We are a European scale-up dedicated to developing cutting-edge, automated wind-assisted propulsion systems. Our goal is to provide a turnkey solution for shipowners and shipping companies seeking to reduce fuel costs and emissions. Our vision is simple yet ambitious—we aim to power the world with wind.

Imagine a world where the vast oceans are effortlessly traversed using the clean and boundless power of the wind. At Bound4blue, we are turning this dream into reality. We're not just creating wind propulsion systems but revolutionizing the maritime industry, one sustainable voyage at a time. While bringing sails back to ships may seem challenging, we are more than prepared for it. We are innovators who understand the perfect harmony between nature and technology.

About the role

The Electrical Supplier Quality Engineer ensures that suppliers of electrical and electromechanical components meet bound4blue’s quality, technical, safety, manufacturing, and delivery requirements. The role leads supplier qualification, audits, inspections, FAI/FAT, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement to ensure product reliability, traceability, and supplier performance.

Key responsibilities

• Manage supplier quality activities across assigned electrical and mechanical suppliers and manufacturing partners.

• Perform supplier qualification, process audits, and performance assessments, with particular attention to wiring, crimping, soldering, electrical assembly, testing, calibration, and traceability processes.

• Review electrical specifications, drawings, schematics, bills of materials, datasheets, and applicable standards, and translate them into clear supplier quality requirements.

• Develop and maintain supplier quality plans, inspection and test plans, control plans, acceptance criteria, and quality records for electrical components and assemblies.

• Support APQP4Wind, PPAP, FAI, manufacturing readiness reviews, and industrialization activities for new or modified electrical products and processes.

• Plan, perform, or witness supplier inspections and FAT activities, including continuity, insulation resistance, dielectric strength, grounding and bonding, and functional testing, as applicable.

• Verify supplier controls for ESD, workmanship, test-equipment calibration, material and component traceability, and segregation of non-conforming product.

• Lead investigations of supplier-related electrical quality issues and non-conformities using structured root-cause and problem-solving methodologies.

• Coordinate corrective and preventive actions with suppliers and internal stakeholders, ensuring timely implementation and verification of effectiveness.

• Monitor supplier quality performance, recurring defects, and process capability, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

• Participate in supplier selection, development, and risk assessment activities for electrical components, assemblies, and outsourced processes.

• Coordinate with Engineering, Product, Operations, Supply Chain, Project, and Field Service teams on technical changes, deviations, concessions, and supplier quality risks.

• Maintain inspection reports, audit records, non-conformity data, supplier performance information, and quality documentation with full traceability.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Quality Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

• Significant experience in supplier quality, manufacturing quality, or quality engineering within electrical, electronic, electromechanical, or industrial environments.

• Experience performing supplier and process audits for electrical manufacturing and assembly activities.

• Experience with quality control of cable harnesses, electrical cabinets or control panels, connectors, sensors, actuators, motors, or comparable equipment.

• Experience managing non-conformities, corrective actions, and structured root-cause investigations with suppliers.

• Experience supporting supplier qualification, development, and industrialization activities within international supplier networks.

• More than 3-5 years experience in related field.

• Fluency in Mandarin Chinese and professional proficiency in English.

Technical Competencies

• Supplier quality management, APQP or APQP4Wind, PPAP, FAI, and supplier development methodologies.

• Interpretation of electrical drawings, wiring diagrams, schematics, bills of materials, specifications, and component datasheets.

• Electrical inspection and test methods, including continuity, insulation resistance, dielectric strength, grounding and bonding, and functional testing.

• Electrical workmanship and process controls for cable preparation, crimping, termination, soldering, wiring, assembly, and labelling.

• Inspection and test plans, control plans, acceptance criteria, sampling, and statistical quality control.

• Root-cause analysis, 8D problem solving, and corrective and preventive action management.

• ISO 9001 quality systems and familiarity with relevant IEC, IP protection, EMC, and low-voltage electrical requirements and normative.

• Control of ESD, measuring and test equipment, calibration, material traceability, and non-conforming product.

What Awaits You at b4b:

• Meaningful Impact: Your work directly contributes to sustainable shipping solutions and reduces emissions, making a tangible difference in the maritime industry.

• Innovation at its Core: Join a team pioneering wind-assisted propulsion technology, working on groundbreaking solutions that challenge industry norms.

• Global Collaboration, Local Team: Experience the diversity of our international team while collaborating with suppliers and customers worldwide.

Join us and contribute to changing the future of ship propulsion!