Senior Quality Engineer: Manufacturing Excellence & NPI

Eaton Group; Vantaa; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton's state-of-the-art campus in Vantaa, Finland, is a hub for Critical Power Solutions, driving quality improvements across manufacturing lines. The role supports new product introductions, process changes, and continuous improvement to ensure top-tier product quality and customer satisfaction.

You will analyze data, lead root cause investigations, and partner with Engineering, Operations, R&D, and suppliers to prevent defects and elevate standards at our Finnish site near Helsinki airport.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of relevant quality related experience in manufacturing setting.
• B.Sc. or M.Sc. degree in Electrical, Automation, or Process Engineering.
• Experience in the energy or electrical sector is considered an advantage.
• Proven track record of driving measurable quality improvements.

Responsibilities

• Own quality performance for assigned production lines through monitoring, improvement initiatives, root cause resolution, and risk escalation.
• Promote a proactive quality culture through prevention, risk management, and fact-based decision making.
• Act as the Quality expert for new product introductions and product changes.
• Ensure quality requirements, controls, and risk mitigation activities are completed throughout project phases.
• Support PFMEA, Control Plan and lead risk assessment, and quality planning activities.
• Support manufacturing readiness reviews, pilot builds, and production launches.
• Monitor and analyze key quality metrics, including defects, complaints, FPY, scrap, rework, and CONC.
• Develop reports and dashboards to identify quality trends and improvement opportunities.
• Lead or support root cause analysis and corrective and preventive actions.
• Coordinate Quality Alert, containment, and escalation activities.
• Plan and perform product, process, and system audits.
• Drive initiatives that improve product quality, process stability, and customer satisfaction.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, R&D, Supplier Quality, and Project teams to prevent quality issues and improve manufacturing quality.
• Champion PFMEA, Control Plan, MSA, SPC, and Capability Studies across the site.
• Support deployment and continuous improvement of manufacturing quality standards and quality methodologies.
• Utilize data analytics and statistical tools to identify trends, solve quality issues, and drive data-based continuous improvement and decision-making.
• Support quality analytics, reporting, and KPI development to drive data-based improvements.
• Coach and mentor Quality Engineers in NPI quality, risk assessment, and structured problem solving.
• Lead quality readiness assessments for strategic NPI projects.
• Drive continuous improvement of manufacturing quality processes and quality management tools.
• Identify, communicate, and esaclate significant quality and business risks to management.

Skills

Stakeholder collaboration

Problem solving (risk-based)

Influence & drive action

Clear communication

Planning & execution

Independent work

Data-driven mindset

Education

BSc/MSc in Electrical/Automation/Process Eng

Tools

PFMEA

Control Plan

MSA

SPC

Capability Studies

Job description

Eaton's state-of-the-art campus in Vantaa, Finland, is a hub for Critical Power Solutions, driving quality improvements across manufacturing lines. The role supports new product introductions, process changes, and continuous improvement to ensure top-tier product quality and customer satisfaction.

You will analyze data, lead root cause investigations, and partner with Engineering, Operations, R&D, and suppliers to prevent defects and elevate standards at our Finnish site near Helsinki airport.