Senior Supply Quality Expert

Wärtsilä Energy leads the transition towards a 100% renewable energy future. We help our partners to accelerate their decarbonisation journeys through our market-leading technologies and power system modelling expertise. These cover decarbonisation services, future-fuel enabled balancing power plants, hybrid solutions, energy storage and optimisation technology, including the GEMS Digital Energy Platform.

Did you know Wärtsilä has delivered 79 GW of power plant capacity and more 125 energy storage installations in 180 countries around the world?

In this fast changing world of energy, we are constantly on the lookout for future-oriented talent to join our team and to work towards enabling sustainable societies through innovation in technology and services - together. Want to join the ride?

Wärtsilä Energy Business is looking for a Senior Supply Quality Expert (SQE) in China, in a Global Supply Quality Assurance, within the Supplier Development & Quality department for the Energy Storage & Optimization business. The role will be part of the Supply Management group. Preferable position is based in Suzhou, China.

What will you be doing?

For the global Energy Storage supplier base, the Senior Supply Quality Expert is responsible for the product quality assurance and control at suppliers as well as for suppliers’ compliance and continuous improvement of performance in terms of quality, delivery accuracy, Suppliers' Non-conformity cost reduction, and productivity improvements to ensure conformance with product and project requirements as well as first time right deliveries.

As an SQE, Energy Storage and Optimization your work will focus on these responsibilities:

• Auditing of the suppliers’ production process
• Establishing Inspection and Testing Plans with suppliers
• Verifying implementation and compliance to Quality requirements and Instructions by inspections according to Inspection and Testing Plans
• Review/approve qualification documents such as DFMEAs, PFMEAs, Control Plans, FAIs, etc.
• Evaluating/monitoring RCA/CAPA for implementation and effectiveness
• Supporting product team/development on quality and inspection for Prototype and serial products
• Attending FAT at the supplier when needed / upon request

To be successful in this role, we expect you to have: 

• 5+ years’ experience Supplier Quality Assurance and/or quality experience in power systems, renewables or energy storage industry, Electrical/automation background is a necessity.
• Inspection and Testing experience on Electrical products
• Product and process auditing experience, management system auditing experience with ISO 9001 or similar is preferred. Furthermore, the ability to interpret and understand electrical (and mechanical) drawings will be perceived as an advantage
• Excellent Production process and Design for Manufacturability knowledge
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and that you are capable of interfacing with numerous parties at all levels in a multicultural environment.
• Familiar with analytical techniques commonly used to investigate component defects and ability to deal with administrative as well as technical tasks.
• Strong bias for action and results orientation is critical
• Continuous improvement mindset is seen as an advantage
• Individual must be self-driven and self-motivated to learn and use that knowledge to produce results
• Able to troubleshoot and solve problems on the manufacturing line
• Strong solution-oriented approach, capability to implement and persistency to follow-up activities to ensure sustainability and quality
• Willing to travel 50% of the time
• You possess excellent English (both orally and written).

Why you and us

• We at Wärtsilä believe in empowerment, ownership and taking responsibility of our work. We support each other’s growth and co-creation is the true basis of our innovation. We have courage to see opportunities and take initiative.
• We have an amazing team, hardworking and talented team. We have a clear purpose to exist and significantly growing business. We are passionate about the work we do and hope to find a colleague with a shared passion for energy storage technologies and a sustainable future
• We offer you an independent, challenging and responsible role in a global supply management organization.
• You will work with large network of energy storage professionals and have a support of a great team and an open and friendly work environment

Contact & next steps

If you feel excited about being part of a dynamic working environment and you think your personal skills and qualities match the job requirements, we look forward to receiving your job application, together with a CV.

We hope to hear from you before the last application date 10th of March 2025 through submitting your application in our careers portal.

Anssi Rajala, Global Supply Quality Assurance Manager, Supplier Development & Quality, Supply Management, Energy Storage & Optimization
Email: anssi.rajala@wartsila.com

Last application date: 10/03/2025 

At Wärtsilä we value, respect and embrace all our differences, and are committed to diversity, inclusion and equal employment opportunities; everyone can be their true self and succeed based on their job-relevant merits and abilities. 

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