Quality Engineer – Product Reliability & Test

The Role

As part of the Quality Engineering Department, you will lead and support quality improvement initiatives, drive structured problem-solving, and ensure strong validation and testing frameworks across product development and lifecycle activities.

You will play a critical role in ensuring that product reliability, validation processes, and testing methodologies meet the required standards, while continuously improving quality performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Quality Engineering & Product Reliability
  • Lead and manage quality improvement projects, including structured investigation and implementation of corrective actions
  • Plan and facilitate cross-functional problem-solving activities (e.g. 8D, Root Cause Analysis) across R&D, Production, Supplier Quality, and Aftermarket
  • Drive quality awareness through effective communication of quality data, trends, and risks
  • Review engineering specifications and change requests, assessing their impact on product quality
  • Facilitate risk assessments and mitigation activities for product and process changes
  • Drive and support System/Design FMEA updates and ensure cross-functional alignment
  • Identify and manage Special Characteristics, including tracking and control mechanisms
• Testing, Validation & Product Development
  • Lead efforts to improve product lifetime, reliability, and qualification test methods
  • Define and implement recurring test plans for critical components
  • Develop test methods for customer claim investigations in collaboration with Customer Claims and laboratory teams
  • Ensure structured documentation and storage of validation data and test procedures
  • Support Product Qualification Processes and ensure validation activities are completed prior to product release
  • Support Engineering Change Requests (ECRs), ensuring validation and quality impact are properly addressed
• Supplier & Product Quality Support
  • Initiate and support PPAP processes for supplier/component qualification
  • Support First Article Inspection (FAI) and Part Submission Warrant (PSW) approvals
  • Collaborate with Supplier Quality, laboratories, and production teams
  • Support REMAN and repair quality processes, including data collection and improvement actions
  • Contribute to benchmarking activities against competitors to identify improvement opportunities
  • Drive continuous improvement of validation frameworks and test strategies across the product lifecycle

Who we are looking for

Technical Competence

• Degree in Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Test Engineering, or a similar technical field
• Strong knowledge of quality engineering methodologies (APQP, PPAP, FMEA, DV/PV processes)
• Experience with structured problem-solving methods (8D, Root Cause Analysis, 5 Whys)
• Experience with product validation, reliability testing, and qualification processes
• Strong understanding of risk assessment and mitigation in product development
• Experience with supplier quality processes and component qualification
• Proficiency in data analysis tools (Excel, Power BI or similar)
• Experience working in cross-functional environments
• Six Sigma Green Belt (preferred)

Personal Competence

• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical topics clearly
• Structured and analytical mindset with strong problem-solving capabilities
• Ability to facilitate workshops and drive alignment
• High ownership and proactive, results-oriented approach
• Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively
• Detail-oriented mindset with a strong focus on quality and continuous improvement
• Open mindset with a drive to challenge and improve processes