Senior Quality Engineer — Lead QMS & Continuous Improvement

BOM; Eindhoven; Hybrid; EUR 59,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary level J (senior engineer)

Job summary

SMART Photonics seeks a Senior Quality Engineer to drive the maturation of the Quality Management System and lead improvements across the organization in Eindhoven. You will manage audits, CAPAs, and problem-solving efforts with cross-functional teams to enhance product quality and process efficiency.

With a strong background in manufacturing quality and regulatory standards, you will influence ongoing improvements, train teams, and ensure quality is embedded in new product introductions and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant technical field.
• 10+ years of operational experience in a commercial manufacturing environment, preferably within the semiconductor industry.
• Experienced in conducting FMEAs (design/process), 8D and CAPAs.
• Strong quantitative data analysis skills and knowledge; Six Sigma Black Belt highly preferred.
• Experience implementing quality management systems such as ISO 9001, ISO 27001, ISO 1400, ISO 45001 or others.
• A proactive, self-starting mindset, with the ability to take ownership and drive initiatives independently.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve the Quality Management System integrating & meeting ISO 9001, ISO 27001 and other required Standards
• Managing the internal audit program; performing internal audits, managing CAPAs, facilitating certification and customer audits.
• Coordinate and support the organization with problem solving, Root Cause finding and risk management, in development, production or supplier related (8D, RCA, CAPA, FMEA) with relevant stakeholders
• Ensure Quality is built in, in new product introduction and product platforms with multi-disciplinary teams, improving production (process) yield, machine uptime, process efficiency and overall product quality.
• Manage & improve Quality Training.
• Support the team with ad-hoc requests. The team will do the same for you.
• Influence the organization, taking ownership of improvement initiatives and driving them to successful implementation.

Skills

Quantitative data analysis

Six Sigma Black Belt

Excellent communication and coaching

Proactive, self-starting mindset

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant technical field

Job description

SMART Photonics seeks a Senior Quality Engineer to drive the maturation of the Quality Management System and lead improvements across the organization in Eindhoven. You will manage audits, CAPAs, and problem-solving efforts with cross-functional teams to enhance product quality and process efficiency.

With a strong background in manufacturing quality and regulatory standards, you will influence ongoing improvements, train teams, and ensure quality is embedded in new product introductions and