Product Quality Engineer

The Product Quality Engineer ensures quality is built into global product-development projects from concept through launch and sustained production. Working across Product Management R&D Manufacturing Validation Program Management Project Execution and Quality teams this role identifies risks early defines quality expectations ensures effective validation and provides an independent view of product readiness.

Focused primarily on AMCS new developments this role drives a proactive approach to quality centered on prevention early risk detection and lessons learned.

At Dematic and KION our talent is key to creating the magic of supply chain solutions. As part of a global community of communities youll help orchestrate intelligent logistics that power the future of commerce. Here you can push your career forward in an environment built on collaboration growth and real-world impact. Push it Forward apply today.

What We Offer:

• Career Development
• Competitive Compensation and Benefits
• Pay Transparency
• Global Opportunities

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The base pay range for this role is estimated to be $84750 - $124300 at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location education experience knowledge and skills.

What You Will Do In This Role

• Serve as the Product Quality representative and Quality sub-project lead for assigned global product-development programs coordinating quality activities deliverables achievements and reporting across the required functions.
• Define align and monitor Product Quality requirements and measurable acceptance criteria ensuring reliability maintainability serviceability and validation expectations are established before testing begins.
• Lead or facilitate product-risk activities including DFMEA/PFMEA and technical risk assessments and ensure significant risks Critical-to-Quality characteristics and mitigation actions are detailed owned and tracked.
• Perform independent pre-milestone and launch-readiness assessments. Verify that required evidence supports Tollgate Alpha/Beta special-release and commercialization decisions. Do not assume accountability for Engineering Product Management or Program Management.
• Coordinate launch and manufacturing-readiness expectations with R&D Manufacturing Quality Supplier Quality and Validation including appropriate Control Plans PPAP/initial-sample activities and product ramp-up controls.
• Support structured root-cause analysis and drive targeted CAPA/8D actions for significant or systemic product and Beta issues including verification of containment corrective action and efficiency.
• Prevent recurrence by transferring lessons learned from development manufacturing suppliers project execution and field performance into new R&D programs and continuously improving Product Quality methods and achievement expectations.
• Provide clear data-based visibility of product readiness unresolved risks action ownership and critical issue needs to collaborators and leadership across regions.

What We Are Looking For

• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience in Mechanical Electrical Industrial Quality Engineering or a related technical field.
• Minimum five years of professional Quality experience in a product- project- or engineering-based business; experience with automated material handling or mechatronic products is preferred.
• Practical experience with product-development quality and several of the following: APQP DFMEA/PFMEA PPAP Control Plans RCA 8D CAPA validation lessons learned and launch-readiness reviews.
• Ability to interpret engineering requirements drawings specifications risk analyses test plans and validation evidence and translate gaps into clear actions and needs for addressing blocking issues.
• Strong analytical capability and evidence-supported decision making with the ability to distinguish product nonconformances from improvement opportunities.
• Strong interpersonal facilitation negotiation presentation and technical/business English abilities including the capability to communicate effectively across functions and organizational levels.
• Established skill in directing and aligning work in an international matrix organization while preserving transparent accountability across Product Management Engineering Program Management and Quality.
• Willingness to travel regionally up to 30%

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