CareerPlan

Quality Manager - Project and Customer Quality (m/w/d)

Jena, THUERINGENFull-time2026-10-06 → 2026-10-22

Core

Oversee quality responsibility throughout the product lifecycle from development and project phases through industrialization and series transfer to customer quality support.

Role type

Senior Quality Manager (Project and Customer Quality)

Builds

Optical technologies and photonics products

Domain

Photonics / Optical Technologies

Required skills

Quality management methodologies (FMEA, 8D, Root Cause Analysis, FAI), Project lifecycle management, Industrialization and series transfer coordination, Customer complaint and escalation handling, Risk analysis, Continuous improvement analysis

Preferred skills

Technical or natural science degree, Experience in technically demanding production environments, Cross-functional team leadership, Complex problem structuring and prioritization

Technologies

FMEA, 8D, Root Cause Analysis, FAI, Quality planning tools

Responsibilities

Coordinate quality-related activities and milestones in projects, Define and coordinate inspection and qualification activities, Moderate risk analyses and structured problem-solving processes, Represent quality in project and customer meetings, Analyze quality KPIs and derive improvement measures

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC