Resident Supplier Quality Engineer (f/m/d)

Siemens Energy; Berlin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Shareholder option

Flexible work & remote

Learning & development

Family-friendly options

Job summary

Siemens Energy is seeking a Resident Quality Engineer (f/m/d) to work on-site at supplier locations with approximately 80% travel. You will lead quality escalations, support production recovery, and drive sustainable process improvements across the supply chain.

You will analyze manufacturing challenges, coordinate corrective actions, conduct audits, and collaborate with engineering and operations teams to strengthen process capability and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Quality Engineering or related field.
• Extensive experience in quality management, supplier quality and production process improvement.
• Strong expertise in root cause analysis, problem-solving methodologies and Kaizen.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality escalations at supplier sites and stabilize production.
• Coordinate corrective actions and containment to prevent defect escapes.
• Develop and manage supplier recovery plans with tracking and reporting.
• Conduct root cause analyses, process reviews and quality audits to identify risks.
• Define and track corrective/preventive actions for short-term and systemic issues.
• Collaborate with supplier engineering, quality and operations to improve process capability and performance.

Skills

Quality Management

Root Cause Analysis

Kaizen

Supplier Recovery

Process Improvement

German-English Fluency

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Manufacturing/Quality Engineering

Job description

A Snapshot of Your Day

As a Resident Quality Engineer (f/m/d), you will spend your day working closely with suppliers, manufacturing teams, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure product quality, production stability, and delivery performance. A significant portion of your role involves being on-site at supplier locations, leading quality escalations, supporting production recovery, and driving sustainable process improvements. You will analyze manufacturing challenges, coordinate corrective actions, conduct audits, and collaborate with engineering and operations teams to strengthen process capability and customer satisfaction. With approximately 80% travel, you will play a critical role in maintaining quality excellence across the supply chain.

How You'll Make an Impact

• Deployment to supplier sites as a dedicated quality escalation expert to stabilize production following critical quality, technical, or delivery issues
• Leadership of immediate containment activities to prevent defect escapes, protect customers, and maintain operational continuity
• Development and management of supplier recovery plans including action tracking, milestone management, accountability, and executive reporting
• Execution of root cause analyses, manufacturing process reviews, and quality audits to identify risks, process gaps, and improvement opportunities
• Definition, implementation, validation, and sustainability tracking of corrective and preventive actions to address both short-term and systemic issues
• Collaboration with supplier engineering, quality, and operations teams to improve process capability, product quality, manufacturing efficiency, and long-term performance

What You Bring

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Quality Engineering, or a related technical discipline
• Extensive experience in quality management, manufacturing environments, supplier quality, and production process improvement
• Strong expertise in root cause analysis, problem-solving methodologies, Kaizen, supplier recovery activities, and critical manufacturing process assessments
• Proven ability to identify technical failure mechanisms, implement sustainable process improvements, and ensure long-term effectiveness of corrective actions
• Experience working in cross-functional and international environments, ideally with turbine hot gas components or other complex manufacturing technologies
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and analytical skills, combined with fluency in German and English and willingness to travel approximately 80% to supplier locations worldwide

About the Team

Our Gas Services division offers Low-emission power generation through service and decarbonization. Zero or low emission power generation and all gas turbines under one roof, steam turbines and generators. Decarbonization opportunities through service offerings, modernization, and digitalization of the fleet.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100.000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation. Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation. Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character - no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Rewards/Benefits

• In addition to an attractive remuneration package in line with the market, you can expect an attractive employer-financed company pension scheme
• We also offer the opportunity to become a Siemens Energy shareholder
• We offer our employees the opportunity to work flexibly and remotely, and our inspiring offices provide space for collaboration and creativity
• The professional and personal development of our employees is very important to us. We provide them with the opportunities to learn and develop in a self-determined way, various attractive programmes and learning materials are available for this purpose
• In relation to the "compatibility of family and work", we have a wide range of offers, e.g. flexible working time models, childcare places at many locations, the possibility of trial part-time work or even a sabbatical

We value equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with disabilities.

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