Quality Engineer NPI

The role

As a Quality Engineer, you form the connecting link between Production, Engineering, Supply Chain, Projects, Suppliers, and Customers. You monitor quality requirements throughout the entire product lifecycle and ensure that new products and processes are introduced with robust quality controls. Additionally, you support operational teams in analyzing and resolving quality issues and actively contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.

• Monitoring and guaranteeing customer and quality requirements within production processes.
• Developing and improving PFMEAs, Control Plans, MSAs, and other quality documentation.
• Implementing process control and SPC to increase quality and process stability.
• Analyzing deviations and leading improvement trajectories according to RCA, 8D, DMAIC, and Six Sigma methodologies.
• Handling quality notifications and realizing structural corrective and preventive measures.
• Initiating and guiding continuous improvement projects focused on quality, efficiency, and operational excellence.
• Responsible for quality assurance during NPI and industrialization trajectories.
• Translating customer and quality requirements into production and supplier processes.
• Coaching teams and stimulating a proactive quality culture.
• Collaborating with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to realize sustainable improvements.

Your strength

• Completed HBO or WO degree in a technical field, such as Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or Technical Business Administration.
• Experience within a high-tech production or engineering environment.
• Knowledge of quality methodologies such as PFMEA, Control Plans, MSA, and SPC.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement.
• Familiar with MES and ERP systems; knowledge of NPI processes is a plus.
• Strong analytical skills and a structured, result-oriented way of working.
• Good communication skills in Dutch and English.
• Proactive, customer-oriented, and able to coach teams and involve stakeholders in improvement trajectories.

Working at VDL ETG Eindhoven means working at an innovative, entrepreneurial company where 'strength through collaboration' is central. We attach great value to a collegial, pleasant working atmosphere. In addition to challenging work and great colleagues, we also offer you:

Has your interest been piqued and do you meet the profile? Then we would love to receive your CV and motivation for this vacancy! Acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated.