Production Quality Engineer

Why us?

• Working in a young and interdisciplinary scale-up team 
• A lot of responsibility and creative freedom right from the start 
• Active contribution to climate protection & circular economy  
• Active involvement in decisions
• Team spirit and a family atmosphere 

Your mission

• You drive product and process quality by defining CTQs/CTPs per value stream and implementing risk-based control plans aligned with FMEA priorities (severity/occurrence/detection).
• You own quality documentation (SOPs, work instructions, batch records, CoAs), manage deviations and change controls to keep records audit-ready.
• You implement SPC and capability studies (Cp/Cpk) with real-time dashboards with limits and alarms, and monitor process performance.
• You analyze problems using 5-Why, Ishikawa, and DOE where needed and implement robust CAPAs with clear owners, deadlines and effectiveness checks. 
• You handle customer complaints, lead structured 8D investigations and deliver data-backed responses.
• You coach operators/technicians on quality-critical steps, sampling and accurate data entry, and you sustain improvements.
• You follow up on quality readiness checklists and run controlled trials to establish capability baselines before scale-up and full release.

Your profile

• You have 3+ years of experience in quality engineering within automotive, battery, chemical, materials, or related process industries; startup or scale-up experience is a plus.
• You have a solid knowledge of ISO 9001 and are familiar with IATF 16949 and the automotive core tools (APQP, PPAP, FMEA, MSA, SPC, Control Plans) that support risk-based control plans and capability baselines.
• You have built and maintained control plans and PFMEAs, executed CAPAs end-to-end, and used SPC/Cp/Cpk to keep processes in control.
• You are hands-on with documentation control and you can work with LIMS to keep records audit-ready.
• Preferred experience includes hazardous materials processes, laboratory quality testing, and PLM/MES/LIMS/ERP integrations.
• You are proactive and resilient, enjoy working in a dynamic, evolving environment and show high ownership.
• You are proficient in German and English and collaborate well with operations, engineers, suppliers, and automotive customers.