Quality Project & Product Leader

Role: Quality Project & Product Leader
Location: Porto, Portugal

Type of contract: permanent, full-time

Carrier is the leading worldwide provider of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), refrigeration, fire, security, and cold chain solutions. We invented the modern air conditioning, and our team of pioneers and innovators have a long history of developing new technologies. 

Addvolt, now part of Carrier, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, delivers advanced electrification technology, integrated power management and power electronics capabilities for transport refrigeration and auxiliary systems.  Driving innovation in the electrification and decarbonization of onboard systems for refrigerated trailers, trucks, vans and containers, Addvolt empowers fleets to avoid fuel usage, reduce major emissions and operate efficiently at a remarkably low noise level. By combining Addvolt’s innovative power solutions with Carrier Transicold’s expertise in transport refrigeration, we are enhancing the value we deliver to fleets, original equipment manufacturers and logistics operators worldwide. Together with Carrier, we are accelerating the transition to a more sustainable, efficient and intelligent cold chain. 

As a Quality Project Leader, you will:

Product Development & Project Quality Leadership

• Lead Quality activities during product development and industrialization projects.
• Ensure PDP, APQP, and Quality Gate deliverables are completed according to project timing and requirements.
• Act as the Quality representative within cross-functional project teams.
• Develop and maintain project quality plans aligned with development milestones.
• Monitor Quality project KPIs, risks, action items, and deliverables.
• Escalate project quality risks and support mitigation planning.

Risk Management & Quality Assurance

• Facilitate DFMEA and PFMEA activities with Engineering and Manufacturing teams.
• Drive preventive quality methodologies throughout the development lifecycle.
• Ensure lessons learned and field feedback are incorporated into new designs.
• Coordinate validation of critical characteristics and reliability requirements.
• Support design reviews from a quality and risk perspective.

Launch & Industrialization Readiness

• Ensure manufacturing readiness and quality readiness before product launches.
• Coordinate product and process validation activities.
• Support Process Qualification, Control Plan deployment, and process capability reviews.
• Monitor launch quality performance and drive containment or corrective actions when necessary.
• Support supplier readiness activities during project execution.

Problem Solving & Continuous Improvement

• Coordinate root cause investigations for project-related quality issues.
• Lead cross-functional corrective and preventive actions.
• Ensure timely closure of project quality actions.
• Deploy and promote structured problem-solving methodologies.

Team Leadership & Coordination

• Coordinate Quality resources supporting Engineering projects.
• Define priorities and workload allocation based on project requirements and deadlines.
• Ensure alignment between Project Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Quality teams.
• Provide guidance and support to Quality Engineers involved in development projects.
  

Quality Management System

• Ensure compliance with Addvolt Quality processes and ISO 9001 requirements.
• Support continuous improvement of PDP, APQP, Product Quality, and Project Quality methodologies.
• Contribute to strengthening Quality governance within Engineering programs.

CANDIDATE VALUES AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Share Addvolt values: People, Sustainability, Innovation, Passion, and Determination.
• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Quality Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Quality Engineering, Product Quality, Project Quality, APQP, or New Product Development environments.
• Minimum 2 years of team leadership.
• Experience working in multidisciplinary engineering projects.
• Strong knowledge of Quality tools and methodologies.
• Experience leading DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plans, Risk Assessments, and Root Cause Analysis activities.
• Strong understanding of Product Development Processes (PDP / Stage-Gate methodologies).
• Familiarity with PPAP requirements.
• Experience supporting product launches and industrialization projects.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Fluent English, written and spoken.

Nice to Have

• APQP certification or practical APQP experience.
• Automotive, energy, power electronics, refrigeration, transportation, or EV industry experience.
• Knowledge of Reliability Engineering methodologies.
• Experience with Windchill PLM or equivalent systems.
• Six Sigma Green Belt.
• Experience managing European/global development programs.

Pay Range

€28,000.00-€56,000.00