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Job Summary
The Design Quality Engineer will be based in Zhuhai.
Key Responsibilities:
Quality Process System Development in the R&D Phase
- Responsible for planning and continuously optimizing quality processes for e-cigarette products from project initiation to pilot production, ensuring all R&D stages comply with the company’s quality system requirements.
- Establish and maintain quality control mechanisms during the R&D phase (e.g., quality gates, quality review processes, risk assessment processes).
Quality Control Across Stages & Project Quality Management
- Develop and drive the implementation of the Project Quality Plan (Quality Plan / DQP), ensuring key quality requirements are fulfilled at each milestone.
- Participate in major project quality reviews (requirements review, design review, reliability plan review, material review, etc.) to evaluate quality risks and provide decision-making support.
- Conduct quality audits on key documents and deliverables produced during the R&D phase (e.g., design documents, BOM, DFx for manufacturing processes, reliability plans).
Quality Risk Identification & Prevention
- Lead risk identification and prevention mechanisms across the entire R&D process, including DFMEA and project risk registers.
- Drive cross-functional teams to define and implement preventive measures early, ensuring potential quality risks are eliminated before pilot production.
Pre‑Pilot Production Quality Prevention & Readiness
- Lead pre‑pilot quality risk reviews, consolidate issue lists, and ensure closure of key risks before trial builds.
- Develop preventive strategies and early control measures for potential quality issues that may arise during the pilot production stage.
Cross‑Functional Coordination & Quality Advocacy
- Act as the project’s quality representative, collaborating closely with R&D, Engineering, Testing, Procurement, and Supply Chain teams to achieve quality objectives.
- Promote adherence to quality standards and processes across teams and ensure effective closure of identified issues.
Supplier & Key Material Quality Control (R&D‑Focused)
- Participate in quality assessments for key components and materials during the development stage, identifying potential design and manufacturing risks.
- Work with Procurement and Supplier Quality teams to ensure design‑stage supply chain quality is well controlled.
Quality Standards & Process Optimization
- Develop and optimize quality guidelines, quality entry criteria, review templates, and risk assessment methodologies for the R&D stage.
- Summarize lessons learned from previous projects and integrate them into the quality system, continuously improving R&D quality capabilities.
Job Requirements
Educational Background
- Bachelor’s degree or above in Mechanical Engineering, Electronics, Materials, Quality Engineering, or related fields.
Work Experience
- 3+ years of experience in quality engineering, project quality management, or R&D process management.
- Experience in e‑cigarettes, consumer electronics, small appliances, or similar product development is preferred.
Professional Skills
- Familiar with R&D processes (NPI / NPDP) and quality management tools such as:
- APQP, FMEA, 5Why, 8D
- DFx, Quality Gate / Gate Review
- Risk Assessment / Risk Management
- Solid understanding of quality fundamentals and risk identification for structural parts, electronics, and materials.
Competencies
- Strong cross‑functional communication and coordination skills; able to drive process implementation and quality requirements within projects.
- High quality sensitivity and risk awareness; capable of identifying potential issues early and leading teams to resolve them.
- Strong logical thinking, resilience under pressure, and ability to make independent judgments and provide decision support.
Language & Tools
- Proficient in Office software and workflow tools; experience with quality analysis software (e.g., Minitab) is a plus.
- Good English reading ability is preferred (for reading technical documents or supplier materials).
Job Category
Design, Process & Technology Engineering
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