Product Quality Engineer

Cyient; Drachten; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Cyient is seeking a quality-focused professional to drive supplier quality and product qualification efforts. You will lead activities from PPAP through validation, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements and internal standards across the project lifecycle.

Responsibilities include monitoring supplier performance, coordinating cross-functional reviews, and supporting quality plan development to maintain compliance and robust processes.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in supplier quality management and parts/materials/services compliance.
• Experience leading SCAR/CAPA with root cause analysis and verification.
• Knowledge of PPAP and design/process validation methodologies.
• Ability to assess changes for regulatory impact and ensure timely closures.

Responsibilities

• Ensure suppliers deliver quality parts, materials, and services meeting requirements.
• Monitor supplier quality performance with established metrics and drive improvements.
• Lead SCAR/CAPA activities including root cause analysis and effectiveness verification.
• Assess changes for quality, regulatory impact, and compliance.

Skills

Supplier Quality

SCAR/CAPA

Root Cause Analysis

Change Management

PPAP

Risk-Based Validation

Design Reviews

Regulatory Compliance

Job description

• Ensure suppliers consistently deliver quality parts, materials, and services that meet organizational, customer, and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor supplier quality performance using established metrics and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead and support Supplier Corrective and Preventive Action (SCAR/CAPA) activities, including root cause analysis, corrective actions, effectiveness verification, and closure.
• Assess supplier process, material, equipment, and manufacturing changes for quality, compliance, and regulatory impact.
• Coordinate cross-functional reviews and approvals for supplier changes and ensure timely implementation and closure of change requests.

Product Qualification & Validation

• Lead PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) activities for new product introductions and legacy product changes.
• Apply risk-based process validation methodologies to ensure robust product and manufacturing processes.
• Support qualification and validation activities, including protocol development, execution, reporting, and impact assessments.
• Define incoming inspection requirements and acceptance criteria for purchased components and materials.
• Develop, execute, and support validation of internal inspection and test methods as required.
• Ensure inspection, testing, and validation activities comply with applicable quality standards, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.
• Act as the Quality representative within NPI and Sustaining Engineering projects.
• Support ongoing project activities by coordinating Quality Plan and Quality Norm planning activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Review and approve design and development deliverables to ensure compliance with quality and regulatory requirements.
• Provide guidance and consultation to project teams regarding process, quality, validation, risk management, and compliance-related questions.
• Participate in design reviews, risk reviews, verification and validation activities, and design transfer activities.
• Support design changes, product improvements, and sustaining engineering initiatives while ensuring product quality and compliance are maintained.