Quality Engineer: Automation & End-to-End Testing

Qantas; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellbeing

Flexibility

Extra Leave

Charitable Giving & Volunteering

Learning & Development

Job summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific in Adelaide is seeking a Quality Engineer to ensure product and process quality across all product lines. You will support continuous improvement of the site Quality Management System (QMS) and work with Engineering, Operations, and R&D to drive robust process control and effective problem solving.

You will lead activities across the lifecycle, including NPI, process validation, and FAI, while coordinating with suppliers and contributing to CAPA, audits, and quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechatronics, Electrical, Electronics Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent industry experience.
• 5+ years quality engineering experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with cross-functional teams (Engineering, Operations, R&D) to resolve product and process quality issues.
• Experience in structured problem-solving methodologies (8D, Root Cause Analysis, Lean tools).
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001 quality management systems.
• Basic understanding of regulatory/compliance requirements for electromechanical products (CE, ROHS) would be beneficial.
• Lead Auditor certification would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Support deployment and continuous improvement of the site Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring compliance with internal and regulatory requirements.
• Lead product and process quality activities across the lifecycle, including New Product Introduction (NPI), process validation, and First Article Inspection (FAI).
• Perform and maintain product and process risk analysis (FMEA, DFMEA, PFMEA), and provide technical input to investigations of non-conformances, audit findings, CAPA, complaints, and SCARs.
• Apply structured problem-solving methodologies to investigate and resolve product and process quality issues, including warranty claims and Out of Box Failures (OOBF).
• Develop and maintain quality documentation including control plans, Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs), Certificates of Compliance, and manufacturing data reports.
• Provide technical input on customer quality requirements and specifications during project execution and, where required, support tender discussions.
• Support supplier quality activities by providing technical input to supplier-related issues and improvement initiatives led by the Quality Specialist.
• Support change control, deviation management, validation activities, and in-process controls to ensure product and process compliance.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of quality processes, systems, and procedures, including requirement management, design transfer, and defect management.
• Support achievement of key quality KPIs including CAPA effectiveness, First Pass Yield (FPY), and product quality performance metrics.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Engineering, Operations, R&D, Field Service) to ensure robust process control and continuous improvement.
• Remain current with relevant industry standards, regulatory requirements, and best practices.
• Support global quality initiatives and implementation of best practices at the site level.
• Other related tasks as required by management.

Skills

Quality engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Process improvement

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechatronics, Electrical, Electronics Engineering

Job description

Thermo Fisher Scientific in Adelaide is seeking a Quality Engineer to ensure product and process quality across all product lines. You will support continuous improvement of the site Quality Management System (QMS) and work with Engineering, Operations, and R&D to drive robust process control and effective problem solving.

You will lead activities across the lifecycle, including NPI, process validation, and FAI, while coordinating with suppliers and contributing to CAPA, audits, and quality