Quality Engineering Specialist (m/f/x)

Role summary

Quality Engineering Specialist (m/f/x) is a full-time role at DeepDrive in China (on-site). Posted 2026-10-02. Experience level: 5-10.

Job title

Quality Engineering Specialist (m/f/x)

Company

DeepDrive

Location

China

Work arrangement

on-site

Employment type

full-time

Category

Software Engineering

Experience level

5-10

Date posted

2026-10-02

Job description

About the Job

As Quality Engineer, you own quality at two critical fronts: within our production processes and at the customer interface. You ensure robust manufacturing quality, drive problem-solving and corrective actions, support new product launches, and serve as a trusted partner for customers on all quality-related topics. With automotive quality standards setting an exceptionally high bar, you play a key role in ensuring compliance, driving continuous improvement, and delivering products that meet the highest expectations for safety, reliability, and performance.

You'll be one of the first Quality Engineers on the ground as we build up DeepDrive's production footprint in China, working in close exchange with our Quality and Engineering teams in Germany. The role is based at our Shanghai office, but you'll be on the road frequently, visiting our production sites and customer locations across China as priorities shift.

Reporting line: initially to our Quality Lead in Germany, transitioning to the local General Manager as our China organization grows.

Your Tasks

Ensure quality within the production processes and continuously assess their impact on product quality, applying the Automotive Core Tools (APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, MSA, Control Plans) and other quality methods

Act as the quality interface to our customers: manage customer complaints, coordinate 8D responses and containment actions, and drive resolution of 0 km and field/warranty issues

Manage PPAP submissions and approvals

Plan, conduct, and document internal process audits and product audits to ensure conformity with IATF 16949 and internal standards

Safeguard quality standards in internal and customer development projects (APQP): contribute to project meetings and SE teams, support progress evaluation, participate in the release or blocking of Quality Gates, and prepare action plans

Represent quality in customer audits and on-site visits

Oversee the investigation of non-conformities, defects, and deviations

Lead problem-solving events (8D, 5-Why, Ishikawa) as required

Track and verify the effectiveness of corrective and preventive actions

Monitor and report key quality KPIs (ppm, scrap, complaint rate) for both production and customer performance, and drive continuous improvement

Support the implementation and continuous improvement of processes according to IATF 16949

Your Profile

Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Quality Assurance, Quality Management, or a related field

5+ years of experience in quality assurance / quality management or a comparable function in a series-producing automotive company

Strong knowledge of IATF 16949 and the Automotive Core Tools

Experience in conducting process audits (e.g., VDA 6.3) and product audits; audit experience with IATF 16949 system audits and a certified auditor's license is a plus

Experience in customer quality and complaint management (8D) is highly desirable

Hands-on mentality and flexibility in handling a variety of tasks and locations

Willingness to push boundaries in a dynamic working environment

Team spirit and a supportive, helpful attitude

Fluent Mandarin Chinese and good English (working language)

Willingness to travel regularly between DeepDrive's China production sites and customer sites as needed

Your Benefits

About us

DeepDrive is a high-tech company headquartered in Garching (Munich), Germany, offering revolutionary drive units for electric vehicles. DeepDrive‘s patented Dual Rotor technology increases vehicle range by up to 20% and significantly decreases their costs, enabling the next generation of cheaper, more sustainable EVs. Our drive units are highly compact and torque dense and can be integrated within the wheels or as a traditional central drive. They are optimized for low-cost, large-scale production and offer maximum performance and efficiency.

We are a fast-growing company focused on developing the best technology with the best team. We are looking for extraordinary people that share our vision of the future of mobility and have the drive to be part of a movement that rethinks the electric car.