Quality Engineer - Co-Op

Eaton Corporation

Posted 3 months ago

Internship

Tom Bean, Texas

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Smart Summary

Responsibilities

The Quality Co-op will support the development and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures to ensure compliance with the Quality Management System. They will also assist with product inspections, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement projects using Lean and Six Sigma tools.

Qualifications

You are currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial Engineering, or Quality with a minimum 3.0 GPA. You possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills, proficiency in Microsoft Office, and familiarity with quality tools like Lean and Six Sigma.

Must Have Skills for ATS

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Microsoft Office

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

SAP

Lean

Six Sigma

Job Description

Eaton Corporation’s Global Energy Infrastructure Solutions group is currently seeking a Quality Co-Op to join our team. This position is a seasonal position based at our Sherman, TX facility.   

The hourly rate for this position is $22.15 - $27.69 per hour.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. 

What you’ll do:

Position Overview:
The Quality Co-op will play a key role in supporting the Quality team by assisting with the development, review, and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure compliance with Eaton’s Quality Management System. This individual will help document processes clearly and accurately, collaborate with subject matter experts to update existing SOPs, and ensure that all procedures align with regulatory and internal standards. In addition, the co-op will contribute to quality assurance activities, data analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives within a manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities
•    Assist with inspection and testing of products and components to ensure compliance with specifications.
•    Support first article inspections, and non-conformance reporting.
•    Participate in root cause analysis and corrective/preventive action processes.
•    Help maintain accurate records in SAP and other quality systems.
•    Collaborate with cross-functional teams on continuous improvement projects using Lean and Six Sigma tools.
•    Provide support during customer audits and internal quality system audits.
•    Contribute to data collection and analysis for quality metrics (scrap, warranty, DPPM).
•    Develop, review, and update SOPs to ensure clarity, compliance, and alignment with quality standards.

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:
•    Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering, or Quality. 
•    Ability to work 2–3 days per week during the semester or full-time during breaks (per co-op program guidelines).

•    Must be able to work a minimum of 18-20 hours per week.
•    Minimum cumulative of 3.0 GPA (please don't round)

•    Relocation is not provided for this role. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of Sherman, TX will be considered.

•    Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc 

Preferred Qualifications:

•    Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
•    Proficiency in Microsoft Office; familiarity with SAP is a plus.
•    Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.

•    Exposure to Lean, Six Sigma, or quality tools.
•    Previous internship or co-op experience in a manufacturing setting.

Position Criteria:

•    Proficient in AutoCAD/SolidWorks, Microsoft Office Programs including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
•    Strong communication skills both verbal and written.
•    Collaborative and team focused.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.

You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.

To request disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call us at 1-800-836-6345 to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.

Eaton Corporation

Eaton is an intelligent power management company dedicated to improving the quality of life and protecting the environment for people everywhere. We are guided by our commitment to do business right, to operate sustainably and to help our customers manage power ─ today and well into the future. By capitalizing on the global growth trends of electrification and digitalization, we’re accelerating the planet’s transition to renewable energy and helping to solve the world’s most urgent power management challenges. Eaton is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Eaton is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.
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