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Product Quality Assurance Engineer – Hardware or Software (Electron Microscopy) Jobs in Brno, South Moravia, Czechia at Akkodis
Title: Product Quality Assurance Engineer – Hardware or Software (Electron Microscopy)
Company: Akkodis
Location: Brno, South Moravia, Czechia
Become a key player in ensuring top-notch quality! We are looking for a System/Assurance Engineer who will make sure electron microscopes meet the highest standards of performance, reliability, and manufacturing quality. You will act as the link between development, production, service, and customers – with the goal of preventing issues, verifying quality, ensuring compliance, and supporting continuous improvement throughout the entire product lifecycle.
Your key responsibilities
- Take ownership of product quality for electron microscopy systems (SEM, TEM, DualBeam) with a strong focus on hardware and or software performance and diagnostics
- Perform in-depth hardware analysis using lab equipment (oscilloscope, multimeter, signal analyzers) to identify faults and validate system behavior
- Lead root cause analysis of HW or SW-related issues across complex systems (electronics, vacuum, optics, motion control)
- Collaborate closely with R&D and production teams to troubleshoot and resolve hardware failures and performance deviations
- Define and validate test methodologies for hardware systems, including signal integrity, power stability, and system-level performance
- Support manufacturing by optimizing calibration procedures, test setups, and measurement techniques
- Review and approve technical documentation, engineering changes (ECO), and deviation reports with a strong understanding of hardware impact
- Monitor field performance, reliability data, and customer complaints, focusing on hardware-related failure modes
- Nice to have: Drive continuous improvement initiatives using structured problem-solving methods (8D, RCA, FMEA), with emphasis on HW robustness
What knowledge and skills you should have
- Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Physics, Mechatronics, or a related field (HW or SW oriented background preferred)
- Strong hands-on experience with hardware debugging and measurement tools (especially oscilloscope-based signal analysis)
- Proven ability to analyze electronic circuits, power systems, and embedded hardware behavior
- Experience in failure analysis, root cause investigation, and system-level troubleshooting
- Understanding of complex multidisciplinary systems (electronics, optics, vacuum, mechanics, embedded SW)
- Familiarity with quality and problem-solving methods (8D, RCA, FMEA, CAPA) – nice ho have
- Experience from high-tech industries (semiconductor, instrumentation, electron microscopy, or similar) is a strong advantage
- Strong analytical mindset and structured approach to problem-solving
- Communicative level of English
What we can offer you
- Contribution for changing residence
- Cafeteria – individual benefit system
- Free language / soft skills / hard skills training courses
- Joint company events: sports and social
- Extra week of paid vacation
- Financial reward for loyalty
- Meal vouchers
- Financial reward for employee referral or extra time off
- Multisport card
- Interest-free employee loans
