ChampionX is seeking a Product Quality Engineer to support the ongoing quality of the Smarten Automation products. This role can be located in Houston, TX or Odessa, TX. Responsible for providing quality deliverables through planning and ongoing engineering support, as well as new product enhancements. Effectively disseminate customer requirements and generate controls to meet those requirements. Works with engineers, supervisors, managers, production personnel, suppliers, and customers to help resolve quality issues, achieve team objectives, and promote quality principles.
What's in it For You:

• Enjoy paid training allowing you to learn from successful professionals
• Opportunity for a long term, advanced career path in service, sales, or management
• Access to best-in-class resources, tools, and technology
• Thrive in a company that values a culture of safety to include top-notch safety training and personal protection equipment
• Comprehensive benefits package starting day 1 of employment- medical, dental, vision, 401k and more!

ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Participate in development and effectively implements quality strategies to optimize current capabilities. Identify future needs and formulate/implement action plans.
• Oversees quality improvement projects assuring execution to plan, early identification/remediation of corrective measures and engagement of appropriate stakeholders.
• Provides quality expertise throughout the product lifecycle including but not limited to product creation, commercialization, 3rd party manufacturing, and customer inquiries.
• Audits external vendors to ensure compliance with quality and internal business requirements.
• Develops and implements goals and action plans that align with Supply Chain and other business partners to achieve key business objectives: safety, quality, cost, service, people.
• Insure effective collaboration within Supply Chain, product creation and all other business partners.
• Work with development team to define acceptance criteria and test cases.
• Lead/Manage process for regression/bench testing to ensure product is ready for full field testing of hardware and firmware. Work with Product Line Manager and Technical support/Field service team to ensure product is ready for deployment.
• Leads quality improvements and provide leadership for resolution of critical quality issues.
• Partner with Product Development and Engineering to advocate and support product improvements on released products, successfully transfer new commercially released products into the group and share lessons learned to prevent future product issues.
• Drive continuous improvement culture within the Quality function.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related area such as Engineering, or Quality
• 4 years of relevant work experience
• Good understanding of quality methodologies, tools, and process; preferred experience writing comprehensive test plans and cases.
• Excellent project management skills: ability to drive projects to a successful completion.
• Able to travel up to 10%
• Immigration sponsorship is not offered for this role

Preferred Qualification:

• Quality Professional Certification
• Experience working with remote field teams.
• Green Belt or Black Belt certification
• 2 years product line experience with artificial lift controllers (rod pump controllers, gas lift/plunger lift controllers) as well as main components of VFD applications

About ChampionX
ChampionX is a global leader in providing chemistry programs and services, drilling technology, artificial lift solutions, and automation technologies for the upstream and midstream oil and gas industry. Our world-class safety culture fuels our purpose to improve lives through our commitment to deliver sustainable operations.
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Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
At ChampionX, we believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every employee can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of employees and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.
In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA). Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, disabled and covered veteran individuals at all levels of the workforce.
We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.