Quality Engineer

Danfoss GmbH; Havant; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Paid vacation

Pension plans

Personal insurance

Job summary

Danfoss Havant is hiring a Quality Engineer to safeguard customer satisfaction and drive product quality at our Havant site in Hampshire, UK.

You will lead investigations, maintain the QMS, and collaborate with customers, suppliers, and internal teams to resolve issues and implement robust corrective actions.

Qualifications

• Experience in a quality, manufacturing, or engineering role with hands-on problem solving.
• Familiarity with PFMEA, control plans, and process capability concepts.
• Ability to carry out internal audits to IATF16949 standards and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Lead customer quality activities including investigations, containment, return analysis, communications, 8D reporting and CAPA.
• Maintain QMS to ISO 9001 and IATF16949 with audits, procedures and quality documentation.
• Drive structured problem solving using DMAIC, 8D, 5 Whys, Ishikawa and Pareto for cross-functional issues.
• Improve supplier quality with containment, corrective action, PPAP support and supplier assessments.
• Manage non-conformance processes, disposition, supplier returns, scrap, and escalations to corrective actions.
• Oversee product inspection, measurement activities, MSA/Gage R&R and drawing interpretation.
• Support Lean initiatives by monitoring quality metrics and conducting audits and layered process checks.
• Maintain quality records and analyze data from claims, NCRs, supplier issues and warranty metrics.

Skills

Root cause analysis

8D / 5 Why

DMAIC

PFMEA & control plans

Process capability

IATF16949 audits

Cross-functional teamwork

Data-driven decisions

Job description

Segment: Danfoss Power Solutions Segment

Job Category: Quality and Environment, Health and Safety (EHS)

Work Location Type: On-site

Quality Engineer

Req ID: 50351 Job Location: Havant, GB Employment Type: Full Time Segment: Danfoss Power Solutions Segment Job Category: Quality and Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Work Location Type: On-site Job Description

The Impact You'll Make

Danfoss is proud to be at the forefront of driving a global transformation indigital and electric solutions that increase productivity and energy efficiency. We are truly passionate about investment, and innovation, as we continue to support our customers' journey towards a greener and lower-carbon future.

We now have an opportunity to recruit a Quality Engineer to join our flagship UK plant in Havant, Hampshire.

In this role you will play a key role in protecting customer satisfaction and driving product quality at our Havant site. Acting as a trusted quality expert within the Process Focused Team, you will lead efforts to resolve issues, prevent recurrence, and strengthen confidence in our products. Your work will directly influence how quickly we respond to customer concerns, how effectively we solve root causes, and how we continuously improve our processes. You will be at the forefront of collaboration with customers, suppliers, and internal teams to ensure consistent, high-quality outcomes. By combining structured problem solving with strong stakeholder engagement, you will help reduce cost of poor quality, improve process capability, and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead customer quality activities, including complaint investigations, containment, return analysis, customer communication, 8D reporting, and implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Manage and maintain Quality Management System (QMS) requirements, ensuring compliance with ISO 9001 and IATF16949, audit standards, procedures, and quality documentation.
• Drive structured problem-solving using quality methodologies such as DMAIC, 8D, 5 Whys, Ishikawa, and Pareto to resolve customer, supplier, and internal quality issues.
• Improve supplier quality performance through supplier containment, corrective action management, PPAP support, supplier assessments, and DPPM reduction initiatives.
• Manage non-conformance processes, ensuring prompt disposition of defective products, control of supplier returns and scrap, and escalation of recurring issues into corrective action programs.
• Oversee product inspection and measurement activities, utilising appropriate measuring equipment, MSA/Gauge R&R techniques, and engineering drawing interpretation to ensure product compliance.
• Support Lean and continuous improvement initiatives by monitoring quality metrics, conducting audits, performing layered process checks, and prioritising quality improvement actions.
• Maintain accurate quality records and analyse data from customer claims, audits, NCRs, supplier issues, warranty returns, and quality metrics to identify trends, drive improvements, and communicate performance to stakeholders.

What We're Looking For

• Experience in a quality, manufacturing, or engineering role with hands-on problem solving
• Strong capability in root cause analysis tools (e.g., 8D, 5 Why, Ishikawa) and data-driven decision making
• Understanding of quality fundamentals such as PFMEA, control plans, and process capability
• Ability to carry out internal audits to IATF16949 standards and procedures.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and communicate confidently with customers, suppliers, and internal teams.
• Ability to work closely with the customer to ensure conformance to their requirements and liaise with customer SQEs.
• Practical mindset with attention to detail and a drive to deliver results

What You’ll Get from Us

• We promote from within and support your learning with mentoring, training, and access to global opportunities.
• You’ll have flexibility, autonomy, and support to do your best work while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Your well-being matters to us.
• We strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are respected, and valued for who they are.
• You’ll receive benefits likeannual bonus, paid vacation, pension plans, personal insurance, and more. These vary by country and contract, but they’re worth asking about—we think they’re pretty great.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.

Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification.

Our solutions are used in areas such as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, power conversion, motor control, industrial machinery, marine, and on- and off-highway equipment. We also provide solutions for data centers, renewable energy, energy storage, heat recovery, as well as contribute to district energy solutions for cities.

Our innovative engineering dates back to 1933. Danfoss is family-owned and employs over 39,000 people. We create long-term value for our customers in more than 100 countries with a global footprint of around 100 factories.