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At Alpine, quality is key. Our earplugs need to protect your hearing effectively, while also being comfortable to wear and looking great. As a Working Student in Quality Control, you will help ensure that our products meet these standards. You will carry out audits on our product batches by taking samples, testing them thoroughly and assessing whether they meet our requirements, both in terms of performance and appearance. In addition, you will support our R&D team in testing new products.\nWhat will you do?\nYou will spend most of your time on quality control, inspecting samples of products from the market for the following:\nVisual inspection: You will check products for damage, contamination, colour inconsistencies, finish and correct packaging.\n\nAcoustic testing: Using our test equipment, you will measure whether filters and earplugs achieve the noise attenuation levels specified in our product specifications.\n\nMechanism testing: You will test moving parts, such as switches and interchangeable filters, to assess their functionality, clicking force and durability.\n\nRecording and reporting: You will document test results, identify deviations and contribute ideas on their possible causes and potential improvements.\n\nIn addition, you will support our R&D team by:\nTesting new products: You will test prototypes and initial production batches of new earplugs and filters, sharing your findings with the team.\n\nImproving test methods: You will help develop and improve testing procedures and carry out comparative tests.\n\nYou will work closely with R&D and our project managers to get the very best out of our products. The role is based at our office in Utrecht. After a thorough onboarding period, you will be able to carry out your tasks independently.\nWho are you?\nYou are currently pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree, preferably in a technical field such as mechanical engineering or industrial design engineering.\n\nYou are detail-oriented and quick to spot even the smallest deviations.\n\nYou work in a structured way and maintain your focus, even when performing repetitive tests.\n\nYou are curious and enjoy understanding how products work and how they can be improved.\n\nYou are available to work one fixed day per week (8 hours) at our office in Utrecht for at least six months.\n\nYou have a good command of English, both spoken and written. Speaking Dutch is a plus, but not required.\n\nExperience with measuring equipment or acoustics is a plus, but not required. 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