Sr. Quality Engineer - Design for Quality

Danfoss GmbH; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Danfoss is seeking a Sr. Quality Engineer – Design for Quality to connect field performance with engineering decisions and ensure quality throughout the product lifecycle.

You will build closed-loop quality systems, lead 8D problem solving, and collaborate with engineering to embed quality in design, validate strategies, and drive improvements based on VOC and field data. This role also offers opportunities to influence cross-functional teams and improve reliability for data centers and related

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field; Master’s preferred.
• 8+ years in quality, reliability, or product engineering, incl. DfQ, DFMEA, validation planning.
• Proven 8D problem solving and root-cause analysis with field/warranty data (Excel, Minitab, Power BI).
• Six Sigma Black Belt certification preferred.
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Strong understanding of product development and design processes focusing on preventing quality issues early.

Responsibilities

• Build a closed-loop quality system turning field issues into stronger requirements, design improvements, and release decisions.
• Lead and elevate 8D problem-solving practices, driving root cause validation, corrective actions, and continuous improvement across teams.
• Partner with engineering teams to ensure quality and reliability are designed in, identifying risks early and strengthening validation strategies.
• Guide product release readiness, ensuring decisions are supported by risk assessments, completed testing, and actionable mitigation plans.
• Translate VOC, warranty data, and field performance into insights that improve design standards and future product outcomes.

Skills

8D problem solving

Root cause analysis

DFMEA

Validation planning

Design for Quality

Excel

Minitab

Power BI

Six Sigma Black Belt

Cross-functional influence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

Sr. Quality Engineer - Design for Quality

The Impact You'll Make

At Danfoss, you’ll work on oil-free centrifugal technologies powering high-growth applications like data centers and heat pumps. This role focuses on how products perform in the field, ensuring they deliver quality and reliability over time.

As a Senior Quality Engineer – Design for Quality (DfQ), you will connect field performance, customer feedback, and failure analysis back into engineering decisions. Your work ensures that quality, reliability, and customer expectations are not just designed—but continuously improved through data-driven insights.

Your work will strengthen how teams learn from failures, solve problems, and continuously improve products, driving better outcomes for customers and the business.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Build a closed-loop quality system that turns field issues, customer feedback, and failures into stronger product requirements, design improvements, and release decisions
• Lead and elevate 8D problem-solving practices, driving root cause validation, robust corrective actions, and continuous improvement across teams
• Partner with engineering teams to ensure quality and reliability are designed in, identifying risks early and strengthening validation strategies
• Guide product release readiness, ensuring decisions are supported by clear risk assessments, completed testing, and actionable mitigation plans
• Translate voice of customer (VOC), warranty data, and field performance into insights that improve design standards and future product outcomes

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field. Master’s degree preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in quality, reliability, or product engineering, including Design for Quality (DfQ), DFMEA, and validation planning
• Proven expertise in 8D problem solving, root cause analysis, and working with field/warranty data (e.g., Excel, Minitab, Power BI). Six Sigma Black Belt certification Preferred.
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive outcomes without direct authority
• Strong understanding of product development and design processes, with a focus on preventing quality issues early.

What You’ll Get from Us

• We promote from within and support your learning with mentoring, training, and access to global opportunities.
• You’ll have flexibility, autonomy, and support to do your best work while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Your well-being matters to us.
• We strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are respected, and valued for who they are.
• You’ll receive benefits like annual bonus, paid vacation, pension plans, personal insurance, and more. These vary by country and contract, but they’re worth asking about—we think they’re pretty great.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.

Our Commitment to Transparency

Salary ranges listed reflect only primary location and currency. For local salary ranges and specific benefits in your preferred hiring location, please ask your Talent Acquisition representative for more information.

The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Any benefits listed do not promise or guarantee any particular benefit or specific action. They may depend on country or contract specifics and are subject to change at any time without prior notice.

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Information at a Glance

Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification.

Our solutions are used in areas such as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, power conversion, motor control, industrial machinery, marine, and on- and off-highway equipment. We also provide solutions for data centers, renewable energy, energy storage, heat recovery, as well as contribute to district energy solutions for cities.

Our innovative engineering dates back to 1933. Danfoss is family-owned and employs over 39,000 people. We create long-term value for our customers in more than 100 countries with a global footprint of around 100 factories.