Manufacturing Process Quality Engineer

Job Description

Your Career

Seeking an Experienced Process Quality Engineer to optimize manufacturing processes, troubleshoot production bottlenecks, and drive measurable improvements. This role requires expertise in process control, continuous improvement, industrial engineering, and quality engineering to enhance efficiency and maintain high product quality standards. The engineer will serve as the point of contact for all factory quality and process-related issues, ensuring timely resolution and coordination across teams.

This role demands a results-oriented professional capable of driving tasks to completion and ensuring alignment between factory teams, suppliers, and stakeholders.

Your Impact

• Production & Process Improvement: Identify and resolve bottlenecks, optimize workflows, and maintain process control for stability.

• Quality Engineering & RCA: Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations, implement Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA), and use tools like FMEA, 8D, and 5-Whys for continuous improvement.

• Testing, Inspection & Compliance: Standardize processes across sites, escalate quality issues, ensure proper CAPA implementation, and drive top-issue reduction.

• Quality Metrics & Reporting: Monitor and improve metrics such as FPY goals, Bonepile, and CAPA effectiveness, ensuring data accuracy and integrity.

• Collaboration & Escalation: Participate in weekly quality meetings, follow up on action items, and work closely with cross-functional teams to resolve design, production, and customer-related issues.

Qualifications

Your Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.

• 5+ years of experience in hardware manufacturing, quality engineering, or process improvement roles.

• Strong knowledge of PCBA manufacturing techniques, materials, and process controls.

• Expertise in RCA, CAR, and quality engineering methodologies.

• Hands-on experience with Lean, Six Sigma, SPC, FMEA, and 8D problem-solving tools.

• Experience with test and inspection methodologies for high-quality hardware production.

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

• Ability to work remote and cross-functionally with engineering, production, and quality teams.

Additional Information

The Team

Our Manufacturing team has extensive business and project-management experience in the contract manufacturing industry. This team has a dedication to, and a consistent track record of, success in all aspects of supply-chain and project management. Our Manufacturing team leadership establishes clear objectives, defining and implementing profit improvement and profiling inventory management, valuation, and lead-time improvement programs. If you have a passion for and knowledge and experience with extensive end-to-end manufacturing and supply chain, we want you!

Our Commitment

We’re problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at  [email protected].

Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $0 - $0/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

Our Commitment

We’re problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at  [email protected].

Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.