Advanced Quality Engineer

About Signify
Through bold discovery and cutting-edge innovation, we lead an industry that is vital for the future of our planet: lighting. Through our leadership in connected lighting and the Internet of Things, we're breaking new ground in data analytics, AI, and smart solutions for homes, offices, cities, and beyond.

At Signify, you can shape tomorrow by building on our incredible 125+ year legacy while working toward even bolder sustainability goals. Our culture of continuous learning, creativity, and commitment to diversity and inclusion empowers you to grow your skills and career.

Join us, and together, we'll transform our industry, making a lasting difference for brighter lives and a better world. You light the way.

More About The Role
We're looking for an
Advanced Quality Engineer
to join our Quality Office Team in Bangalore.

Working for Signify means being creative and adaptive. Our culture of continuous learning and commitment to diversity and inclusion creates an environment that allows you to build your skills and career. Together, we're transforming our industry.

As the world leader in lighting, we're constantly ahead of the curve. Through our leadership in connected lighting and the Internet of Things, we're breaking new grounds in data analytics, AI, and smart homes, offices, cities and more

Signify is one of the few companies in the world to achieve carbon neutrality and our next sustainability goals are even bolder: doubling our positive impact on the environment and society by 2025.

If you are a seasoned Software (SW) professional, or a Quality professional with software background with an affinity to HW/FW, this could be a perfect next step to a senior role with a global engineering leader in IoT for Lighting.

As an Advanced Quality Engineer (AQE) assuring the quality and reliability of our state-of-the art Connected Lighting & Controls Systems, the backbone of IoT and many other modern building systems. The AQE facilitates the Quality Management processes within R&D, enforcing best practices defined by Signify's Quality System, and champions the major quality pillars related to software & hardware design and development, supplier management, and industrial processes.

We're on the lookout for forward-thinking innovators with a passion for sustainability. If you match this description, get in touch

What You'll Do

• Integral Accountable as a lead for all E2E Quality deliverables in the NPDL Process and Fast track development projects by team.
• Define and drive execution of the quality management processes within development projects, focusing on critical elements such as: Customer Requirements, Quality Targets, Continuous Improvements for Operational Excellence, adherence to Compliance & Sustainability aspects, Supplier Quality, Critical-To-Quality & Robust Design aspects, Product Risk Management (DFMEA, Maturity Grid), Quality Tests & Integration of all System Components.
• Report regularly on progress, to all relevant stakeholders within R&D and Business.
• Advise the Project Leader and management on Quality related milestone decisions.
• Lead problem-solving activities for internal and Customer concerns relating to assigned responsibilities and documenting all actions in the required format (e.g. 8D).
• Ensure project documentation review and authorization.
• Act as DfSS ambassador.

Technical
Your qualifications

• Technical Academic/University degree (BSc or MSc) or higher degree in software engineering, information technology, or relative discipline.
• At least 8-12 years' experience as a Software professional, or a Quality professional with Software background with an affinity to Hardware/Firmware.
• Detailed knowledge of the theory and principles of Quality Assurance methods and tools (e.g. DfSS, APQP, etc.) and Software Methodologies (SAFe and CMMi)
• Experience in Risk Analysis and Root cause analysis (RCA, FMEA, 8D, 5 Why, etc.).
• Experience with development tooling (JIRA, Confluence) and Software Quality Tooling (SonarQube, TIOBE).
• Ability to apply the appropriate statistics to give contents to fact-based decision making.
• Familiar with DfSS tools (e.g. DOE's and modelling), SWQ KPI's & CI / CD best practices.
• Strong analytical skills.

Behavioural

• Team player and coach.
• Demonstrated ability to influence a project team.
• Good communicator and presenter, willing to listen and speak-up.
• Strong collaborator who keeps stakeholders and team members informed, maintains continuous collaborative process, and drives key initiatives.
• Demonstrates strong Leadership in both proactive and reactive Quality management.
• Ability to influence stakeholders on Quality.
• Result driven, pragmatic mindset, with attention to detail whilst keeping focus on Big Picture.

What You'll Get In Return…
We're offering multiple opportunities for career development, like mentoring, coaching and stretch assignments, with strong international exposure for dynamic profiles. Learning is fundamental to our culture. Through continuous learning, we are transforming the industry. You have the chance to learn every day, acquire new skills and perspectives through customized online programs, and on-the-job experiences.

See #SignifyLife through the eyes of our employees

Who We Are
Signify is the world leader in lighting. We provide professional customers and consumers with quality, energy-efficient LED lighting. And our lights, when connected, bring data to devices, apps and people – redefining what light can do and how you use it. Today, our innovations, such as LiFi – internet connectivity through light – and UV-C, solar and horticultural lighting, contribute to a safer, smarter, more sustainable world.

We're operating in 74 countries with 32,000 people worldwide.