Quality Engineer Advanced Batteries (m/f/d)

At Clarios, we are producing the world’s best batteries, essential for the evolving future of transportation. Our advanced, low-voltage batteries and smart solutions power nearly every type of vehicle and are found in 1 of 3 cars on the road today. Ready to shape cutting-edge manufacturing processes and make an impact across the whole EMEA region and beyond? Take on the challenge and join our Li-Ion team as a Quality Engineer Advanced Batteries (m/f/d)!

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As a Quality Engineer Advanced Batteries (m/f/d) at our Hannover plant, you will ensure stable and capable production by acting as a broad quality owner across supplier, customer, and internal quality topics. In this role, you combine hands-on problem solving with strong process understanding and clear ownership for results.

You will operate in a small, agile organization where flexibility and cross-functional collaboration are key. By building and leveraging a strong network across plants and regions, you will accelerate performance, share best practices, and contribute to continuous improvement in a high-traceability manufacturing environment.

The position will be based in our Li-Ion plant location in Hanover, Germany.

What you will do

As Quality Engineer Advanced Batteries (m/f/d), your responsibilities will include:

Customer Quality

• Own the plant interface for customer quality topics (complaints, escalations, communication)
• Monitor customer portals and KPIs, define and drive actions and priorities
• Lead 8D problem solving including root cause identification, corrective actions and closure
• Ensure effective containment and manage customer audits
• Supplier Quality
• Own supplier-related quality performance for assigned components and suppliers
• Drive resolution of supplier issues including containment and corrective actions
• Ensure robust incoming quality control and aligned documentation
• Collaborate with Purchasing and Engineering on supplier selection and risk assessment

Plant Quality & Systems

• Own and continuously improve PFMEA, Control Plan and related documents
• Ensure full integration of customer requirements into production processes
• Drive internal and external audit readiness (IATF) and closure of findings
• Establish and enforce structured problem-solving and system improvement

Field & Continuous Improvement

• Analyze field returns and identify systemic issues
• Drive preventive measures and integrate learnings into processes
• Reduce scrap, defects and process variation through targeted actions

NPI / Change Implementation

• Ensure quality readiness for new products and process changes (APQP)
• Drive quality deliverables and risk mitigation for serial production

Networking & Flexibility

• Build and leverage a strong network across plants and regions
• Transfer best practices and implement proven solutions locally
• Take ownership of broader plant topics beyond strict quality scope where needed

What makes you a good fit

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a comparable technical background
• At least 2 years of experience in quality, or a strong early-career profile with high ownership and growth potential
• Solid knowledge of IATF 16949, customer requirements, and quality tools such as 8D, PFMEA, and Control Plans
• Strong communication and structured problem-solving skills
• Fluent German and English language skills, both written and spoken
• Willingness to travel up to 10%
• Experience in battery production or high-traceability manufacturing environments
• Background in supplier quality and audit processes
• Strong ownership mindset with high accountability
• Structured, root cause-focused problem-solving approach
• Ability to connect customer, supplier, and internal process topics into systemic improvements
• High learning agility and proactive networking behavior
• Hands-on, pragmatic, and