Product Conformance Engineer

Siemens Gas and Power GmbH & Co. KG; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days holiday

Private medical cover

Cycle-to-work

Career development

Pioneering projects

Job summary

Siemens Energy Limited is seeking a Product Conformance Engineer to ensure products meet contractual quality standards during manufacture and prior to customer release. You will monitor corrective actions, verify turbine components via NDT methods, and maintain documentation per standards.

You will define quality acceptance protocols, develop service-area competencies, and liaise with customers and stakeholders to ensure compliance, safety, and continuous improvement in a manufacturing

Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a relevant manufacturing environment.
• Proficient in the use of mechanical and CMM inspection equipment.
• Good communication and teamwork skills.
• PCN qualification in all required disciplines to a minimum of Level 2.
• Extensive NDT experience with up to 10 years’ knowledge is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all Quality Control and NDT activities within the limitations of the individual’s qualifications/experience.
• Define all Quality acceptance standards and protocols.
• Develop all Quality related competencies within the Service area.
• Liaise with customers and customer representatives.
• Ensure in-process operations meet quality standards and review deviations and non-conformances.
• Support manufacturing methods with timely information, CMM programs and equipment.
• Embed lean and continuous improvement, Health & Safety, and environmental practices.
• Operate under company procedures and policies.
• Carry out NDT testing using approved methods and produce reports.
• Estimate costs for tests (time, materials, equipment).
• Coordinate with internal/external stakeholders, suppliers, and customers.
• Advise on NDT/QC to other PC Engineers, Engineering, and customers.
• Authorize certification and release of components.
• Accept/reject products against specifications.
• Work within Company QMS Procedures.
• May stop production or initiate investigations when needed.

Skills

Quality Control

NDT testing

CMM inspection

Teamwork

Education

PCN Level 2 qualification

Tools

CMM inspection equipment

Job description

"We energize society" by supporting our customers to make the transition to a more sustainable world, based on innovative technologies and our ability to turn ideas into reality. With nearly 100,000 employees around the world, we shape the energy systems of today and tomorrow.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Newcastle up Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne

Remote vs. Office

Office/Site only

Company

Siemens Energy Limited

Organization

Gas Services

Business Unit

Central

Full-time

Experience Level

Professional / Experienced

A Snapshot of your day

As a Product Conformance Engineer, you will ensure products meet contractual quality standards during manufacture and before releasing to customer. You will constantly monitor and administer corrective and preventative actions to embed a Quality improvement culture. You will also check the integrity of turbine generator components in accordance with defined standards, using a range of recognised non-destructive testing techniques within the boundaries of individual NDT qualifications.

How you’ll make a difference

Responsible for all Quality Control and NDT activities within the limitations of an individual’s qualifications/experience

Define all Quality acceptance standards and protocols

Develop all Quality related competencies within the Service area

Liaise with customer and customer representatives

Ensure in process operations are carried out to the correct quality standard and review all deviations, monitor and asses all non-conformances

Supports and develops manufacturing methods ensuring timely provision of relevant information, CMM programs and equipment

Embed and support lean and other continuous improvement, Health & Safety, and environmental activities

Operates in accordance with all current company procedures and policies

Carry out a range of NDT testing using nationally and internationally approved testing methods and equipment. Produce written reports on findings

Estimate costs for carrying out tests (time, materials, equipment)

Undertake any reasonable management request

Coordinates and interacts with internal/external stakeholders, suppliers, and customers

Advises on an ad hoc basis on own specialist areas of NDT/QC to other PC Engineers, Engineering, and customers

Authorises the certification and release of components

Authority to accept / reject products against specification/procedures

Works within the limits defined within Company QMS Procedures

Recommends/uses appropriate methods of testing/inspection

May recommend stopping production/use of components pending further investigation, bearing in mind all possible consequences – costs, damage, dangers etc

May be required to initiate follow up with Engineering Department to request advice to resolve inconclusive indications from testing (e.g. With Metallurgist)

What you bring

A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a relevant manufacturing environment with a good understanding of key component features

Proficient in the use of mechanical and CMM inspection equipment

Good communication and teamwork skills

Where applicable, PCN qualification in all required disciplines to a minimum of Level 2 is required

For NDT inspections, extensive experience and job knowledge is required to be fully capable of fulfilling this profile and would normally require up to 10 years’ experience to be fully capable in all elements of the work.

Where required, PCN qualification in non-destructive testing to National Standard, covering testing in multiple disciplines to Level 2. Continual assessment of competence for each discipline is carried out every 5 years by external authority, plus a requirement for annual log of ‘experience’ to prove ongoing practice of techniques

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.

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.

• 26 days holiday, increasing to 29 days with time served.
• Access to a flexible benefits portal, including private medical cover and cycle-to-work schemes.
• Career development and continuous learning opportunities.
• The chance to work on pioneering projects shaping the future of energy