Engineer Quality

Overview

Quality Engineer role within Quality Assurance & Quality Control, ensuring products and processes meet customer requirements, company standards and regulatory requirements through quality planning, inspection, auditing, problem-solving and continuous improvement.

What you'll do

• Maintain and improve product and process quality throughout the manufacturing lifecycle.
• Drive quality improvement initiatives to reduce defects, rework and customer complaints.
• Ensure compliance with internal quality standards and customer specifications.
• Develop and implement quality control plans and inspection procedures.
• Conduct incoming, in-process and final inspections of part kits and components.
• Analyze quality issues and lead root cause analysis using quality tools such as 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone Diagram and FMEA.
• Monitor quality performance indicators and prepare periodic quality reports.
• Manage non-conformance reports (NCRs) and corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• Participate in internal, supplier and customer quality audits.
• Ensure compliance with standards and other applicable quality management system requirements.
• Coordinate with Production, Industrial Engineering and Purchase departments to resolve quality issues.
• Support new product introduction activities through quality planning and validation.
• Drive continuous improvement projects to enhance product quality and customer satisfaction.
• Develop and maintain supplier quality performance through regular supplier assessments, quality reviews and improvement initiatives.
• Support supplier development activities to improve process capability, product quality, delivery performance and adherence to TRUMPF quality requirements.
• Conduct supplier audits and drive corrective actions for recurring quality issues.
• Work closely with Purchase and suppliers during new part development, qualification and process validation.
• Monitor supplier quality KPIs and initiate improvement actions where required.

What you'll need

• Strong knowledge of Quality Management Systems and TRUMPF quality standards.
• Experience with quality tools such as FMEA, Control Plan, SPC, MSA, APQP, 8D and Root Cause Analysis.
• Knowledge of assembly processes, inspection techniques and measurement instruments.
• Proficiency in SAP and MS Office applications.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of customer complaint handling and supplier quality management.
• Understanding of GD&T and engineering drawings.
• Knowledge and experience in Supplier Quality Management and Supplier Development.
• Ability to assess supplier processes, identify quality risks and drive supplier improvement plans.
• Knowledge of supplier audits, process capability, PPAP/APQP and supplier corrective action processes.