Senior Qualification Engineer (Sennheiser)

TL;DR

Senior Qualification Engineer (Sennheiser): Ensuring consumer audio products meet quality, reliability, and performance standards before mass production with an accent on qualification strategies, risk/failure-mode analysis, and validation readiness across the full development lifecycle. Focus on designing and executing test concepts (including accelerated testing), leading FMEA and root cause analysis, and driving mitigation through design and process improvements.

Company

hirify.global develops premium audio products under the Sennheiser brand, combining audio expertise with a global innovation network.

What you will do

• Define and execute qualification strategies across the full product development lifecycle.
• Develop and implement quality and validation plans for new products and variants.
• Identify risks and failure modes, and drive mitigation via design and process improvements.
• Lead and participate in FMEA and root cause analysis.
• Coordinate product and process qualification, including supplier and manufacturing validation.
• Design and perform test concepts with external labs and internal teams (including accelerated testing) and analyze results with prototype performance and field feedback.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in product qualification or design quality (ideally consumer electronics or acoustics).
• Strong understanding of product validation, risk analysis, and reliability testing.
• Degree in Electronics, Electromechanics, or a related field.
• Ability to translate product concepts into effective test strategies.
• Fluent English and German.
• Experience with FMEA, statistical methods, and quality tools (e.g., Minitab; Six Sigma is a plus).

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible hybrid working model.
• Training opportunities for professional and personal development.
• High ownership and autonomy with growth opportunities via individual development plans.
• Collaboration with global teams and exposure to international production environments.