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NRG Energy · 3 months ago

Quality Engineer / Program Manager

positionUtah, United States
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid, Senior Level

NRG Energy is a leader in smart home solutions, dedicated to creating a smarter and cleaner future. The Quality Engineer / Program Manager will lead projects to identify and resolve quality issues, driving improvements in customer satisfaction and reducing costs for the business.

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Responsibilities

Establish and improve systems to identify potential quality issues and verify actual issues
Ensure failure analysis, corrective actions and preventative actions are effectively completed
Own and drive action plans to resolve quality issues and prevent reoccurrence
Report out to leadership and other stakeholders in a way that drives clarity and confidence in team execution
Hold team members accountable to completion of assignments
Drive metrics and data on quality issues and resolutions to demonstrate results
Lead strategic projects to stand up reporting and process to measure and improve quality
Thorough and effective communication and documentation
Lead prioritization and tradeoff conversations with various stakeholders, including leadership, around software bugs/issues

Qualification

Quality assurance expertiseDefining quality standardsProject management experienceSix Sigma trainingData-driven decision makingExecutive presenceCost savings track recordClear communicationTeam leadership

Required

Demonstrated quality assurance expertise with ability to improve products or services through applying professional and technical knowledge
Experience defining and implementing quality standards either in a manufacturing, software or other environment
Bias for clear communication and documentation, including ability to tailor communication to different audiences
Strong executive presence with an ability to work well with senior leadership
Comfortable leading a team with a variety of stakeholders and holding them accountable to deliverables
Data junkie with a bias for data-driven action
A track record of cost savings
Bachelor's degree and above

Preferred

Six Sigma or other quality training
Project management experience

Company

NRG Energy

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NRG Energy is an integrated power generation and supply firm that offers offsite solar, wind power, and smart grid retail services.
dateFounded in 1989
location
Houston, Texas, USA
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
http://www.nrg.com/

H1B Sponsorship

NRG Energy has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (31)
2024 (19)
2023 (25)
2022 (14)
2021 (9)
2020 (25)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$6.99B
Key Investors
Public Utility Commission of Texas
2025-09-24Post Ipo Debt· $4.9B
2025-08-04Post Ipo Debt· $216M
2024-10-16Post Ipo Debt· $1.88B

Leadership Team

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Lawrence S Coben
President, CEO and Chair of the Board
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Anne C Schaumburg
Lead Independent Director

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