Job Description
Job Title:  Supplier Quality Engineer
Req ID:  49970
Job Location (Short):  Caxias do Sul, BRA
Employment Type:  Full Time
Segment:  Danfoss Power Solutions Segment
Job Category:  Quality and Environment, Health and Safety (EHS)
Work Location Type:  On-site

The Impact You'll Make

As our Supplier Quality Engineer in Brazil, you’ll play a key role in managing and driving the supplier claim handling process to ensure quality excellence across our supply base. You will lead containment actions, identify system-level root causes, implement effective long-term corrective measures, and ensure lessons learned are applied across other parts and processes.

At Danfoss, you’ll have the chance to grow your skills, work with diverse teams across the globe, and enjoy a supportive environment that values your well-being and inclusion.

Your impact? You will strengthen supplier performance, ensure compliance with quality standards, and drive continuous improvement in casting processes—benefiting our customers, our teams, and our commitment to operational excellence and sustainability.

You’ll collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, taking ownership of change management, PPAP documentation updates, casting process audits, and supplier readiness, helping us move toward a more innovative and efficient future.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Ensure supplier quality and performance data is accurate and available for all  suppliers in your category.
  • Resolve corrective action requests to system-level completion, applying robust root cause analysis.
  • Collaborate with suppliers to implement long-term corrective actions and ensure change control compliance.
  • Update PPAP documentation (PFMEA, control plans, etc.) to reflect current  processes and improvements.
  • Audit suppliers to ensure alignment with IATF, ISO, and Danfoss requirements.

What We're Looking For

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field.
  • Proven experience in supplier quality engineering with a focus on castings/foundry processes.
  • Knowledge of ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 auditing, PFMEA, Control Plans, MSA, manufacturing processes, and containment levels (CSL1 & CSL2).
  • Six-Sigma Greenbelt a plus.
  • Castings experience and background a plus.

What You'll Get from Us

  • Opportunities for career growth, mentoring, training, and access to global projects.
  • Flexibility and autonomy to deliver your best work while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
  • An inclusive work environment where every voice is valued.
  • Benefits including 13th salary, annual bonus, paid vacation, pension plans, personal insurance, and more (varies by country).
  • A culture that promotes continuous learning and innovation.

 

Ready to Make a Difference?

If this role excites you, we’d love to hear from you! Apply now to start the conversation and explore where your career can go with us.


All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.

Information at a Glance

 

Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification.

Our solutions are used in such areas as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, power conversion, motor control, industrial machinery, automotive, marine, and off- and on-highway equipment. We also provide solutions for renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, as well as district-energy infrastructure for cities.

Our innovative engineering dates back to 1933. Danfoss is family-owned, employing more than 39.000 people, serving customers in more than 100 countries through a global footprint of 95 factories.

 

Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification.

Our solutions are used in such areas as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, power conversion, motor control, industrial machinery, automotive, marine, and off- and on-highway equipment. We also provide solutions for renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, as well as district-energy infrastructure for cities.

Our innovative engineering dates back to 1933. Danfoss is family-owned, employing more than 39.360 people, serving customers in more than 100 countries through a global footprint of 95 factories.