Manufacturing Engineer

Do you enjoy developing tools focusing on the quality of production methods? Do you have a background in Electronics / Mechatronics or similar and like having a coordinating role in a high-tech manufacturing environment? We'd love to have you! At Xsens you work for a growing and innovative company, where passion and impact are part of our core values. Who is Xsens Xsens is a leading full-stack provider of sensors, software, and analytics that enable the digitization of movement. Xsens serves the entertainment, health & sports, and automation & mobility markets. Our innovations enable our customers to capitalize on the value of movement by transforming data into meaningful and actionable insights. Partnering with leading global brands such as Electronic Arts, EPIC Games, 20th Century Studios, Netflix, Toyota, Siemens, and over 1000 sports organizations/research centers/universities, Xsens is creating extraordinary outcomes that move humanity forward. Xsens is a portfolio company of Francisco Partners, visit www.xsens.com to learn more. Your role as a Manufacturing Engineer at Xsens As a Manufacturing Engineer you are the linchpin between our Engineering and Operations departments. You will work closely with both departments to ensure a smooth transition between product development and production. You are responsible for taking the lead in developing and maintaining tools for assuring the quality of production methods for Xsens’ product lines. You will set up automated test procedures and reporting, both in-house as well as working with manufacturing partners. You will work closely with the Hardware Engineers on implementing the new or making modifications to the Quality Assurance Protocol and productions methods. You focus on ensuring that product quality risks are traced and quantified upfront to provide feedback during product development. The position requires continuous interaction with Operations, Engineering, and our partners. You will be part of the Engineering Team, based in Enschede, the Netherlands. Key challenges: - Conduct (D)FMEA and root cause analysis for projects. - Collect data from reports and tests to identify trends and issues. - Develop and implement test tooling for the production environment. - Implement changes to quality processes to reduce defects. - Actively follows-up as and when required on manufacturer interactions/evaluations/feedback. - Actively searches for opportunities to reduce the yield loss and lower production costs. - Apply SPC and develop new quality tools.