Opportunity at Maersk Container Industry (MCI). Maersk Container Industry (MCI) is committed to delivering energy efficiency and reliability for the reefer container market, supporting its customers with sustainable and high-performing solutions. Maersk Container Industry (MCI) is looking for a Quality Engineer – Product Reliability & Test to join the Maersk Container Industry (MCI) Quality Engineering team. In this role, you will play a key part in ensuring robust product validation, reliability, and continuous quality improvement across the product lifecycle. You will work closely with R&D, Production, Supplier Quality, and Aftermarket, contributing to both product development and ongoing performance improvement.
The Role: As part of the Quality Engineering Department, you will lead and support quality improvement initiatives. You will drive structured problem-solving and ensure strong validation and testing frameworks across product development and lifecycle activities. You will play a critical role in ensuring that product reliability, validation processes, and testing methodologies meet the required standards, while continuously improving quality performance.
Key Responsibilities: Quality Engineering & Product Reliability
- Lead and manage quality improvement projects, including structured investigation and implementation of corrective actions.
- Plan and facilitate cross-functional problem-solving activities (e.g., 8D, Root Cause Analysis) across R&D, Production, Supplier Quality, and Aftermarket.
- Drive quality awareness through effective communication of quality data, trends, and risks.
- Review engineering specifications and change requests, assessing their impact on product quality.
- Facilitate risk assessments and mitigation activities for product and process changes.
- Drive and support System/Design FMEA updates and ensure cross-functional alignment.
- Identify and manage Special Characteristics, including tracking and control mechanisms.
Testing, Validation & Product Development
- Lead efforts to improve product lifetime, reliability, and qualification test methods.
- Define and implement recurring test plans for critical components.
- Develop test methods for customer claim investigations in collaboration with Customer Claims and laboratory teams.
- Ensure structured documentation and storage of validation data and test procedures.
- Support Product Qualification Processes and ensure validation activities are completed prior to product release.
- Support Engineering Change Requests (ECRs), ensuring validation and quality impact are properly addressed.
Supplier & Product Quality Support
- Initiate and support PPAP processes for supplier/component qualification.
- Support First Article Inspection (FAI) and Part Submission Warrant (PSW) approvals.
- Collaborate with Supplier Quality, laboratories, and production teams.
- Support REMAN and repair quality processes, including data collection and improvement actions.
- Contribute to benchmarking activities against competitors to identify improvement opportunities.
- Drive continuous improvement of validation frameworks and test strategies across the product lifecycle.
Who Maersk Container Industry (MCI) is looking for: Technical Competence
- Degree in Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Test Engineering, or a similar technical field.
- Strong knowledge of quality engineering methodologies (APQP, PPAP, FMEA, DV/PV processes).
- Experience with structured problem-solving methods (8D, Root Cause Analysis, 5 Whys).
- Experience with product validation, reliability testing, and qualification processes.
- Strong understanding of risk assessment and mitigation in product development.
- Experience with supplier quality processes and component qualification.
- Proficiency in data analysis tools (Excel, Power BI or similar).
- Experience working in cross-functional environments.
- Six Sigma Green Belt (preferred).
Personal Competence
- Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical topics clearly.
- Structured and analytical mindset with strong problem-solving capabilities.
- Ability to facilitate workshops and drive alignment.
- High ownership and proactive, results-oriented approach.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
- Detail-oriented mindset with a strong focus on quality and continuous improvement.
- Open mindset with a drive to challenge and improve processes.
At Maersk Container Industry (MCI), Maersk Container Industry (MCI) values diversity and is committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered. Maersk Container Industry (MCI) encourages applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences, as Maersk Container Industry (MCI) believes this strengthens Maersk Container Industry (MCI)'s teams and drives better outcomes. Maersk Container Industry (MCI) is dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace, valuing different perspectives. As an equal opportunity employer, Maersk Container Industry (MCI) welcomes applicants of all backgrounds. Maersk Container Industry (MCI) considers qualified candidates with criminal histories in accordance with legal requirements. Maersk Container Industry (MCI) is committed to accommodating your needs during the application and hiring process. If you require special assistance or accommodations to use Maersk Container Industry (MCI)'s website, apply for a position, or perform a job, please contact Maersk Container Industry (MCI).
Visit Maersk Container Industry (MCI)'s website to learn more: www.mcicontainers.com. Maersk Container Industry (MCI) produces refrigerated containers and refrigeration units for the intermodal sector, serving shipping lines, fruit multinationals, and leasing companies. Maersk Container Industry (MCI) is driven by a desire to constantly improve the performance and efficiency of Maersk Container Industry (MCI)'s product portfolio. Maersk Container Industry (MCI)'s aim is to ensure optimum cargo care and lowest energy costs, helping its customers meet their sustainability goals and reduce total cost of ownership in their operations.
Building on more than a century in the shipping industry and on strong company values, MCI is part of A.P. Moeller – Maersk, an integrated transport and logistics company with multiple brands and a global leader in container shipping and ports. Maersk Container Industry (MCI)'s headquarter, including R&D, test facilities, Sales, After Sales Product Management, Customer Quality, Procurement, and the business support functions, is located in Denmark, with a production facility in China and a global network of 400 service providers.
