International Customer Quality Engineer

Gotion; Göttingen; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Gotion is seeking an experienced Quality Manager to lead international quality initiatives and manage customer interfaces across Europe. You will coordinate with R&D, manufacturing, and supply chain to drive root-cause analyses, corrective actions, and preventive measures while ensuring compliance with IATF16949/ISO9001 standards.

The role requires strong data analysis skills, proficiency in MS Office, and ability to present quality issues in English to clients and internal teams.

Qualifikationen

• Minimum 5 years of quality management experience.
• Experience in new energy vehicles, power battery, or related industries is highly preferred.

Aufgaben

• Serve as the primary quality contact for international customers, addressing inquiries and providing professional quality support.
• Lead or participate in weekly/monthly quality meetings, project reviews, and topic-specific sessions with customers.
• Investigate customer quality complaints by coordinating cross-functional teams (R&D, manufacturing, supply chain) for root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Track and analyze key market quality indicators such as field failure rate and negative list metrics; compile monthly/annual after-sales quality reports.
• Collaborate with R&D, production, procurement, and after-sales to provide quality support and drive overall quality excellence.

Kenntnisse

Quality management

Cross-functional collaboration

Customer communication

Problem solving

Process improvement

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree or above in Mechanical Engineering, Electronics, Automotive Engineering, Materials Science, Chemistry, or related fields.

Tools

QC tools 8D report

IATF16949 / ISO9001 knowledge

MS Office (Excel/PowerPoint)

Jobbeschreibung

Business travel: 50 % of working time spent at customer sites, travel is within Europe.

Job Responsibilities

1. Customer Interface & Relationship Management

• Serve as the primary quality contact for international customers, addressing inquiries and providing professional quality support.
• Prepare and submit customer complaint analysis reports; present product quality issues to clients in a timely manner.
• Lead or participate in weekly/monthly quality meetings, project reviews, and topic-specific sessions with customers.

2. Quality Improvement & Issue Closure

• Investigate customer quality complaints by coordinating cross-functional teams (R&D, manufacturing, supply chain) for root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Drive end-to-end closure of customer quality issues, evaluate effectiveness of improvement measures, and promote preventive actions across the organization.

3. Warranty & Claim Management

• Manage quality-related claims including confirmation, appeal, transfer, and internal accountability tracking.
• Lead responsibility identification and claim transfer for market repair costs, ensuring cost control and process compliance.

4. Market Quality Monitoring & Reporting

• Track and analyze key market quality indicators such as field failure rate and negative list metrics.
• Compile monthly and annual after-sales quality reports to support management decision-making.
• Maintain issue list management mechanism for dynamic monitoring and early warning.

5. Cross-Functional Collaboration & Major Issue Support

• Assist the company's major quality issue task force in handling critical after-sales incidents.
• Collaborate closely with R&D, production, procurement, and after-sales departments to provide quality support and drive overall quality excellence.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree or above in Mechanical Engineering, Electronics, Automotive Engineering, Materials Science, Chemistry, or related fields.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of quality management experience.
• Experience in new energy vehicles, power battery, or related industries is highly preferred.

Technical Skills

• Proficient in QC tools (7 QC tools, 8D report) for problem analysis and resolution.
• Solid knowledge of IATF16949 / ISO9000 / VDA6.3 standards and APQP, FMEA, SPC, MSA, PPAP core tools.
• Strong command of Excel, PowerPoint, and other MS Office applications for data analysis and reporting.
• English proficiency at a working level – capable of writing technical reports and conducting communication in English.

Core Competencies

• High sense of responsibility and professional integrity; self-disciplined and ethical.
• Rigorous work style with strong execution ability; open to innovation and continuous improvement.
• Excellent team player who thrives under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to effectively coordinate with both internal teams and external customers.
• IATF16949 internal auditor certification is a plus.