is a global leader in fire detection and suppression solutions for high-hazard applications across verticals such as critical infrastructure, oil and gas, marine and clean energy. Our global team leverages strong customer relationships across four recognized brands, Det-Tronics, Marioff, Autronica, and Fireye, to deliver differentiated lifecycle solutions and advance growth across key segments. Carved out from Carrier's Fire & Security business in July 2024, Spectrum Safety Solutions is now a privately-held company under the ownership of Sentinel Capital Partners.

Det-Tronics:
We make the world a better place to live! At Spectrum's Det-Tronics, we build and maintain comfortable, accessible, efficient, healthy, safe, secure, and sustainable environments. Det-Tronics is a $180M technologically innovative, projects-based global brand protecting customers in many challenging environments with high end flame and gas detection products and systems. Det-Tronics is a part of Spectrum Safety Solutions and has a global footprint with manufacturing sites in the U.S. and sales presence in all key geographies.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Primary responsibility is to lead customer quality issue monitoring and resolution process
  • Evaluates incoming complaint information and maintains the record
  • Performs follow up activities to obtain additional information. Use and maintain database(s), provide analysis and trending data all on customer complaints
  • Identify and document appropriate complaint categories to assure trend accuracy within the complaint database
  • Interact with Customer Service, Field Service, Manufacturing, R&D (Design Engineering), and Quality Assurance team, as needed, during complaint processing
  • Host Customer Visits/Audits and submit quality assessments
  • Monitor, analyze and report of key operational quality metrics such as Warranty PPM and costs (customer quality KPI's)
  • Utilize systemic methodology to identify, prioritize customer identified product issues and concerns
  • Update customers in a timely manner regarding the status of quality requests
  • Train and help guide the operations team in identifying and developing problem solving methodologies to resolve quality issues
  • Maintain list of customer related issues and drive for improvements
  • Support Continuous Improvement activities throughout the organization
  • Understand customer specific requirements and how they translate to the production team.
  • Analyze, solve, and control production quality problems on time to meet the customer requirements

Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • 5+ years of experience in Electrical or Electronics Products Manufacturing Industry as Quality

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Ability to read and understand Electrical Schematic Diagrams or Drawings
  • Basic Knowledge of Statistical Analysis
  • Experience with Non-Conforming Materials Control & Disposition Process
  • Corrective Action and Preventive Action (CAPA)
  • Understanding of Customer DPPM and Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) Calculation
  • Must be a team player able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to handle multiple competing tasks and demands
  • Strong communication skills; oral, written and presentation
  • Strong organization, planning and time management skills to achieve results and continuous improvements
  • Strong personal and professional ethical values and integrity
  • Holds self-accountable to achieving goals and standards
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)
  • Strong interpersonal collaboration skills to work effectively with all levels of the organization including external customers
  • Must be able to perform essential job functions safely and work within established company guidelines
  • Minimum travel may be required

Additional Preferences:

  • Previous Customer Quality Experience is a plus
  • Proficiency in Technical Writing
  • Process Audit Knowledge
  • Proficiency in Minitab & Power BI
  • Certified Lean six sigma Green Belt or Black Belt
  • Project Management Skill
  • Experience with MRP System (JDE or SAP)
  • GD&T Knowledge