VIE - Quality Assurance Engineer

Start your career in Quality & Manufacturing

At our Switzerland SE Plant in Horgen
, you will join a dynamic team of 7 quality professionals and report directly to the CS&Q Plant Manager
.
This role is based on a manufacturing site
, with switches, socket outlets and data connectors as our core products.

This position is a great opportunity for a young graduate who wants to develop strong foundations in Quality Assurance, industrial processes and continuous improvement
, while working close to production teams.

As a Quality Assurance Engineer
, you will play a key role in ensuring that our products meet customer expectations, internal standards and regulatory requirements
.

You will be a driver of quality and continuous improvement
, contributing to reliable processes and high-performing production.

With support from your team and manager, you will progressively gain autonomy and responsibility.

You will:

• Ensure products and processes comply with our quality control plans
  , and that appropriate mitigation actions are in place
• Identify and analyze quality issues (non-conformities, defects, deviations) and support improvement plans
• Anticipate potential quality risks and help implement preventive actions
• Support the resolution of manufacturing quality issues impacting customers
  , through containment, correction and prevention
• Ensure that operators are properly trained and apply quality instructions correctly
• Track quality KPIs during daily performance meetings and participate in structured problem-solving activities
• Provide evidence that products and services meet customer and contractual requirements
• Share quality results with production teams (reject rates, non-conformities, improvement ideas)
• Contribute to the deployment of quality fundamentals by supporting and driving improvement projects, tools and processes

Education

• Master’s or degree in Engineering (Quality, Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical or similar)

• 1-2 years of experience
• Internships, apprenticeships or first professional experience are fully valued

• Fluent English (German or French is a plus)
• Strong communication skills and ability to work with production teams
• Comfortable in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Curious, proactive and solution-oriented
• Agile mindset and willingness to learn and grow

• A hands-on role in a real manufacturing environment
• Strong exposure to quality, production and continuous improvement
• Structured support and learning from experienced quality professionals
• A role with visibility, responsibility and impact
• An excellent entry point for a long-term career in Quality, Industrial Performance or Operations

Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us.

IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.

We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.

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