Quality Specialist Industrial Electronics HW&SW

-; Kraków; On-site; PLN 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology leader in Kraków seeks an experienced Quality Manager to oversee quality management processes in industrial electronics. The ideal candidate should possess a degree in a relevant engineering discipline and 7-10 years in quality management. Responsibilities include managing core activities like customer claims, quality planning, and continuous improvement initiatives while working with a skilled global team. Flexibility and leadership are essential, along with proficiency in quality management systems such as ISO 9001.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of experience in quality management within industrial electronics.
• Proficient in implementing and maintaining quality management systems.
• Experience with product lifecycle quality and risk management tools.

Responsibilities

• Act as process owner for defined quality-related processes.
• Manage execution of core quality activities and customer claims.
• Deliver training on quality management system principles.

Skills

Quality management

Root cause analysis

Corrective actions

Leadership

Analytical mindset

Education

Degree in Electrical/Electronics/Industrial Engineering

Tools

ISO 9001

FMEA

Agile/Scrum

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

Job description

At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we'll give you what you need to make it happen. It won't always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you'll never run alone. Run what runs the world.

This Position reports to: Business Manager - Commercial&Operations

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to support the deployment of the quality strategy for a globally responsible organizational unit, including quality culture, systems, tools, and skilled teams with the aim to meet and exceed customer expectations, while ensuring sustainable operations. Each day, you will assist the organization in achieving the right mix of prevention, continuous improvement, robust root cause analysis, quick response, and sustainable solutions to problems. You will also showcase your proficiency by collaborating with local functions that impact quality results to reach the targets for the organizational unit and aim for world-class performance.

This role is contributing to the Business Line Power Reliability within the Product & Technology organization in Europe. Main stakeholders are the product responsible unit in Switzerland and ABB partners worldwide.

Key responsibilities

• Acting as process owner for defined quality-related processes, systems, and tools for industrial electronics hardware and software serving a global market.
• Managi ng and ensuring execution of core quality activities, including customer and claims management, manufacturing quality , quality planning, product safety and compliance, design and development quality, audits, and reporting.
• Promoting the voice of the customer within the global Product & Technology organization, ensuring risks, issues, and solutions are evaluated from a customer and stakeholder perspective.
• Ensuring resolution of customer cases through robust root cause analysis and implementation of preventive and corrective actions.
• Delivering training and guidance on quality management system principles and practices to improve organizational competence.
• Championing continuous improvement initiatives across agreed quality aspects, collaborating within the unit and across global functions and business units.

Our team dynamics

You will join a motivated and highly skilled global team, where you can thrive and contribute to advancing quality excellence.

Qualifications for the role

• Degree in Electrical/Electronics/Industrial Engineering or a related technical discipline; alternatively, Computer Science or Software Engineering for software quality focus.
• 7-10 years of experience in quality management within industrial electronics, covering hardware and software development and production.
• Demonstrated expertise in implementing and maintaining quality management systems (ISO 9001, IEC standards) and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
• Proficient skills in root cause analysis, corrective/preventive actions, and facilitating customer claims, audits, and compliance activities.
• Experience with product lifecycle quality, risk management tools (FMEA, DFMEA, PFMEA), and supplier quality management in a global context.
• Familiarity with Agile/ Scrum for software development, Lean manufacturing, and Six Sigma principles; certifications such as ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, Six Sigma Green/Black Belt, or CQE are an advantage.
• Leadership and communication skills to motivate stakeholders and cultivate a quality culture across global teams.
• Analytical mindset and effective problem‑solving techniques , fluent in English.

We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to read more about us and learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe.