Manufacturing Process Engineer - Quality

Hysata Pty Ltd; Port Kembla; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Salary sacrifice into superannuation

Flexible working conditions

Recognition of Service

EAP through Sonder

Novated Leasing

Employee discount program

Job summary

Hysata Pty Ltd in Australia is recruiting a Manufacturing Process Engineer with a quality focus to scale our capillary-fed electrolyser manufacturing. You will own inspection strategy across cell fabrication and stack operations, lead structured RCAs, and implement durable CAPAs on the floor and with suppliers.

The role emphasizes hands-on problem solving, on-site collaboration with manufacturing teams, and a drive to embed quality into processes from pilot to scale.

Qualifications

• Degree, diploma, or trade qualification in engineering, materials science, chemistry, manufacturing, or related.
• 3-7+ years in a manufacturing process or quality engineering role, with a track record of solving real production problems.
• Hands-on with RCA (5 Whys, Fishbone, 8D), non-conformance management, and process improvement.
• Comfortable on the floor, biased to action, calm under pressure, and solutions-focused.
• Desirable: electrolysers, fuel cells, or hydrogen tech; ISO 9001; SPC or data analysis; startup or scale-up experience.

Responsibilities

• Own inspection strategy and acceptance criteria across cell material fabrication (coatings, substrates, treatments), cell assembly, and stack operations – catching defects at the earliest, cheapest point.
• Lead RCA on non-conformances, yield loss, and customer issues; drive corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) to closure and verify they hold.
• Improve process capability through error-proofing, parameter control, and basic SPC; convert see-and-fix cycles into permanent process and design improvements.
• Manage supplier quality – incoming inspection, non-conformances, and documentation (CoC, inspection reports, traceability);
• Maintain QMS records, change control, and CAPAs so quality data is trusted and audit ready; and
• Train operators and champion a right-first-time mindset – fixing the process, not assigning blame.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Quality engineering

Data analysis

Floor presence

CAPA management

Inspection strategy

Education

Engineering degree or diploma in relevant field

Tools

SPC

QMS documentation

RCA tools (5 Whys, Fishbone, 8D)

Job description

Manufacturing Process Engineer - Quality

Hysata is on a mission to accelerate the shift from fossil fuels to green hydrogen with the world’s most efficient electrolyser. Our breakthrough capillary-fed electrolyser achieves an unprecedented 95% system efficiency (41.5 kWh/kg) - a step change from incumbent technologies, which typically sit at ~75% and already ahead of International Renewable Energy Agency’s 2050 target. This leap in performance enables a radically simpler system design, slashing both energy use (opex) and system and renewables capex.

Hysata’s innovation has captured global attention, including publication in Nature Communications and support from leading strategic and financial investors such as BP, POSCO and Vestas. With over 100 team members, we’re a high-performing, purpose-driven company, proud to be 35% women, representing 20+ nationalities, and united by a shared mission to enable the decarbonisation of hard-to-abate sectors such as steel, chemical manufacturing, shipping and aviation.

Having secured Australia’s largest ever cleantech Series B raise of US$111 million, Hysata is scaling rapidly to bring our technology to market. With strong customer demand and a clear path to manufacturing at scale, we are on track to become a global leader in green hydrogen and put a major dent in global emissions.

About the role

Hysata is an electrolyser company moving from pilot-scale to sustained manufacturing, and we are building our Quality function. This is a hands‑on Manufacturing Process Engineer role with a quality focus. The mission is simple: find quality problems early, lead the root cause analysis, and implement durable solutions at pace - across our in-house processes, suppliers, and testing. You will report to the Manufacturing Manager and work directly with team leads, operators and engineers on the floor. On-site in Australia, with potential for some supplier travel.

The Mission

• Detect – quality problems early through inspection, data, and floor presence – before they reach the next operation;
• Diagnose – lead structured root cause analysis (RCA - 5 Whys, Fishbone, 8D) to true root cause, using evidence not assumption; and
• Resolve – design, trial, and embed corrective and preventive actions that hold, then verify they worked.

Role responsibilities

• Own inspection strategy and acceptance criteria across cell material fabrication (coatings, substrates, treatments), cell assembly, and stack operations – catching defects at the earliest, cheapest point;
• Lead RCA on non-conformances, yield loss, and customer issues; drive corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) to closure and verify they hold;
• Improve process capability through error-proofing, parameter control, and basic SPC; convert see-and-fix cycles into permanent process and design improvements;
• Manage supplier quality – incoming inspection, non-conformances, and documentation (CoC, inspection reports, traceability);
• Maintain QMS records, change control, and CAPAs so quality data is trusted and audit ready; and
• Train operators and champion a right-first-time mindset – fixing the process, not assigning blame.

What you'll bring

• Ability to work efficiently and effectively in a faced paced environment where everyday presents a new challenge;
• Degree, diploma, or trade qualification in engineering, materials science, chemistry, manufacturing, or related;
• 3-7+ years in a manufacturing process or quality engineering role, with a track record of solving real production problems;
• Hands-on with RCA (5 Whys, Fishbone, 8D), non-conformance management, and process improvement;
• Comfortable on the floor, biased to action, calm under pressure, and solutions-focused; and
• Desirable: electrolysers, fuel cells, or hydrogen tech; ISO 9001; SPC or data analysis; startup or scale-up experience.

What success looks like (First 12-18 Months)

• Problems detected earlier and resolved faster, with shorter see-and-fix cycles;
• RCA is rigorous and data-led; corrective actions hold and recurrence drops;
• Yield improves and rework falls as fixes move from temporary to permanent; and
• Production sees quality as a practical engineering partner, not a bureaucratic gate.
• Build a Quality department from the ground up;
• Direct impact on commercial electrolyser deployment; and
• Work at the intersection of clean energy, manufacturing, and scale-up.

What we offer

• Stock options;
• Salary Sacrifice into Superannuation;
• Flexible working conditions;
• Recognition of Service;
• EAP through Sonder;
• Novated Leasing;
• Employee discount program through Flare; and
• Awesome work environment and a pretty cool team!

If you don't tick every box in this ad, please don't rule yourself out just yet. We've seen the research that people from underrepresented backgrounds tend to only apply when the checklist is all ticks. We take pride in inclusion and hiring incredible human beings with great potential over ticking boxes – so if this role resonates with you.