Quality Engineer

Description

Job Summary: We are seeking a Quality Engineer to drive operational excellence and a quality culture, ensuring that processes and products meet standards from design through delivery. Key Highlights: 1. Drive operational excellence and a quality culture. 2. Ensure standards in processes and products from design to delivery. 3. Promote continuous improvement and digitalization of quality records. Mystery Project is selecting a Quality Engineer to drive operational excellence and a quality culture on-site. **Location:** Donostia (on-site, flexible start time) **Contract:** Permanent · Full-time **Indicative salary range:** €37,000 gross/year based on experience Your Mission Ensure every process and every product meets—and exceeds—required standards, embedding quality from design through delivery and transforming data into tangible improvements in reliability, cost, and lead time. What You’ll Do (Key Areas of Impact) **Management System:** Maintain and improve the QMS in accordance with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 (procedures, indicators, training, and audits). **Process Quality:** Define Control Plans, AMFE/FMEA, MSA, and SPC; lead corrective actions for deviations and variability. **APQP & PPAP:** Coordinate launch/industrialization deliverables and PPAP documentation with customers and suppliers. **Nonconformities & 8D:** Manage customer/supplier issues, root cause analysis, and sustainable corrective/preventive actions. **Suppliers and Customers:** Qualify and monitor critical suppliers; provide technical support to customers and conduct second-party audits. **Continuous Improvement:** Promote Lean/Kaizen initiatives, standardization, and digitalization of quality records. **Reporting:** Implement quality KPIs (ppm, scrap, rework, capability) and share actionable insights with Production and Engineering. **Desired Skills and Knowledge:** Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Industrial, Electronics, Industrial Organization or related field). +3 years in quality or process roles within an industrial environment (automotive, electronics, machining, assembly, or similar). Practical experience with APQP, PPAP, FMEA, 8D, SPC, and MSA. Experience in internal/external audits and maintenance of ISO systems. Analytical ability, clear communication, and results orientation. Preferred: Familiarity with IATF 16949 and professional English.