Senior Quality Engineer - 4NE1 Humanoid (Human)

Your 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