Senior Quality Engineer

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Ltd. is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to oversee quality activities on the shop floor, ensuring product quality and compliance with standards. The role involves collaboration across functions, process development, and implementing quality improvement initiatives. Candidates should hold a degree in engineering with substantial experience in quality assurance and relevant skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2-3 years of experience in quality control/assurance.
• Experience with GIS products preferred.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct quality checks on products and incoming materials.
• Participate in internal/external audits and monitor supplier quality performance.
• Implement and monitor quality strategy using predefined KPIs.

Skills

Quality Control

Root Cause Analysis

Continuous Improvement

Lean Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

8D Template

Job description

- Senior Quality Engineer

# Senior Quality Engineer

You will arrange and perform activities on the shop floor related to quality checking of products, incoming material quality, production, and testing processes. You will be responsible for process development, procedures, templates, and work instructions related to incoming quality and supplier quality. You will collaborate with and empower all departments for deviation detection, non-conformance follow-ups, root cause analysis, correction measures implementation, and continuous improvement. You will attend and participate in internal/external audits (ISO, Hitachi Energy, Customer) and work with all departments to close all findings and implement improvements.

You will participate in organizational changes and lean culture initiatives, decision-making, collaborate across functions, drive change, and influence continuous improvement, time management, and implementation within the BU.

You will implement and monitor the quality strategy for complaints and processes using predefined quality KPIs, and arrange and perform failure analysis and reports using the 8D template or similar tools. You will ensure a safe environment by implementing HSE requirements and monitor supplier quality performance, material management, and follow-up on corrective actions related to NCRs and CCRPs. Employees shall also carry out any tasks assigned by management necessary to fulfill job requirements.

Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity means taking responsibility for your actions while caring for colleagues and the business.

Qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in engineering (preferably Electrical or Mechanical), with a minimum of 2-3 years of experience in quality control/assurance and GIS product knowledge. Hands-on inspection of materials, QMS, internal quality auditing, quality tools, RCA, Lean Six Sigma, and proficiency in spoken and written English are required.

Location: Dammam, Eastern Region, Saudi Arabia

Experience: Experienced

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