Project Quality Engineer

Eaton Group; Vantaa; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton's state-of-the-art campus in Vantaa, Finland, serves as a hub for its Critical Power Solutions business, bringing together R&D, manufacturing and service under one roof. The Project Quality Engineer leads quality activities from early engagement through FAT, ensuring compliance with customer specs and industry standards.

Based in Vantaa, you will develop quality plans, lead risk mitigation, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deliver safe, reliable electromechanical systems for

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Mechatronics, Industrial Engineering or related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of product and project management experience.
• Experience in risk management, control and quality plans.
• Experience in quality, product engineering or manufacturing engineering for electromechanical or safety‑critical electronic systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead Quality activities from project kick-off until Factory Acceptance Test (FAT).
• Develop quality plans, control plans, test plans.
• Lead risk management activities with cross functional stakeholders: project risk, product risks.
• Participates in DFMEA as quality expert and as voice of the customer.
• Work with Program/Project Management, Field Service Engineers, Product Engineering, Supplier Chain Management, Operations and other cross‑functional partners.
• Ensure adherence to applicable Customer, industry standards and Eaton requirements.
• Partner with Supplier Quality and Manufacturing Quality; support audits, assessments, PPAP, etc.

Skills

Project management

Risk management

Quality systems

Electromechanical

FMEA

FWT/FAT

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Mechatronics, Industrial Engineering or related technical discipline

Job description

Eaton's state-of-the-art campus in Vantaa, Finland, serves as a hub for its critical power systems business, bringing together research and development, manufacturing, warehousing, sales, and service under one roof. The campus supports the company's continued growth and creates new career opportunities in the region.

As one of the world’s largest manufacturers of three-phase uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), Eaton’s expansion in this area is driven by strong business growth and the demand for systems that ensure business continuity. Situated in a prime location next to the Helsinki airport, the Vantaa facility serves as Eaton’s Critical Power Solutions headquarters and a center of excellence for data centers.

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What you’ll do:

The Project Quality Engineer leads Quality activities starting from early project engagement (project kick off) until Factory Acceptance Test (FAT). Project Quality Engineer is responsible for meeting internal and external quality standards, industry regulations and Customer specifications.

Quality responsible in product projects

• Participate in project team as quality team member
• Responsible for the quality deliverables in project development process (prolaunch)
• The scope is new product introductions and new customer adaptation projects
• Lead Quality Plan development including integration of inputs from Customer, Suppliers and internal Eaton team members
• Develop quality plan, control plans, test plans

Risk management

• Lead risk management activities with cross functional stakeholders: project risk, product risks
• Identify risk related to customer requirements, new features, new changes
• Develop and lead the risk mitigation plans
• Participates in D FMEA as quality expert and as voice of the customer
• Lessons Learned: Lead systematic, cross-functional Lessons Learned process and cooperate with project team implementation of identified action

Project & Change Leadership

• Work closely with Program and Project Management, Field Service Engineers, Product Engineering, Supplier Chain Management, Operations and other cross‑functional partners.
• Clearly distinguish facts, evidence, assumptions, and conclusions
• Communicate technical issues effectively to engineering, commercial, and customer stakeholders
• Promote disciplined, evidence‑based quality decision making aligned to customer expectations
• Is responsible for risk management, creating control and quality plans

Regulatory Compliance and Adherence to Standards

• Ensure adherence to applicable Customer, industry standards and Eaton requirements.

Supplier Quality Management

• Partner with Supplier Quality to ensure consistent alignment with Customer and Eaton standards.
• Review deliverables and compliance evidence from external suppliers.
• Support /Review audits, assessments, PPAP etc.

Manufacturing Quality

• Partner with Plant Manufacturing Quality to ensure consistent alignment with Customer and Eaton standards Support /Review audits, assessments, PPAP etc.

Customer Quality

• Cooperate with Customer Quality for successful Factory Witness Test/Factory Acceptance Test

Organizational Development: Training, Coaching & Capability Building

• Continuously pursue self-development opportunities.
• Stay up to speed with internal and external process and procedures updates and enhancements.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Mechatronics, Industrial Engineering or related technical discipline.
• Solid experience (5+ years) in product and project management
• Experience in risk management, control and quality plans
• Experience in quality, product engineering or manufacturing engineering for electromechanical or safety‑critical electronic systems

Skills:

• Electrical product and UPS knowledge
• Familiarity with FMEA
• Experience in Project Management
• Direct experience supporting customer quality issues
• Exposure to factory and site quality environments
• Experience with FWT/FAT

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What we can offer to you:

• Contract in fast growing global company
• Challenging projects in dynamic collaborative team
• Great promotional opportunities - We encourage internal promotion, whenever possible
• Excellent working environment - safety and ethic are really important for us

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