Quality Engineer - Product & Supplier

Italdesign is looking for a passionate and proactive Quality Engineer to join our Vehicle Development team. In this role, you will work cross-functionally with Engineering, Purchasing, Manufacturing, and Suppliers to ensure that all components under your responsibility achieve the required quality standards throughout the development and launch of new vehicle programs.

• Act as the Quality representative within new vehicle development teams;
• Collaborate with Engineering teams to ensure that lessons learned and quality requirements are incorporated into component design and validation activities;
• Support supplier selection and assess supplier capability to meet product quality requirements;
• Work closely with Purchasing and Suppliers to develop and implement quality plans for new components. Steering suppliers to respect project milestones and quality requirements;
• Lead and coordinate APQP activities for components under your responsibility;
• Review and approve PPAP submissions and ensure readiness for production launch;
• Drive the development and review of DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plans, and other quality deliverables;
• Monitor quality performance during prototype, pre-production, and production phases.
• Identify quality risks, lead root cause investigations, and drive corrective and preventive actions;
• Support production teams during industrialization and launch activities;
• Ensure compliance with company quality standards, customer requirements, and automotive industry regulations.

Requirements

Key requirements

• At least 3 years’ experience in Quality Engineering within the automotive industry;
• Familiarity with IATF 16949 requirements;
• Experience working with suppliers and cross-functional teams;
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills;
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Preferential requirements

• Knowledge of CatiaV5;
• Flexibility and change management;
• Good spirit of initiative and decision-making ability;
• Good organization and time management skills;
• Good ability to work in a team;
• Customer orientation, collaboration, control and monitoring.

Other Informations

Education: Degree in Mechanical, Automotive, Industrial, Electronic Engineering or a related field.

Language skills: Fluent knowledge of written and spoken Italian and English are required. Knowledge of German would be appreciated.

Workplace: Moncalieri (TO) and availability to frequent business trips.

Compensation package

Collective Labour Agreement (CCNL)

Italian National Metalworkers’ Collective Labour Agreement.

Base Salary (RAL)

The gross annual base salary offered for this position will be no less than € 33.000,00.

Final Compensation

The final compensation package will be determined based on the candidate’s professional experience, competencies and qualifications, and on the applicable role level, in line with the company’s internal compensation framework. The final salary may therefore be higher than the minimum amount stated above.

Variable Compensation

Eligible employees will participate in the company’s variable compensation programmes, subject to role eligibility and the applicable company policies in force at the time of employment. Details will be discussed during the recruitment process.

In addition to base compensation, employees may have access to a range of benefits, depending on role, including:

• Continuous professional development (technical, soft skills and language training)
• Company canteen
• Health insurance
• Car leasing programme (if applicable)

Italdesign is committed to providing fair, transparent and gender-neutral compensation practices, in line with applicable legislation and the principles of equal pay for equal work.

Italdesign is committed to create an inclusive, diverse and safe workplace, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer (L.903/77).

We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of the gender, ethnic, religion, sexual orientation, disability, parental status, or social origin.