NPI Quality Engineer

Job Description

Put people at the heart of everything you do. 

At Electrolux Group, a leading global appliance company, we strive every day to shape living for the better for our consumers, our people and our planet. We share ideas and collaborate so that together, we can develop solutions that deliver enjoyable and sustainable living.

Come, join us as you are. We believe diverse perspectives make us stronger and more innovative. In our global community of people from 100+ countries, we listen to each other, actively contribute and grow together.

Join us in our exciting quest to build the future home!

What you'll do:

Lead quality activities in the Product Development of Rayong, with the aim to deliver best in class consumer experiences. Deliver a step forward improvement of quality working in prevention with focus on New Product development. Ensure the introduction of new products keeping the quality leadership and guarantee the common rules, methodologies and standardization across functions and plants.

In detail, you will: 

• Act as the voice of Quality in the project execution community, being accountable of the timely availability of the quality deliverables according to the Product Development and Commercial Launch process and the use of preventative tools; actively participate in all key preventative activities and routines also not directly owned by Quality (e.g. Pre-DS project target setting according to the Voice of the Consumer, DFMEA/PSRA/PFMEA/general compliance etc.)

• Handover the developed range quality plan to reference factory Quality team after full range ramp up deployment, validating project Transfer Plan

• Act as a bridge towards the reference factory Quality teams along the whole project journey to ensure a smooth qualitative execution in the targeted manufacturing environment (internal production or sourced products)

• Establish consistent Project management for the Quality activities according to the overall project needs, checkpoints and deliverables

• Promote and develop a rigorous approach for requirements and capabilities among the partner functions in the projects (R&D, Quality, Product Line, Design, Digital Product Organization, Manufacturing, Engineering, Purchasing, Product Sourcing, Consumer Service etc.); collect and coordinate the execution of project quality plans to achieve set targets with all relevant functions

• Translate project requirements and attribute targets in a structured data-driven validation plan, meeting the overall project timeline and the checkpoint dates, ensuring the required deliverables and supporting every evaluation and decision with evidence from tests

• Activate and proactively attend to DFMEAs and consequent PSRAs for all the owned projects, covering and evaluating all the area of risk, challenging the status quo.

• Develop and promote with R&D and other stakeholders a test portfolio, related to both product-related technical aspects and to assess the usability of new products in real target consumer use condition, in close collaboration with the relevant Field Quality Engineers, in order to ensure a delighting consumer experience.

• Proactively attend to PFMEA sessions to ensure the deployment of the projects in the manufacturing environment, to support the definition of the related Process Control Plan

• Proficient in the knowledge of automations and in the process controls developments planned to execute the new products, providing proper recommendation in case of gaps or improvement opportunities identified.

• Proficient in product knowledge in order to create and develop a portfolio of test to learn and test to fail, in order to evaluate the risk/opportunities related to new technical solutions and the overall robustness of the products, comparing with the current product baseline.

• Develop a structured set of documents, with clear communication of the evaluation done based on the evidence found, to become a fundamental part of the project deliverables.

• Promote and coordinate the involvement of the Plant Quality Team on the different project deliverables, in particular Component Approval activities in close collaboration with Supplier Quality

Qualifications:

• University Degree in Engineering

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Quality, R&D, Product Marketing, Industrial Operations or Consumer Services.

• Proven experience in Innovation Activation stage and gate/agile processes

• Special passion for consumer experience and its translation in product improvement

• Knowledge of Food Preservation product category is a plus

• Assertive individual with strong influencing and negotiating skills, digitally-minded and data drive obsessed, with excellent strategic insights and solutions 

• A fast learner, able to understand and embrace an enlarged approach, with specific focus on consumer satisfaction, continuous improvement and efficiency

• A knowledgeable professional with proven and practical experience with key quality tools and methodologies

• A relentless result deliverer, with a strong business partner attitude

• Highly proficient in project management methodologies

• Able to work in an international environment with a non-hierarchical network, able to network at every organizational level, internally and externally  

• Ready to take on a change mission and eager to take quality to the next level

• Fluent English

Where you'll be: 

You will be based in our Rayong plant and report to Quality Manager.  

Benefits highlights:

• Medical & Life Insurance

• Discounts on Electrolux products and services

• Shuttle Bus Service

• Full Attendance Allowance

As part of Electrolux, we will continuously invest in you and your development. There are no barriers to where your career could take you. 

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