Lead Quality Engineer – Battery Energy Storage Startup

Ford; Glendale (KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Ford Energy, a Ford Motor Company subsidiary, seeks a Quality/Manufacturing Lead to build and lead an agile team delivering advanced quality standards for a new Greenfield BESS manufacturing site in the US. You will drive data-driven improvements and establish SPC, PFMEA, and GD&T practices across the production line.

Collaborating with Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, and Suppliers, you will ensure ISO/IATF compliance while advancing lean initiatives and KPIs to meet launch timelines and

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field with strong foundation in quality engineering.
• Experience: 0–3+ years in manufacturing process or quality engineering in automated facilities.
• Technical knowledge: statistics (control charts, data collection, GD&T), PFMEA, and 3D CAD review (3D Experience/CATIA).
• Strong understanding of industrial controls and automation; startup experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality and manufacturing systems on a Greenfield site; drive data-driven improvements.
• Establish and monitor quality target levels at workstation for each build phase; validate readiness.
• Direct SPC activities using control charts, data collection, and GD&T to minimize variation.
• Conduct process audits enforcing ISO 14001, ISO 9001, and IATF 16949 compliance.
• Support PFMEA and risk-based planning to improve efficiency and throughput.

Skills

Statistics & SPC

PFMEA

3D CAD review

Lean manufacturing

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

3D CAD (3D Experience/CATIA)

GD&T

Job description

Ford Energy, a Ford Motor Company subsidiary, seeks a Quality/Manufacturing Lead to build and lead an agile team delivering advanced quality standards for a new Greenfield BESS manufacturing site in the US. You will drive data-driven improvements and establish SPC, PFMEA, and GD&T practices across the production line.

Collaborating with Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, and Suppliers, you will ensure ISO/IATF compliance while advancing lean initiatives and KPIs to meet launch timelines and