Sr. Manufacturing Process Quality Engineer

This role requires in-office presence of 5 days per week. Your CareerWe are seeking an experienced Sr. Manufacturing Process Quality Engineer to own factory process and quality—driving stability, compliance, and continuous improvement. Based on-site at our Austin, Texas facility, you’ll serve as the primary point of contact for process and quality, optimizing workflows, resolving issues in real time, and delivering measurable improvements.In this role, you’ll partner with EMS/CM sites, suppliers, test engineering, and design teams to keep builds on schedule and to the highest standards—at Palo Alto Networks, where innovation, integrity, and quality fuel everything we deliver worldwide.Your ImpactProduction & Process Improvement: Identify and resolve bottlenecks, improve workflows, and maintain process control for stability.Quality Engineering & RCA: Lead RCA investigations, implement CAPA, and apply tools such as FMEA, 8D, and 5-Whys to sustain continuous improvement.Testing, Inspection & Compliance: Standardize processes across sites, escalate quality issues, ensure proper CAPA implementation, and drive top-issue reduction.Quality Metrics & Reporting: Own metrics like FPY, Bonepile, and CAPA effectiveness; provide clear, accurate reporting to leadership.Collaboration & Escalation: Act as the escalation point for process and quality issues, aligning stakeholders across design, production, and suppliers.