R&D Quality Engineer: Lead NPI & GPS Excellence

Hitachi Energy; Henegouwen; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy in Belgium seeks a Product Development Quality professional to drive quality excellence across NPI and large Grid and Power Systems projects. You will implement BU quality strategies, promote risk mitigation, and embed quality requirements into design and development processes.

The role supports cross-functional R&D teams, ensures compliance with internal and external standards, and leads continuous improvement through data-driven actions and audits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering or related technical field required.
• Proven experience in Product Development Quality, R&D Quality, or Quality Assurance in industrial/project environments.
• Experience handling NPI projects and large, complex engineering projects (e.g., power systems).
• Strong knowledge of QMS, standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Hands-on with quality tools/methodologies such as FMEA, RCA, CoPQ, PPAP, and control plans.

Responsibilities

• Implement BU Product Development Quality strategies and support quality improvement for NPI and GPS projects.
• Guide R&D and cross-functional teams in applying quality standards from initiation to implementation.
• Ensure quality objectives defined and integrated into project plans.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to address quality requirements and enhance team capabilities.
• Support data collection/analysis (T-NPS, NCR, ETQ, Lessons Learned) to improve customer satisfaction and quality.
• Translate customer requirements into measurable quality criteria and maintain the QMS across the lifecycle.
• Support audits, manage non-conformities, and drive corrective actions to improve quality performance.
• Ensure QA processes align with regulations and standards; maintain Gate Model execution.
• Oversee design control, change management, verification/validation, PPAP, and control plans.
• Lead root cause analysis for issues post-design freeze or via change requests.
• Implement data-driven corrective actions to prevent recurrence and improve reliability.
• Monitor project quality performance and capture lessons learned for continuous improvement.
• Share best practices with BU R&D Quality teams and Technology Centers.
• Identify improvement areas and contribute to Quality Improvement Plans to close gaps.

Skills

Quality management

NPI experience

Root Cause Analysis

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Quality standards

Education

Bachelor's or master's in engineering

Tools

FMEA

PPAP

CoPQ

Job description

Hitachi Energy in Belgium seeks a Product Development Quality professional to drive quality excellence across NPI and large Grid and Power Systems projects. You will implement BU quality strategies, promote risk mitigation, and embed quality requirements into design and development processes.

The role supports cross-functional R&D teams, ensures compliance with internal and external standards, and leads continuous improvement through data-driven actions and audits.