Senior Project Engineer

Danfoss; Santiago de Querétaro; On-site; MXN 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

13th salary

annual bonus

paid vacation

pension plans

personal insurance

Job summary

Danfoss is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to embed quality in new products, processes, and changes. You will drive APQP activities, support product launches, and lead cross-functional teams to ensure manufacturing readiness and customer satisfaction.

You’ll collaborate with Manufacturing, Operations, Quality, and global stakeholders, shaping robust, compliant processes and delivering strong project execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field related to manufacturing or quality engineering.
• Experience supporting manufacturing processes, product launches, or quality planning in a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of APQP, PFMEA, control plans, MSA, GD&T and structured problem-solving methods.
• Ability to lead cross-functional and multicultural teams and manage stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead Advanced Product Quality Planning activities for new product development, transfers, and engineering changes, including customer requirements and early production containment.
• Coordinate plant-level PPAP submissions, launch-readiness reviews, project quality gates, and approvals for product/ process introductions.
• Identify project risks, coordinate mitigation plans, escalate critical concerns, and support corrective-action activities.
• Represent the Quality function in cross-functional teams, coordinating with local and global stakeholders on planning, builds, validation, and readiness.
• Support continuous improvement and audit-readiness initiatives aligned with ISO quality and environmental standards.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

English communication

Project planning

Time management

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Quality Engineering

Tools

APQP

PPAP

PFMEA

MSA

GD&T

Job description

The Impact You'll Make

As our Senior Project Engineer, you’ll play a key role in ensuring quality is built into new products, manufacturing processes, product transfers, and engineering changes from the earliest stages. Acting as the voice of Quality within cross-functional project teams, you’ll help drive successful product and process launches that meet customer expectations and strengthen manufacturing readiness.

At Danfoss, you’ll have opportunities to strengthen your technical and project leadership capabilities while collaborating with multicultural teams in an inclusive environment that values continuous learning, professional growth, well-being, and different perspectives.

Your impact? You’ll help reduce launch risks, improve product quality, accelerate project execution, and ensure critical Advanced Product Quality Planning deliverables are completed effectively. Your contribution will support customer satisfaction, operational excellence, business growth, and the successful introduction of new products and manufacturing processes.

You’ll collaborate with Project Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, Quality, and other local and global stakeholders, influencing results across teams and helping us create more robust, standardized, efficient, and customer-focused manufacturing processes.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead Advanced Product Quality Planning activities for new product development, product transfers, and engineering changes, including special characteristics, Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, control plans, measurement system analysis, customer-specific requirements, and early production containment.
• Coordinate plant-level Production Part Approval Process submissions, launch-readiness reviews, project quality gates, and approval activities to support successful product and process introductions.
• Identify project and manufacturing risks, coordinate mitigation plans, escalate critical concerns, and support structured problem-solving and corrective-action activities.
• Represent the Quality function within cross-functional project teams, collaborating with local and global stakeholders on project planning, prototype builds, manufacturing prove-outs, process validation, and manufacturing readiness.
• Support continuous improvement and audit-readiness initiatives while helping ensure alignment with applicable quality, environmental, health, and safety management systems, including ISO 9001, IATF 16949, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Quality Engineering, or another relevant technical field.
• Experience supporting manufacturing processes, product launches, project engineering, quality planning, product transfers, or industrialization activities within a manufacturing environment.
• Practical knowledge of APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, control plans, MSA, GD&T, and structured problem-solving methodologies.
• The ability to lead and influence cross-functional and multicultural teams, including stakeholders outside a direct reporting relationship.
• Professional English communication skills, combined with strong project planning, time management, negotiation, decision-making, and stakeholder-management capabilities.

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.

Benefits

• 13th salary
• annual 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.

Our Commitment to Transparency

Salary ranges listed reflect only primary location and currency. For local salary ranges and specific benefits in your preferred hiring location, please ask your Talent Acquisition representative for more information.

The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Any benefits listed do not promise or guarantee any particular benefit or specific action. They may depend on country or contract specifics and are subject to change at any time without prior notice.

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