Job Title:  Quality Project Lead FC

About the role:

Responsible for Pre-Development deliverables and activities in a quality role, ensuring that products, architectures, or innovative functions are well-developed and realized as defined in the Pre-Development phase (advanced development for new technology and function creation). Additionally, lead quality continuous improvement activities (solving complex product issues) when necessary or upon request from the PDM team (in China).

The impact you’ll make:

• Provide leadership and steer all product quality-related activities in the Pre-Development phase, with special attention to:
  • Requirement development: user requirements/marketing brief, architecture for CTQ exploration
  • Driving robust and reliable design, ensuring life and reliability requirements
  • Managing risk, problems, and margins
  • Facilitating and reviewing FMEA with high-level design principles
  • Lead and coach the project team on the Quality Plan and quality tools (e.g., DFSS).
• Communicate regularly on quality status, especially safety elements at the architecture level; monitor throughout project execution; capture learnings from earlier projects (both on the development process and technical issues, FCR, PFQ improvements) and initiate improvements in new/current features.
• Work with the Pre-D team in a quality role to ensure a smooth handover from Pre-Development outcomes to the PDM (Product Development Management) team.
• Ensure product safety, compliance, regulatory, and sustainability requirements through high-level architecture/feature assessments during Pre-D when necessary (e.g., considering new EU directives such as easily replaceable battery packs in cordless vacuum cleaners at the design stage).
• Support LCM (Life Cycle Management) activities to ensure smooth launches of existing products into new markets and identify root causes/resolutions for sustaining product issues.
• Support Pre-D activities, especially HBSRA (Safety Risk Assessment), to prevent significant issues later in the PDM phase.
• Lead cross-functional teams toward achieving the desired product quality level.
• Organize and analyze defect samples from the EU market, seeking opportunities for product improvement when necessary or upon request from the PDM team.

The skills and knowledge you’ll bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Electronic Engineering (preferred) with 5+ years of related experience in quality, or a Master’s degree with 3+ years of related experience in quality.
• Experience in understanding and translating regulatory standards, especially EU directives on domestic appliances.
• Proven ability to balance risks and opportunities of innovative solutions and apply Design for Six Sigma (DFSS).
• Conceptual thinker, analytically strong, data-driven, and hands-on.
• A strong leader and team player with excellent communication and motivational skills, adept at managing interpersonal processes.
• Courageous and able to continuously challenge the status quo, with a strong desire to improve organizational effectiveness structurally.
• Always striving for excellence; does not accept underperformance or poor results; demonstrates a quality-first mindset.
• Certified Green Belt (GB) or Black Belt (BB) preferred.
• Experience in the domestic appliance industry, particularly in a development quality role, is preferred.
• Proven track record in product development and quality within international, multi-disciplinary consumer product development projects.
• Strong leadership, communication, and influencing skills.
• Fluent in English.

What we'll give you in return:

• Internationally competitive base salary | benchmarked against global industry and market leaders 
• Performance-based Annual Incentive Program | rewarding those who dare and achieve more 
• Top of the market pension scheme | with higher-than-average company contributions 
• Work from home, commuting and phone allowances | to support your daily commute, home office setup & business connectivity 
• Balanced office-based working | With a strong focus on in-office collaboration, we offer flexibility to work from home based on team needs and individual circumstances.
• Work from abroad | Up to 30 days per year.
• Structured holiday policy | Includes defined care days, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, and a capped option to purchase additional leave days annually.
• Bicycle Plan | possibility to select a company bicycle for daily commute along with accessories & insurance 
• Health Insurance Discount | when signing up with our partner insurance 
• Gym Membership Discount | to support your focus on health and wellbeing 
• Product Discounts | on all Versuni products which are sold under the Philips brand and our other brands 
• An office that feels like home | easily accessible and modern office location in Amsterdam with lots of tasty lunch choices around 
• High growth environment | offering exciting learning and career development perspectives beyond your first role 
• Inclusive working culture and family spirit | we embrace our international community & diversity as competitive advantage

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Ready to make an impact?

From developing game-changing air fryers to perfecting the art of coffee making, Versuni’s purpose is turning houses into homes — and we’re calling on your talent to bring it to life. Join our global team of 6,000+ passionate individuals, work with world-class brands, and shape the future of home living. We’re ready for you — are you ready for us?

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