Quality Development Engineer: Drive Product Quality & Improvement

Outokumpu Chrome Oy; Tornio; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Outokumpu Chrome Oy in Tornio, Finland seeks a Quality Development Engineer to drive product quality development and improvement initiatives across functions, delivering measurable impact for customers and business success.

You will monitor quality performance, develop metrics and tools, and lead quality improvement projects while collaborating with Production, Product Management, and Supply Chain. English and Finnish fluency is required.

Qualifications

• Masters degree in Engineering or related technical field.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and quality management principles.
• Hands-on knowledge of quality management systems and audits.
• Practical expertise in Statistical Process Control (SPC).
• Proven ability to manage or coordinate projects.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder collaboration skills.
• Fluent in English and Finnish.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, analyze, and report product quality and performance while identifying development opportunities.
• Develop quality-related processes, metrics, and reporting tools.
• Analyze key product quality indicators including mechanical properties, surface quality, SOTIF, yield, quality losses, customer satisfaction, claims, and change management.
• Lead and coordinate critical quality improvement projects.
• Support project portfolio management and coordinate Tornio quality improvement project portfolio.
• Contribute to the development of quality management systems, audit readiness, strategic quality objectives, and a strong quality culture.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Project coordination

Stakeholder collaboration

Quality management

Education

Master's degree in Engineering, Technology, Physics, or another relevant technical discipline

Tools

Statistical Process Control (SPC)

Job description

Outokumpu Chrome Oy in Tornio, Finland seeks a Quality Development Engineer to drive product quality development and improvement initiatives across functions, delivering measurable impact for customers and business success.

You will monitor quality performance, develop metrics and tools, and lead quality improvement projects while collaborating with Production, Product Management, and Supply Chain. English and Finnish fluency is required.