Director, Supplier Quality — Lean, Defect-Free Sourcing

QuantumScape Battery, Inc.

San Jose (CA)

On-site

USD 179,000 - 251,000

Full time

12 days ago
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Health care
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Job summary

QuantumScape Battery, Inc. seeks a Director, Supplier Quality to own supplier quality end-to-end and push quality upstream. You will drive APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, audits, and supplier performance while partnering across Quality, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain to enable high-volume production.

You will lead a team of supplier quality engineers, apply lean principles to eliminate waste, and ensure zero-defect performance from critical suppliers at the source.

Qualifications

  • B.S. in Engineering or related technical discipline; advanced degree preferred.
  • 12+ years quality experience in regulated, high-volume manufacturing.
  • Strong supplier quality background with APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, audits, and IQC strategy.
  • Leadership in building and guiding supplier quality teams.

Responsibilities

  • Own supplier quality end-to-end: qualification, PFMEA, APQP/PPAP, audits, and 8D management.
  • Set and improve IQC strategy; dock-to-stock qualification; reduce non-conforming material.
  • Embed supplier development engineers at key suppliers to shift from inspection to supplier capability.
  • Drive quality left with clear defect definitions and acceptance criteria.
  • Apply lean and waste-elimination discipline across suppliers; reduce scrap and rework.
  • Lead upstream particle and contamination control for solid-state cells; zero-defect expectations.
  • Own quality handoffs with manufacturing partners during scale-up and transitions.

Skills

Quality leadership
Lean principles
Cross-functional collaboration
Executive communication
Problem solving
Regulated manufacturing

Education

B.S. in Engineering
M.S. or MBA preferred
ASQ CQE/CQA Lead Auditor/Six Sigma preferred

Tools

FMEA
APQP/PPAP
ISO 9001 / IATF 16949
SPC / Gage R&R

Job description

QuantumScape Battery, Inc. seeks a Director, Supplier Quality to own supplier quality end-to-end and push quality upstream. You will drive APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, audits, and supplier performance while partnering across Quality, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain to enable high-volume production.

You will lead a team of supplier quality engineers, apply lean principles to eliminate waste, and ensure zero-defect performance from critical suppliers at the source.

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