Quality Lead, Hardware Engineering - Renewable Energy

ONYX Insight; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ONYX Insight is strengthening its Advanced Sensing hardware quality capabilities as part of its renewable energy portfolio. The Quality Lead will own QA processes, drive reliability, and scale the quality function across hardware products.

In this senior role, you will lead quality teams, manage supplier quality, perform root cause analyses, and ensure compliant testing and product release, with strong engagement at senior levels.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a senior quality role within hardware/electronic environments.
• Experience leading quality teams and driving accountability across functions.
• Strong track record in supplier quality management and performance improvement.
• Proven ability to lead root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Experience establishing testing, validation and product release processes.
• Solid understanding of ISO 9001 and regulatory/compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and ownership of quality assurance across hardware products.
• Develop and evolve the quality capability as the business scales.
• Oversee supplier quality across Tier 1 and 2 suppliers, including audits.
• Lead RCA, defect reduction and incident management.
• Ensure robust testing and validation preceding release or shipment.
• Maintain and improve quality standards across the lifecycle, aligned with CE, FCC, IEC.
• Report quality performance with metrics to senior stakeholders.
• Represent quality topics in cross-functional forums and drive improvements.
• Analyse quality processes to identify risks and drive improvements.
• Support audits and compliance with the Quality Management System.

Skills

Quality leadership

Hardware quality

Supplier quality

Root cause analysis

QA testing

ISO 9001

Tools

QMS tooling

Job description

ONYX Insight is strengthening its Advanced Sensing hardware quality capabilities as part of its renewable energy portfolio. The Quality Lead will own QA processes, drive reliability, and scale the quality function across hardware products.

In this senior role, you will lead quality teams, manage supplier quality, perform root cause analyses, and ensure compliant testing and product release, with strong engagement at senior levels.