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Would you thrive in a role where technical rigor, product assurance and collaboration with cross‑functional manufacturing teams ensure flawless execution of in‑house production?

Would you bring the critical thinking, discipline and problem‑solving mindset needed to drive continuous improvement in fabrication, assembly and product validation processes?

Join our Quality Team!

At Baker Hughes, Quality is essential to delivering safe, reliable and high-performing products. Our Product QA team ensures alignment with the Quality Management System (QMS), customer requirements and industry standards across internal manufacturing operations.

Partner with the best!

As a Quality Engineer, Product QA (In-house Curitiba), you will ensure technical requirements are properly implemented and verified throughout fabrication, assembly and validation activities inside our Curitiba plant. You will support audits, risk assessments, first article inspections, non‑conformance management and continuous improvement initiatives to guarantee flawless execution.

As the Quality Engineer, Product QA (In-house Curitiba) you will be responsible for:

• Reviewing and improving in-house product quality performance on a frequent basis.
• Collaborating with Lean initiatives to enable process improvements and flawless execution.
• Leading first article inspection (FAI) processes internally, ensuring product and process alignment with requirements using risk assessment tools such as FMEA.
• Conducting product quality audits and performing routine Gemba walks to validate compliance to technical specifications.
• Acting as a risk assessor for manufacturing processes and mitigating identified execution risks.
• Supporting and/or leading Go/No-Go reviews and facilitating pre-production meetings.
• Capturing, resolving and communicating operational Lessons Learned to Supply Chain and Product Delivery teams.
• Promoting quality culture by conducting continuous improvement workshops.
• Identifying, reviewing and addressing product non-conformances and driving strategic corrective actions.
• Implementing and monitoring product Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Communicating approaches and methods for solving complex quality issues.
• Ensuring adherence to Product Line quality directives at fabrication sites.
• Witnessing in-house product inspections and qualification activities.
• Registering and escalating critical observations to the appropriate levels of the organization.
• Leading manufacturing review processes for new first articles with relevant stakeholders.
• Acting as an enabler for implementing Non‑Conformance Management processes within internal operations.

Fuel your passion

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Production Engineering.
• Have fluent English skills.
• Have knowledge of Brazilian customer quality requirements for subsea equipment fabrication (XT, Manifolds, Tooling).
• Have previous experience in Quality Control for subsea equipment fabrication.
• Have experience performing quality and product requirement audits.
• Have knowledge in product inspection processes and technical documentation analysis.
• Have experience using quality tools such as A3, 8D, 5 Whys, Fishbone, FMEA, 5S and Lean Six‑Sigma.
• Have strong leadership skills.
• Have negotiation and influencing abilities with internal and external stakeholders.
• Have the ability to interpret technical drawings, specifications and quality requirements.
• Have a Master’s degree in a Quality‑related discipline. (Desirable)
• Have technical qualification or certification in Dimensional, Painting, Welding, NDT or Fabrication inspection. (Desirable)

Work in a way that works for you

We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

• Working flexible hours - from 7am-4pm or from 8am-5pm.
• Location: Curitiba, PR.

Working with us

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.

Working for you

Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input. Join us, and you can expect:

• Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
• Comprehensive private medical care options
• Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
• Tailored financial programs
• Additional elected or voluntary benefits