Quality Engineer

So2power; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with annual reviews

Medical, dental, and vision coverage (

401(k) with 4% company match

Early-employee equity program

15 days PTO + 10 paid holidays

12 weeks of paid parental leave

$1,500 learning and certification预算

Free SO2 Power home protection kit

Job summary

SO2 Power, founded in Houston, seeks a hands-on Quality Engineer to inspect, test, and improve surge protection, backup power, and monitoring devices in our lab and warehouse. You will analyze returned units, work with suppliers to fix root causes, and own CAPA through closure, ensuring safety and reliability across product lines.

This role emphasizes practical testing, documentation, and collaboration with suppliers to prevent field failures and protect customers in Texas and beyond.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Manufacturing Engineering.
• 2+ years of quality or test engineering experience in electronics or consumer hardware.
• Comfortable with multimeters, oscilloscopes, hipot testers, and battery analyzers.
• Familiarity with SPC, FMEA, and root-cause analysis methods.

Responsibilities

• Run incoming, in-process, and final inspections on electrical and battery products.
• Design test fixtures and write inspection procedures for new product introductions.
• Analyze RMA and warranty data to find failure trends and propose corrective actions.
• Log non-conformances and manage CAPA through to closure.
• Support supplier audits and first-article inspections.
• Maintain calibration records for test and measurement equipment.

Skills

Test engineering

Electrical hardware testing

Root-cause analysis

SPC

FMEA

Quality systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

Multimeters

Oscilloscopes

Hipot testers

Battery analyzers

Job description

Carry out inspection, testing, and continuous improvement to make sure every SO2 Power™ product meets our safety and reliability standards.

The Quality Engineer is the last line of defense between our products and our customers' homes. You'll inspect, test, and investigate the surge protectors, battery systems, and monitoring devices we ship, and make sure every unit meets the safety and reliability standards we promise.

This is a hands-on engineering role. You'll spend most of your time in our Houston lab and warehouse building test fixtures, analyzing returned units, and working with suppliers to fix root causes rather than symptoms.

Your work directly protects our reputation and our customers. Each failure mode you catch and eliminate is a household that stays powered during the next outage.

What you'll do

• — Run incoming, in-process, and final inspections on electrical and battery products
• — Design test fixtures and write inspection procedures for new product introductions
• — Analyze RMA and warranty data to find failure trends and propose corrective actions
• — Log non-conformances and manage CAPA through to closure
• — Support supplier audits and first-article inspections
• — Maintain calibration records for test and measurement equipment

What you'll bring

• — Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Manufacturing Engineering
• — 2+ years of quality or test engineering experience in electronics or consumer hardware
• — Comfortable with multimeters, oscilloscopes, hipot testers, and battery analyzers
• — Familiarity with SPC, FMEA, and root-cause analysis methods

Your first year

• 01 Within 90 days, own incoming inspection for the Backup Accessories and Portable Power families
• 02 Within 6 months, deploy automated test fixtures for two high-volume SKUs
• 03 Within 12 months, lead root-cause investigations that close out the top five field failure modes

Our goal

Keep every home and small business powered, protected, and prepared.

Along the Gulf Coast, the power grid is a daily concern. Hurricanes, winter storms, and summer peak demand have made outages longer and more frequent, and families and small businesses are left paying for spoiled food, damaged electronics, lost revenue, and medical equipment that stops working.

SO2 Power™ was founded in Houston to solve that. We design and sell surge protection, backup power, and energy monitoring that are affordable, simple to install, and backed by real people. Our goal is to protect 100,000 Texas homes and businesses by 2030 and to set the standard for how everyday customers prepare for grid instability.

Every role on our team contributes directly to that goal. We are still small enough that each hire changes how we build products, serve customers, and grow as a company.

100K

Homes and businesses protected by 2030

48

Products across eight product families

24/7

Monitoring for SO2 members

Company culture

How we work.

We are a small, practical team. We care about doing the work well, being honest with customers and with each other, and making decisions that hold up during the worst week of the year, not just the best one.

Customers first, always

When the power goes out, our customers are counting on us. We make decisions based on what keeps them safe and supported, even when it isn't the easiest path.

We share context openly, disagree respectfully, and give direct feedback. Good ideas win regardless of title.

Show up for each other

Storm season is intense. We plan ahead, share the load, and make sure no one carries a crisis alone.

Rooted in Houston

We hire locally, work with Texas installers and suppliers, and volunteer during recovery efforts in the communities we serve.

• Competitive salary with annual performance reviews
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, with 90% of premiums paid for employees
• 401(k) with a 4% company match
• Early-employee equity program
• 15 days of PTO plus 10 paid holidays
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• $1,500 annual learning and certification budget
• Free SO2 Power™ home protection kit for every employee