Product Development Quality Manager
Belden Inc.
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Neckartenzlingen • Germany
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About the role
- Ensure consistent application of process-based and risk-based thinking throughout distributed R&D organizations
- Ensure alignment between R&D quality objectives, business priorities, and rail customer requirements
- Monitor and analyze R&D performance and development results, ensuring transparency and comparability between sites
- Drive corrective actions and structured improvement plans based on KPI trends, audits, and project performance reviews
- Provide quality oversight for electronics R&D activities, including hardware, PCB design, embedded systems, and component lifecycle management for rail applications
- Ensure robust risk management practices (e.g., design FMEA, hazard analysis) are consistently applied and effectively controlled
- Ensure feedback from production, field performance, and service is systematically incorporated into R&D improvements
- Plan and execute internal audits of R&D and engineering-related interfaces with production in accordance with ISO 22163, ISO 9001, etc.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline required
- ideally, quality certifications (e.g., IRIS Lead Auditor, ISO 22163/9001)
- 5+ years of experience in R&D and QM in as multi-site, global engineering environment with production interfaces
- Strong background in design transfer, industrialization, and production ramp-up support
- deep understanding of electronics development
- expertise in design controls, configuration management, and change management
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven mindset
- able to align global teams and stakeholders to standardized processes and quality objectives while driving results with independence, integrity, and disciplined execution
- Fluency in English
- any other major European language is an advantage
Benefits
- hybrid and remote work practices where feasible
- flexible working hours
- employee stock purchase plan
- parental leave benefits
- paid leave for volunteer work in your community
- multiple and frequent training opportunities
- professional talent management and succession planning
- corporate health and well-being initiatives
- work culture which includes commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and sustainability
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
hardware designPCB designembedded systemscomponent lifecycle managementdesign FMEAhazard analysisdesign transferindustrializationconfiguration managementchange management
Soft Skills
analytical skillsproblem-solving skillsdata-driven mindsetalignment of global teamsstakeholder managementindependenceintegritydisciplined execution
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in Electrical EngineeringBachelor's degree in Electronics EngineeringIRIS Lead AuditorISO 22163 certificationISO 9001 certification