Quality Assurance Specialist

**Quality Assurance Specialist**:
Wärtsilä is an innovative technology company known for being a forerunner in the Marine and Energy markets. Every day, we - Wärtsilians - put our hearts and minds into turning Wärtsilä's purpose of enabling sustainable societies through innovation in technology and services into reality.

We want to transition the world towards a decarbonized and sustainable future. By pushing the boundaries of engineering and technology, we can make it work. Together, we can create new business opportunities and a more sustainable future that we can all be proud of.

**Want to join the ride?**

We are now looking for a **Quality Assurance Specialist** to join our team. In this position, you will report to the **Manager Construction Site** in Wärtsilä, and location of is in **Itajaí/SC, Brazil** (in person).

**What you will be doing?**

In this position, your work will include **plan, define, and control of QA activities** based on **customer requirements, classification societies, certification bodies and required standards** (ISO, AQAP) or internal regulations. On a typical day, you be in **contact with customer for all quality issues on shipyard** in coordination with the Project Quality Manager (PQM).

**Main responsibilities**:

- Preparing reliability and failure analysis for system deliveries according to general engineering rules, contractual requirements and/or classification society requirements
- Assisting in the preparation and execution of quality assurance acceptance tests (FAT "Factory Acceptance Test", I+I "installation+integration", HAT "Harbor Acceptance Test", SAT "See Acceptance Test") for military projects
- Reviewing and evaluate the quality status of suppliers during the selection process
- Planning, execution, and control of QA activities for integration/installation on shipyard and support of acceptance in the delivery process
- Tracking QA activities during production: including suppliers and Quality Analyst
- Monitoring the quality level of product and system deliveries and supporting acceptance tests, both internally and with suppliers
- Handling of all product/process non-conformities (NC) related to installation work on the shipyard
- Creating and ensure business unit QA KPIs
- Preparing and follow-up of internal and external audits in coordination with PQM
- Developing and control measures to reduce warranty costs
- Communicating and report quality issues to the appropriate solution or product owner as well as to PQM and ensure follow-up activities
- Contributing to develop Quality Analyst

**Requirements**:

- Bachelor education, complete or in progress in Engineering or Business Administration;
- Certificate in Quality;
- Advanced English (written and spoken);
- Experience in implementation or maintenance of Quality Management Systems;
- Knowledge of Integrated Management Systems and the Standards ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001;
- Understanding of quality assurance;
- Experience working with quality assurance in business environment;
- Previous experience in shipyard will be a plus;

**Skills**:

- Documentation management;
- Problem solver;
- Teamwork;
- Communication skills;
- Leadership;
- People management is desirable;
**Why you and why us?**

This position offers a concrete possibility to contribute to the transition towards a 100% renewable energy future. You will be a part of a global organization with a local presence and work in an exciting and dynamic working environment with highly motivated and skilled colleagues. We offer interesting and challenging work as well as personal and professional development possibilities in a dynamic team.

At Wärtsilä we value, respect, and embrace all our differences, and are committed to diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunities; everyone can be their true self and succeed based on their job-relevant merits and abilities.

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