Lead Quality Engineer – Energy Grid, ISO & APQP Expert

Critical Loop; United States; On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options equity

Comprehensive health coverage

Retirement savings plan

Unlimited paid time off

Job summary

Critical Loop is seeking a Lead Quality Engineer to transform engineering designs into reliable, high‑quality products. You will own quality processes aligned with ISO 9001 and work hands-on with manufacturing, testing, and production teams to drive improvements across the full product lifecycle.

The role requires a strong background in quality systems and manufacturing support, with emphasis on problem solving, risk reduction, and supplier quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in engineering or STEM required.
• 7+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment as a Manufacturing Engineer, Test Engineer, Reliability Engineer, or Quality Engineer.
• Must be able to work without visa sponsorship and authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain Critical Loop’s Quality Management System (QMS) and provide training to relevant personnel on ISO 9001 compliance requirements and industry standards.
• Perform as and train QA for Electrical and Mechanical systems, including drawings, production and test operations inspection signoffs and verification of compliance to procedures.
• Use strong engineering domain knowledge and practical experience to advise and solve problems with the design, manufacturing, supply chain, and leadership teams on product quality and safety.
• Partner with Product and Project engineering to create inspection plans for all deployable systems and support real time during operations on the implementation of the plans.
• Take a methodical approach to identifying the largest quality related issues and risks impacting manufacturing and operations across the Critical Loop product lines and partner with relevant stakeholders to minimize risk and implement process improvements.
• Assess core business processes, systems, and products through internal audits to assure compliance to customer requirements, Critical Loop procedures and policies, and ISO9001 standards.
• Utilize corrective and preventive action processes to address non-conformances and drive improvement of quality management across the various Critical Loop product lines.
• Drive quality assurance within the supply chain, ensuring effective supplier qualification and ongoing performance monitoring.
• Define team growth plan and roadmap to increasing quality support across all relevant production, test and deployment operations.

Skills

Quality mindset

Analytical thinking

Technical writing

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's or higher in Engineering or STEM

Tools

ASQ-CQA-RAB

GD&T

MIL-STD

IPC

ISO standards familiarity

DOE

SPC

Root cause analysis

APQP

PFMEA

Design of experiments

Job description

Critical Loop is seeking a Lead Quality Engineer to transform engineering designs into reliable, high‑quality products. You will own quality processes aligned with ISO 9001 and work hands-on with manufacturing, testing, and production teams to drive improvements across the full product lifecycle.

The role requires a strong background in quality systems and manufacturing support, with emphasis on problem solving, risk reduction, and supplier quality.