Hybrid Quality Engineer

at PI (Physik Instrumente) Group

• Job title: Quality Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: TypeScript
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Karlsruhe, Germany

About the role

• Quality Engineer responsible for coordinating internal and external complaints ensuring product quality in precision positioning technology sector with focus on innovation.

Responsibilities

• You are responsible for coordinating and handling internal and external complaints and for initiating and defining corrective and preventive actions, including root cause analyses and effectiveness verification.
• Lead interdisciplinary teams on quality issues and quality projects, and support assembly/production to ensure product quality.
• Analyze and resolve defects and quality deviations using the 8D or A3 methods.
• Document all quality-relevant processes and results and create and maintain defect reports in the CAQ system.
• Conduct and continuously develop the daily shopfloor quality-assurance meeting and provide coaching for the specialist departments.
• Process and evaluate first article documentation (sampling).
• Support and participate in customer meetings and audits, as well as internal and external system and process audits.
• Prepare quality analyses and reports, monitor quality KPIs, and develop and track actions in case of deviations.
• Collaborate with all relevant departments to achieve quality objectives.

Requirements

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, or a technical vocational qualification with further training as a technician (m/f/d).
• Several years of professional experience in quality assurance, ideally in a manufacturing environment (automotive, medical technology, etc.).
• Solid knowledge of common quality methods (8D, A3, Ishikawa, 5-Why, APQP, PPAP, SPC, FMEA, etc.).
• Practical experience with testing and measuring equipment.
• Experience using CAQ software (Babtec desirable) and MS Office applications.
• Basic knowledge of auditing.
• Completed Six Sigma Green Belt training is an advantage.
• Very good German and English skills, both written and spoken.

Benefits

• 30 days annual leave
• Hybrid working
• Flexible working hours
• Company pension plan
• Corporate benefits
• Holiday and Christmas bonuses
• Employer subsidies for childcare costs; public transport (ÖPNV); and one-time allowances for marriage and birth
• Health, fitness and preventive care offerings
• Bike leasing scheme (JobRad)
• Individual development opportunities
• Free parking