Remote-Eligible Supplier Quality Engineer – Energy Storage

Rimac Group; Witney; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Educational budget

26 days annual leave

8 public holidays

Private medical insurance

Job summary

Rimac Energy seeks a Supplier Quality Engineer to join our Witney, Oxfordshire site. You will help manage a high-performing supplier base and ensure quality across engineering, manufacturing, and sourcing activities.

You will lead containment, audits, PPAPs, RCAs, and continuous improvement initiatives to deliver reliable energy storage products while collaborating with EMS partners and cross-functional teams. International travel is required.

Qualifications

• Three-plus years in supplier quality or quality engineering.
• Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or related engineering.
• Experience in automotive/industrial/energy storage or electronics manufacturing.
• Knowledge of quality management systems and CAPA.
• Experience with PPAP, FAI, and supplier performance management.

Responsibilities

• Provide Supplier Quality Engineering support across Rimac Energy as the quality interface with Engineering, Supply Chain, Industrialisation and EMS partners.
• Drive supplier quality performance through data analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead containment, investigation, and resolution of supplier non-conformances with root cause analysis.
• Conduct First Article Inspection (FAI) activities for new components and ramp-up.
• Review and approve PPAP submissions, control plans, PFMEAs, inspection standards and process documentation.
• Support supplier qualification, onboarding and requalification including audits and capability assessments.
• Perform supplier audits and on-site assessments to verify compliance with quality requirements.
• Collaborate with suppliers to improve manufacturing processes and product quality.
• Develop and maintain incoming inspection strategies and sampling plans based on risk and performance.
• Monitor corrective actions and ensure sustainable closure of quality issues.
• Support APQP activities and manufacturing readiness reviews.
• Maintain supplier quality metrics and KPIs with regular reporting.
• Support issue management and cross-functional risk reviews.
• Participate in design/change reviews, providing quality and manufacturability input.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement.
• Support customer, certification, and regulatory audits.
• International travel required.

Skills

Supplier quality

CAPA & RCAs

Root cause analysis

FMEA & PPAP

Auditing & supplier qualification

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

MS Project

JIRA

ERP systems

Altium

3DX BOM

Job description

Rimac Energy seeks a Supplier Quality Engineer to join our Witney, Oxfordshire site. You will help manage a high-performing supplier base and ensure quality across engineering, manufacturing, and sourcing activities.

You will lead containment, audits, PPAPs, RCAs, and continuous improvement initiatives to deliver reliable energy storage products while collaborating with EMS partners and cross-functional teams. International travel is required.