Public summary
Join a senior role focused on ensuring quality and process alignment across global R&D organizations in electronics development for rail applications. The role involves risk management, performance monitoring, driving corrective actions, and internal auditing within a hybrid working environment in Germany. The position requires a Bachelor's in Electrical or Electronics Engineering, significant experience in R&D quality management, and English fluency.
Responsibilities
- Ensure consistent application of process-based and risk-based thinking in distributed R&D organizations. - Align R&D quality objectives with business priorities and customer requirements. - Monitor and analyze R&D performance and development results across sites. - Drive corrective actions and improvement plans based on KPIs, audits, and project reviews. - Provide quality oversight for electronics R&D activities including hardware, PCB design, embedded systems, and component lifecycle management. - Implement robust risk management practices such as design FMEA and hazard analysis. - Incorporate feedback from production, field performance, and service into R&D improvements. - Plan and conduct internal audits of R&D and engineering interfaces with production per ISO standards.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering or equivalent technical discipline. - Ideally quality certifications like IRIS Lead Auditor, ISO 22163/9001. - Over 5 years of experience in R&D and quality management in a multi-site, global engineering environment with production interfaces. - Strong background in design transfer, industrialization, production ramp-up support, and electronics development. - Expertise in design controls, configuration management, and change management. - Strong analytical, problem-solving skills with a data-driven mindset. - Independent, with integrity and disciplined execution. - Fluency in English; other major European languages advantageous.