Production Quality Engineer (m/f/d) in a Battery Recycling Scale-Up

cylib GmbH; Aachen; Vor Ort; EUR 50.000 - 70.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A research-based German scaleup is seeking a Quality Engineer to enhance product and process quality within the battery recycling industry. The role involves defining key quality attributes, managing quality documentation, and coaching operational staff on quality-critical tasks. Candidates should have over three years of experience in quality engineering with a solid understanding of ISO 9001, be proficient in both German and English, and enjoy a dynamic, evolving environment. This position offers the chance to have a real impact on Europe's battery supply chains.

Leistungen

Intensive onboarding

Collaborative work environment

Impactful work

Personal development opportunities

Qualifikationen

• 3+ years of experience in quality engineering in automotive or related industries.
• Hands-on experience with documentation control.
• Experience with hazardous materials processes preferred.

Aufgaben

• Drive product and process quality; manage deviations and change controls.
• Coach operators on quality-critical steps and sustain improvements.
• Analyze problems and implement robust corrective actions.

Kenntnisse

Quality engineering experience

ISO 9001 knowledge

FMEA familiarity

SPC/Cp/Cpk

Proficiency in German and English

Tools

LIMS

PLM/MES/ERP

Jobbeschreibung

Your mission

• You drive product and process quality by defining CTQs/CTPs per value stream and implementing risk-based control plans aligned with FMEA priorities (severity/occurrence/detection).
• You own quality documentation (SOPs, work instructions, batch records, CoAs), manage deviations and change controls to keep records audit-ready.
• You implement SPC and capability studies (Cp/Cpk) with real-time dashboards with limits and alarms, and monitor process performance.
• You analyze problems using 5-Why, Ishikawa, and DOE where needed and implement robust CAPAs with clear owners, deadlines and effectiveness checks.
• You handle customer complaints, lead structured 8D investigations and deliver data-backed responses.
• You coach operators/technicians on quality-critical steps, sampling and accurate data entry, and you sustain improvements.
• You follow up on quality readiness checklists and run controlled trials to establish capability baselines before scale-up and full release.

Your profile

• You have 3+ years of experience in quality engineering within automotive, battery, chemical, materials, or related process industries; startup or scale-up experience is a plus.
• You have a solid knowledge of ISO 9001 and are familiar with IATF 16949 and the automotive core tools (APQP, PPAP, FMEA, MSA, SPC, Control Plans) that support risk-based control plans and capability baselines.
• You have built and maintained control plans and PFMEAs, executed CAPAs end-to-end, and used SPC/Cp/Cpk to keep processes in control.
• You are hands‑on with documentation control and you can work with LIMS to keep records audit-ready.
• Preferred experience includes hazardous materials processes, laboratory quality testing, and PLM/MES/LIMS/ERP integrations.
• You are proactive and resilient, enjoy working in a dynamic, evolving environment and show high ownership.
• You are proficient in German and English and collaborate well with operations, engineers, suppliers, and automotive customers.

Why us?

• You take ownership from day one – after an intensive onboarding, you'll build something unique with us and shape outcomes with real impact on results.
• You work on something that truly matters – with your contribution, you strengthen Europe's battery supply chains and make circular economy a reality on an industrial scale.
• You're part of a mission‑driven team – in a fast‑paced scale‑up environment, we live collaboration, because we can only move things forward together.
• You work to the highest standards – we combine the professionalism of leading industry with the innovative power of a top‑tier, research‑driven technology team.
• You grow with us – at cylib, you will do what is likely to be the most impactful work of your career and develop personally as we scale together.

About us

cylib is a research‑based German scaleup for holistic battery recycling – starting from discharging to recovery of all components of the lithium battery – that was founded in Aachen in 2022 by three visionary founders, including a female CEO.

Our process

The cylib process offers a complete end‑to‑end process from battery pack to green battery material by employing a combination of mechanical and thermal pre‑treatments and an innovative water‑based lithium and graphite recovery. Unlike incumbents, cylib can therefore recover battery materials such as lithium, graphite or manganese. The process was developed over several years of research at the renown RWTH Aachen University and offers an efficient, resource‑ and climate friendly recovery of all battery materials from end‑of‑life batteries.

cylib's technology enables the recovery of all battery components regardless of whether it is an end‑of‑life battery or not. Recovery of green secondary raw materials from the cylib process enables the realization of the true Circular Economy on the European market.

Interested?

Please upload your documents and answer the questions in the application form (annual gross salary expectations, a cover letter is not necessay). We look forward to receiving your application!