Quality Project Manager (80-100%)

About the role

Belimo, a global market leader in field devices for the energy-efficient control of HVAC systems, is looking for a Quality Project Manager (80-100%). You will act as the quality voice in global product development and change projects, ensuring quality is planned early, risks are managed proactively and products are ready to perform in the real world.

Key responsibilities

• Act as quality lead and single point of contact for quality in assigned global product development and change projects, aligning with Project Managers, Innovation, Engineering, Supply Chain, Production, Procurement, Product Management and quality functions.
• Develop, implement and monitor project-specific quality plans and control concepts across all PCP phases, including proactive risk identification and mitigation.
• Contribute to product and process risk assessments such as FMEA, ensuring mitigation actions are implemented and verified before gate approvals.
• Review specifications, design outputs, verification and validation plans and results, and give a clear quality-based recommendation for PCP gate approvals.
• Integrate lessons learned, warranty data and field performance insights into new and enhancement projects to prevent recurrence of known issues.
• Apply and improve harmonized Group Quality methods, tools and templates consistently across Innovation Hubs, regions and plants.
• Collect, evaluate and report quality performance data such as defects, rework and late changes, identify trends and initiate corrective and preventive actions.
• Support internal and external audits and assessments, ensuring timely closure of deviations and adherence to ISO and internal standards.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering or an equivalent technical discipline.
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience as a Project Quality Engineer, in product development or a comparable role in a global or multinational environment.
• Hands-on experience with quality management systems, testing methodologies and technical documentation.
• Proven ability to analyse processes, identify gaps and develop improvement plans.
• Experience in cross-functional and cross-regional teams, with strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Fluent English; German is an advantage.

Required skills

• Strong practical knowledge of quality tools and methods, including APQP, FMEA, PPAP and problem solving.
• Certified Internal or Lead Auditor for ISO 9001; IATF 16949 or comparable standards are an advantage.