Group Quality Engineer

NKT; Malmö kommun; On-site; SEK 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

NKT seeks a Group Quality Engineer to elevate quality across its global operations. The role balances strategic development with hands-on governance, risk management, and digital initiatives across production sites, R&D and engineering teams in several countries.

You will drive standardization, oversight of quality processes, and continuous improvement while collaborating with business lines to reduce quality risks and enhance customer satisfaction. Fluent English is required.

Qualifications

• BSc or MSc in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing or equivalent education.
• Several years of experience in quality, process improvement, manufacturing or quality engineering roles.
• Experience with Engineering, R&D and manufacturing processes in an international organization.
• Experience facilitating Root Cause Analysis methodologies such as 8D, Ishikawa and 5-Why.
• Experience with DFMEA, PFMEA and risk-based quality management.
• Experience with APQP, PPAP and APQP4Wind.
• Knowledge of SAP QM, ERP, QMS, PLM or similar digital systems.
• Fluent English in writing and speaking.

Responsibilities

• Support and manage the implementation of NKT’s global quality strategy across Business Lines and production sites.
• Act as Global Process Owner for assigned quality processes and ensure process documentation, governance and continuous improvement are effectively maintained.
• Facilitate process governance forums and enhance stakeholder alignment on quality process improvements and requirements.
• Monitor quality performance, quality risks, and trends across operations and coordinate improvement actions together with relevant stakeholders.
• Coordinate and facilitate structured Root Cause Analysis and corrective action activities for significant or recurring quality issues.
• Support and conduct internal compliance, process and implementation-effectiveness audits.
• Manage and execute process digitalization and system-enabled improvements, including SAP QM and related quality solutions.
• Coach, train and support local teams in quality methodologies, continuous improvement and quality awareness.
• Support the implementation and application of quality tools and methodologies including DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plans, APQP, PPAP and APQP4Wind.

Skills

Quality management

Root Cause Analysis

DFMEA/PFMEA

APQP/PPAP

Quality data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Fluent English

Education

BSc or MSc in Engineering/Quality/Manufacturing

Tools

SAP QM

ERP

QMS

PLM

Job description

Enhance quality excellence across NKT’s global operations

Are you interested in improving product and process quality in a global manufacturing organization? As Group Quality Engineer, you will play a key role in improving quality performance, managing quality risks, overseeing process governance, and supporting digital quality initiatives across NKT’s global operations. This is an opportunity to contribute to the green transition while working closely with production sites, engineering, R&D and business stakeholders across multiple countries. Do you want to help standardise quality processes and create lasting improvements across a global organisation?

Improve quality performance through governance, standardization and continuous improvement

As Group Quality Engineer, you will work as a quality partner to Business Lines and production sites, supporting the development, implementation and continuous improvement of NKT’s global quality processes, standards and governance frameworks. This position combines strategic quality development work with practical direct operational support, helping ensure consistent practices, effective governance, and ongoing improvement. You will collaborate with stakeholders throughout the organization to improve quality performance, lower quality risks, advance digitalization, and establish lasting improvements that support long-term business outcomes and customer satisfaction.

Your Responsibility Will Be To

• Support and manage the implementation of NKT’s global quality strategy across Business Lines and production sites.
• Act as Global Process Owner for assigned quality processes and ensure process documentation, governance and continuous improvement are effectively maintained.
• Facilitate process governance forums and enhance stakeholder alignment on quality process improvements and requirements.
• Monitor quality performance, quality risks, and trends across operations and coordinate improvement actions together with relevant stakeholders.
• Coordinate and facilitate structured Root Cause Analysis and corrective action activities for significant or recurring quality issues.
• Support and conduct internal compliance, process and implementation-effectiveness audits.
• Manage and execute process digitalization and system-enabled improvements, including SAP QM and related quality solutions.
• Coach, train and support local teams in quality methodologies, continuous improvement and quality awareness.
• Support the implementation and application of quality tools and methodologies including DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plans, APQP, PPAP and APQP4Wind.

The position reports to the Group Quality Manager. The role can be based in Sweden, the Czech Republic or Poland and requires approximately 70% travel between NKT production sites.

Collaborative quality professional for international manufacturing committed to improvement

You enjoy working with people across functions and cultures and bring a structured, fact-based approach to your work. You communicate clearly, build constructive relationships and remain focused when managing multiple activities. You are comfortable working both strategically and practically, including regular presence on production sites. A collaborative mindset, integrity, accountability and a commitment to continuous improvement are important for this position.

You Also Have

• BSc or MSc in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing or equivalent education
• Several years of experience within quality, process improvement, manufacturing or quality engineering roles
• Experience working with Engineering, R&D and manufacturing processes, in a complex or international organization.
• Experience facilitating Root Cause Analysis methodologies such as 8D, Ishikawa and 5-Why
• Experience with DFMEA, PFMEA and a good understanding of risk-based quality management
• Experience with APQP, PPAP and APQP4Wind methodologies.
• Knowledge of SAP QM, ERP, QMS, PLM or similar digital systems.
• Solid methodological and problem-solving skills, with the ability to use quality data and facts to support decisions.
• Fluent English, both written and spoken.

Help shape quality standards for a greener future

We aim to create a workplace where people of all backgrounds are valued, supported, and able to do their best work. We are dedicated to increasing gender diversity at NKT and welcome applications from a wide range of candidates. We welcome varied backgrounds and career paths—even if you don’t meet every single requirement. We believe inclusive teams contribute to positive results and create a better everyday work environment.

In this role, you will have opportunities to develop your career within an international organisation focused on supporting the green transition. You will work alongside knowledgeable colleagues across quality, manufacturing, engineering and technology functions, gaining broad exposure to global operations. The position offers opportunities to expand your skills in process governance, quality management, auditing and digitalisation while contributing to continuous improvement initiatives across multiple sites.

“As a leader, I value people who combine a practical approach with a commitment to continuous improvement. In this role, you will work closely with colleagues across our sites to improve quality processes, solve complex challenges and help create consistent ways of working throughout the organisation,” says Lars Hutjens, Director - Head of Group Quality

We collect confidential candidate experience feedback to improve our recruitment process. Your responses are for quality development only and do not affect hiring decisions.

About NKT

NKT connects a greener world with high-quality power cable technology and takes centre stage as the world moves towards green energy. NKT designs, manufactures and installs low-, medium- and high-voltage power cable solutions enabling sustainable energy transmission. Since 1891, NKT has innovated the power cable technology building the infrastructure for the first light bulbs to the megawatts created by renewable energy today. NKT is headquartered in Denmark and employs 6,500 people. NKT is listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen and realised a revenue of EUR 3.6 billion in 2025. We connect a greener world. www.nkt.com