Senior R&D Engineer – Process Coordinator

Currently for our HVDC Digital R&D team we are looking for Senior R&D Engineer – Process Coordinator.

Your responsibilities:

• Coordinate and manage processes within HVDC Digital R&D to ensure alignment with organizational goals and project timelines.
• Documentation of processes within HVDC Digital R&D.
• Supporting Process Owners (PO) and Process Leaders (PL) in creating new processes.
• Support the PO and PL in Process Forums.
• Support the PO and PL in Yearly Reviews and SWOT creation.
• Acting as support person for the PO and PL to keep track that the requirements revolving each process are fulfilled (responsibilities taken step by step: process forums, yearly review, SWOT, KPIs and documentation).
• Ensure compliance with internal and external quality standards, preparing the foundation for future responsibilities in quality management. Preparation for internal and external audits.
• Cooperation with other Process Coordinators from another units.
• Support alignment of process and method practices with global product group in continuous improvement, change management materials as required, and training/coaching internal resources.
• Forecasted responsibilities:
• Develop and maintain tools and metrics (KPIs) to monitor process performance, quality benchmarks, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Prepare and present progress reports, metrics, and analyses to stakeholders and management.
• Identify bottlenecks and propose actionable solutions to ensure timely delivery of milestones.
• Support the development, implementation, and optimization of processes, best practices, and quality standards across R&D processes.
• Conduct Quality reviews on process documentation (correct template, good title, correct owning organization etc.).
• Conduct internal Digital R&D audits.
• Identify opportunities for innovation and improvement.
• Suggest new processes.
• Driving initiatives to enhance both process efficiency and quality assurance.
• Create Power BI dashboards to show Process KPI statistics.
• Drive, facilitate, coordinate and work on Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) initiatives.
• Drive Yellow/Green/Black Belt projects.

Your background:

• 3+ years of experience and fluent English.
• A degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field is an advantage.
• Proven experience in creating, coordinating or managing processes within a technical environment, preferably in R&D.
• Excellent organizational and multitasking skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities effectively.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, to engage with cross-functional teams, Process Owners and Process Leaders.
• Basic knowledge of project management methodologies and tools (e.g., Agile, Scrum, Azure DevOps, etc.).
• Beneficial:
• Experience working in an agile methodology process.
• Familiarity with digital systems development, or quality management processes will be an asset.
• Power BI skills will be nice advantage.
• Six Sigma certificates
• Soft skills:
• Strong communication and collaboration skills required 
• Negotiation skills to balance diverse needs required 
• Good intercultural sensitivity 
• Quick learner
• Background needed for forecasted responsibilities:
• Familiarity with quality management systems (e.g., ISO standards) and tools used to ensure compliance with quality standards.
• Analytical mindset with a focus on problem-solving, process improvement, and attention to detail.