Quality Engineer

As our Quality Engineer, your mission is to strengthen and refine our already high-performing quality systems, driving the next level of operational excellence and deepening our customer-focused culture across manufacturing operations.

Your responsibility Customer & Product Quality Leadership

Handle and manage customer complaints, lead customer meetings, and oversee product-related requests

Drive structured problem-solving through CAPA and 8D methodologies

Translate customer requirements into measurable quality characteristics and process controls

Prepare compliance documentation including CE Declarations of Conformity and related certificates (RoHS II, CE EMC)

Ensure customer satisfaction through proactive risk identification and preventive action

Cross-Functional & Assembly Quality Collaboration

Collaborate with cross-functional teams in the assembly environment to define critical characteristics, quality requirements, and product specifications

Establish appropriate quality systems and controls for new or modified processes

Support smooth product and engineering changes by ensuring quality impact assessment and follow-up

Operational Quality Control & Supplier Support

Support supplier quality activities including incoming inspection (visual and functional)

Lead First Article Inspections (FAI) and develop comprehensive FAI reports

Support In-Process Quality Control (IPQC) and Final Quality Control (FQC) activities

Manage non-conforming materials (NCMR), coordinate rework activities, and ensure proper containment and resolution

Preventive Quality & Risk Management

Develop, maintain, and continuously improve PFMEA documentation

Provide training and guidance in root cause analysis, customer requirement understanding, and quality fundamentals

Drive data-based improvements through structured reporting and statistical analysis

Lead corrective and preventive actions from internal and external audits

Systems, Compliance & Governance

Implement, introduce, and maintain quality systems, procedures, standards, and technical instructions

Ensure effective communication of quality standards across departments

Maintain calibration systems for registered measuring equipment

Represent Quality in internal and external audits (Customers, ISO, UL, regulatory bodies)

ESD & Manufacturing Discipline

Lead and sustain the ESD program, including floor implementation, measurement, monitoring, documentation, and training

Maintain strong quality culture and discipline within the production environment

Who are you? You are passionate about quality and driven by operational excellence. You bring solid knowledge of core quality tools such as FMEA, PFMEA, CAPA, and 8D, and you understand how to translate structured methodologies into meaningful impact within a manufacturing environment. You hold a Bachelor’s degree in Quality, Engineering, or a related technical field (ASQ CQE or equivalent certification is an advantage). You are confident handling complex quality challenges, supporting customer interactions, and collaborating across cross-functional teams.

Key Characteristics & Skills

Strong analytical and critical thinking skills:

You analyze data, synthesize information, identify root causes, and translate findings into actionable improvements.

Meticulous attention to detail:

You detect deviations, irregularities, and risks before they escalate.

Proven problem-solving capability:

You implement effective corrective and preventive actions and ensure sustainable solutions.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills:

You confidently convey complex technical information and collaborate across departments, suppliers, and customers.

Proactive and preventive mindset:

You anticipate potential issues, assess risks, and drive preventive measures rather than reactive fixes.

Effective time and priority management:

You make sound decisions under pressure, especially in high-impact or crisis situations.

Strong technical and industry knowledge:

You understand production processes, materials, assembly environments, and applicable technical and regulatory standards.

Commitment to continuous improvement (Kaizen):

You actively develop your expertise and apply methodologies such as TQM, FMEA, 8D, and ISO standards to elevate performance.

High sense of responsibility and ownership:

You take full accountability for product and process quality and act with integrity and discipline.

How do we see the future? Our customers will expect higher and higher standards from us in the coming years. Not only customers expect this, as market leader in our field we must expect this from ourselves as well. Together we will keep in striving for the next level of professionalism, to make our products and production better. You will be our front-runner!

Who is Advantech Advantech is a leader in providing trusted, innovative products, services, and solutions. Advantech offers comprehensive system integration, hardware, software, customer-centric design services, embedded systems, industrial automation products, and global logistics support.

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