Director, Supplier Quality — Lean, Defect-Free Sourcing

QuantumScape Battery, Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 179,000 - 251,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

RSU/Equity package

Health care

ESPP

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.