Quality Engineer

Grundfos; Denmark; Hybrid; DKK 540,000 - 750,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Hybrid work environment

Parental support

Annual bonus

Health insurance

Volunteer days

Structured learning programs

Job summary

Grundfos is seeking a Quality Engineer to drive preventive quality across development and engineering projects. You will bridge R&D, manufacturing, and supplier insights to strengthen design quality and reduce product risks.

The role focuses on DFMEAs, design reviews, risk assessments, and robust testing, with expectations of strong analytical and communication skills to influence stakeholders across complex environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Electrical/Electronic/Mechatronics or related field.
• Experience in product development, R&D, design engineering, or product quality in an industrial setting.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving with a risk-based quality mindset.
• Excellent communication and collaboration across R&D and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop project quality plans and represent quality in product development projects.
• Facilitate DFMEAs, design reviews, risk assessments, and quality gate reviews.
• Connect product risks to verification and validation activities with adequate test coverage.
• Lead 8D root-cause analysis and corrective actions for design quality issues.
• Transfer lessons from manufacturing, suppliers, warranty data, and customer feedback into new designs.
• Provide project quality reporting on status, risks, and improvements.

Skills

Analytical engineer

Preventive quality mindset

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder influence

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical/Electronic/Mechatronics

Tools

DFMEA

Design reviews

Verification & validation

8D root-cause analysis

Quality management systems

Job description

Are you passionate about embedding quality into product design from the ground up, ensuring that every motor, drive, and electronic system meets the highest standards before reaching the customer?

As our new Quality Engineer, you'll represent Quality across product development and engineering projects, driving preventive quality practices that help ensure our electrically complex products are designed right the first time. You'll join a diverse, supportive, and inclusive culture that values differences and prioritizes growth, well-being, and belonging.

What you will be doing

As part of the Industrial Quality Management team, you'll help bridge R&D, manufacturing, and supplier insights to reduce product risks and strengthen design quality across our portfolio.

Your main responsibilities include:

• Develop project quality plans and represent quality in product development and engineering projects
• Facilitate DFMEAs, design reviews, risk assessments, and quality gate reviews throughout developmentli>
• Connect product risks to verification and validation activities, ensuring adequate test coverage
• Lead root-cause analysis (8D) and corrective actions for design-related quality issues
• Transfer lessons learned from manufacturing, suppliers, warranty data, and customer feedback into new product designs
• Provide project quality reporting on status, risks, and improvement actions

What makes you a great fit

You're an analytical engineer with a strong electrical or electronic engineering background, a preventive quality mindset, and the ability to influence stakeholders across complex development environments. We also expect that you have:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field
• Experience in product development, R&D, design engineering, or product quality within an industrial environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a risk-based quality mindset
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across R&D and cross-functional teams

It's a plus if you also:

• Practical knowledge of DFMEA, design reviews, verification & validation, 8D/root-cause analysis, and quality management systems
• Domain knowledge in motors, drives, motor control, or power electronics
• Quality or Six Sigma certification (e.g., CQE, Green Belt, Black Belt)

Why you'll love working here

Day to day, you can look forward to:

• Flexible working hours, hybrid work opportunities, and parental support
• Annual bonuses, health insurance, and a strong focus on employee well-being
• Three additional paid volunteering days per year
• On-demand learning and structured development programs to support your growth

Valuing our differences helps us see possibilities where others can't. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. As part of our commitment to a safe and compliant hiring process, final candidates may be required to undergo a background check, subject to local laws and regulations.

Workplace: Hybrid (office and home-working)

Grundfos is one of the world’s leading water technology companies with more than 19.000 employees in 60+ countries all over the world. Our skills commit us to pioneering solutions to the world’s water and climate challenges and improve the quality of life for people. We dare to do things that others cannot or dare not do, as we believe innovation is not only a business opportunity, but an obligation. And what really matters to us is not short term profit, but the impact we make. By becoming part of our united powerful team, you too can drive this change no matter your role.

An inclusive team

We believe that the key to a work environment, where employees thrive and grow, is our ability to celebrate and value our differences in background, experiences and perspectives. In our recruitment process we welcome all professional people without consideration of age, colour, gender identity, national origin, physical or mental disability, ethnicity or religion.