Quality Engineer

Miele•Opelika, AL

51d•Onsite

About The Position

For more than 125 years, Miele has been a family-owned, family-run company. Based on this tradition, a healthy balance between the demands and the appreciation of our employees is very important to us. Besides following our objective of becoming “forever better” which our employees represent with their specialist knowledge, their ambition and with thinking ahead, we want to ensure that everyone can experience and profit from our good working environment here at Miele. Living and passing on our Miele values, as well as working in teams to further develop our innovative products, are important parts of our Miele culture at each of our 50 locations. What does it take for a family-run company to become world market leader in the premium domestic appliance segment? It takes more than offering average products, run-of-the-mill service or short-sighted actions. It also requires the aspiration to do it forever better and to be forever better. This stance accounts for a good working environment at Miele and the success of our products. Our colleagues can rest assured that those who live up to our standards of quality and professionalism grow personally and professionally. No matter if they are apprentices or managers. Make our claim your challenge - whether in Gütersloh, Melbourne or Singapore! Become one of more than 23,000 Miele employees in 50 countries around the world who are committed to making our products even better every day - and help us to expand our innovation leadership.

Requirements

Quality assurance of production processes and suppliers
Identification, evaluation, and periodization of quality deviations
Root cause analysis
Initiating measures and ensuring sustainable solutions of Q-problems of components, modules, products, and processes (e.g. 8D, Escalation, claim and complaint management)
Design and conduct Quality Check of Productions Processes
Incoming Goods Inspection
Functional test of products, modules and components
Endurance-/Reliability tests
Process Capability Control (SPC)
Regular measurements of products, modules, and components (destructive and non-destructive)
Coordinate/participate in Change Management
Coordinate special releases for products, modules, and components
Contribute to Quality Assurance, Supplier Control and Supplier Selection in Product Development Processes and Local Sourcing
Conduct Advance Quality Planning in Product Development Processes (e.g. QFS, FMEA)
Conduct Quality Check in Product Development Processes
Contribute Q-expertise to supplier development
Ensure proper certification and calibration of measurement devices (e.g. test bench, light curtains, 3D measurement system)
Provide Quality and process expertise to adhesive bonding specialist- deputy
Participate in cross-functional teams (e.g. Root cause investigations, safety assessments, etc.)
Support similar functions in contract manufacturing

Responsibilities

Conduct Quality assurance of production processes and suppliers through identification, evaluation, and periodization of quality deviations, root cause analysis, initiating measures and ensure sustainable solutions of Q-problems of components, modules, products, and processes (e.g. 8D, Escalation, claim and complaint management)
Design and conduct Quality Check of Productions Processes, e.g. Incoming Goods Inspection, Functional test of products, modules and components, Endurance-/Reliability tests, Process Capability Control (SPC), Regular measurements of products, modules, and components (destructive and non-destructive)
Coordinate/participate in Change Management
Coordinate special releases for products, modules, and components in coordination with procurement, production, operations and research and development.
Contribute to Quality Assurance, Supplier Control and Supplier Selection in Product Development Processes and Local Sourcing in coordination with procurement.
Conduct Advance Quality Planning in Product Development Processes (e.g. QFS, FMEA)
Conduct Quality Check in Product Development Processes
Contribute Q-expertise to supplier development to ensure and improve capability of suppliers regarding Miele Quality Standards and Goals
Ensure proper certification and calibration of measurement devices (e.g. test bench, light curtains, 3D measurement system)
Provide Quality and process expertise to adhesive bonding specialist- deputy
Participate in cross-functional teams (e.g. Root cause investigations, safety assessments, etc.)
Support similar functions in contract manufacturing as needed