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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Quality Design Engineer - **Company:** Ooni Ltd - **Location:** UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Systems Integration, Technical Data Management Systems, Data Analytics - **Published:** June 18, 2026 - **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=3e330db78ae997f0 ## About the Role Do you have experience in Root cause analysis?, * Technical Expertise: Significant experience in quality engineering, design verification, or regulatory compliance specifically for consumer appliances, gas, or electrical products. * Project Ownership: Proven experience working independently to drive complex technical projects to successful outcomes within a fast-paced consumer goods environment. * Problem Solving Mastery: Mastery of Quality and Design Tools (e.g., DFMEA/PFMEA, 8D, Six Sigma, Lean, or Design of Experiments) with a strong "system-thinking" approach. * Communication & Inclusivity: Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to account for different personalities and levels of experience, communicating in a way that is inclusive, persuasive, and effective. * Operational Agility: Demonstrated ability to manage day-to-day prototyping and manufacturing quality issues while simultaneously planning 6-12 months down the line., When you join one of our global teams, you're joining a dedicated group of do-ers who value Kindness, Passion, Innovation, Ambition and Rigor above all else. We live, work and play by these values and are proud of what we've built here. As a member of our team, you will also receive the following ## Description As a Senior Design Quality Engineer, you will serve as a technical authority on complex systems, designs, and quality engineering decision-making. Reporting directly to the Senior Manager, Quality (based at our Shanghai office), you will act as the primary hands-on bridge between Product Development (NPD) and mass production. Your mission is to embed a "Design for Quality" mentality early in the product lifecycle, ensuring it isn't just a phrase, but a verified, repeatable reality before high-volume manufacturing begins. You will act as the upstream gatekeeper, ensuring designs are mature and fully validated before handoff to our China-based quality team who manage ongoing mass production. You will work as part of the product development teams on complex tasks and longer-term projects, taking ownership of timelines and driving successful outcomes without the need for continual guidance. This is an on-site role, working a minimum of 4 days per week from our office in Broxburn, Scotland. The role also requires the ability to travel to China and other SE Asia countries approximately 4-6 times a year. What you'll do: * Early-Stage Design Partnership: Actively partner with Product Design Engineers from the initial project kick-off to embed "Design for Quality" principles early in the R&D lifecycle. You will ensure that quality, reliability, and manufacturing constraints are inherently built into the product design long before the design freeze for mass production. * Risk Management & Mitigation (DFMEA): Serve as the technical authority on risk-assessment methodologies. You will lead and facilitate Design Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (DFMEAs) alongside the design team, proactively identifying potential failure modes, establishing critical-to-quality (CTQ) characteristics, and implementing mitigation strategies. * Strategy & Forward Planning: Think 6-12 months ahead to align design-quality milestones with project goals. Proactively shape the product's design by contributing technical insights, test observations, and engineering feedback gained from early prototype evaluations. * NPD Project Leadership: Lead the quality engineering strands of complex, cross-functional New Product Development (NPD) projects. Take full ownership of qualification metrics to drive successful product launches. * Cross-Functional Integration & Peer Alignment: Maintain close, collaborative relationships with compliance, engineering, sourcing, CPI and supply chain peers. Articulate how design tolerances overlap with supplier capabilities, ensuring a smooth handoff from prototype verification to factory floor execution. * Process Governance & Validation Standards: Own and define the product quality criteria in our Quality Control (QC) documentation. Set rigorous standards for design verification testing (DVT) and production validation testing (PVT). Consistently deliver high-quality results, ensuring new appliance designs comply with Ooni's internal standards, global regulatory benchmarks, and industry compliance. * Data-Driven Engineering Decisions: Fairly assess complex testing inputs, tolerance stack-ups, and statistical data to make rational, well-informed design-quality decisions. Rationalize engineering trade-offs using ROI calculations. For highly complex issues where prototype data may be incomplete or unreliable, proactively collaborate with senior team members for support. * Advanced Problem Solving: Adapt quickly to unexpected prototype failures or unfamiliar technical challenges. Champion root-cause analysis frameworks (such as 8D or Six Sigma) to solve complex issues, pushing beyond standard best practices to help design novel, robust solutions and product features. * Stakeholder Communication: Tailor complex technical data and validation results into clear, concise updates for cross-functional stakeholders. 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