Job Overview
We are looking for a skilled Senior Quality Engineer (f/m/d) to join our team at our Berlin plant. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for upholding and enhancing our product quality standards while cultivating a sustainable quality management environment. Leveraging a Continuous Improvement Process approach, you will drive initiatives that ensure the reliability of our product quality.
Key Responsibilities
- Support manufacturing teams in resolving quality issues, both from suppliers and internally.
- Collaborate with suppliers, the Supply Chain, and stakeholders to address key quality challenges.
- Support the service department in monitoring field claims and resolving critical field issues.
- Use reporting systems to identify major problems through a Pareto approach.
- Conduct root cause analyses and recommend continuous improvements using Problem Solving (PS) tools such as 8D, Ishikawa, and 5 Whys.
- Perform internal quality audits as well as supplier audits with timely follow‑up on results.
- Support Quality Management System (QMS), Q‑documentation, Q‑reports, and quality records.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in electronics, physics, or an engineering discipline.
- Several years of relevant experience in a quality‑focused role within an industrial or manufacturing environment.
- A strong commitment to quality combined with exceptional stakeholder management skills.
- A structured, solution‑oriented mindset with a willingness to work internationally (occasional travel required).
- The ability to thrive in cross‑functional teams, fostering team spirit and guiding collaborative efforts toward identifying improvement steps.
- Fluency in German and English is essential for this role.
Physical Demands & Working Conditions
This is an on‑site position with occasional home office. The role requires sitting, standing, or typing for extended periods, good manual dexterity and coordination at various heights, and operating in a professional office, laboratory, and manufacturing environment. Commitment to safety when handling mechanical and electrical hardware, including high voltage and heat, is required. Typical noise level in the work environment is moderate.
Benefits
- Opportunities for personal and professional development in an international, digital, and future‑oriented environment.
- Attractive compensation model.
- 30 holiday days.
Equal Opportunity Statement
MKS Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries (“MKS”) is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer: diverse candidates are encouraged to apply. We win as a team and are committed to recruiting and hiring qualified applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy‑related conditions), religion, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability or handicap, marital status, membership in the uniformed services, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law. Hiring decisions are based on merit, qualifications and business needs. We conduct background checks and drug screens, in accordance with applicable law and company policies. MKS is generally only hiring candidates who reside in states where we are registered to do business. MKS is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process due to a disability, please contact us at accommodationsatMKS@mksinst.com.
