Senior Quality Engineer - 4NE1 Humanoid (Human)

About the role

\n\nYour mission & challenges You'll take ownership of building and ensuring robust product and process quality for the humanoid robot 4NE1 – from prototype through to industrialization into series production. Your responsibilities: • Own product and process quality for the 4NE1 • Handle customer complaints and build a structured complaint management system • Plan and conduct product, process, and supplier audits • Create and maintain inspection plans, control plans, PFMEA, and quality standards • Build a central quality database and a lessons-learned system • Introduce a Quality Management Board with daily quality routines • Analyze quality deviations (8D, 5 Why, Ishikawa) and define sustainable corrective actions • Define and manage quality KPIs (FPY, PPM, rework, scrap, cost of quality, audit score) • Work closely with development, production, purchasing, logistics, and process engineering • Approve engineering changes and support industrialization • Support EOL testing and product validation • Drive supplier development and quality improvement across the supply chain • Build a zero-defect and continuous-improvement culture • Prepare the organization for series production and customer approvals You'll be measured by: First pass yield, PPM, rework rate, audit compliance, engineering change lead time, customer complaints, supplier quality What we can look forward to • A degree in mechanical engineering, mechatronics, electrical engineering, or a related field • Several years of experience in quality management in the automotive, machinery, or robotics industry • Solid knowledge of APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, 8D, SPC, MSA, and VDA/IATF methods • Experience with production ramp-up and industrialization • A hands-on mentality in a dynamic scale-up environment • Excellent German and English skills