Quality Engineer

Is-International-Services; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Is-International-Services seeks a Quality Engineer in Houston to direct investigation, resolution, and prevention of issues across design, installation, commissioning, and service for energy storage products. The role emphasizes strong technical expertise and critical thinking.

You will lead global efforts in incoming and in-process support, issues resolution, documentation, testing, and product readiness, collaborating with engineering, product development, and manufacturing teams to ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• 1–3+ years in quality/engineering/operations in manufacturing or energy sectors.
• Experience leading quality non-conformities and cross-regional alignment.
• Deep knowledge in at least two domains: Batteries, Inverters, Electrical Systems.
• Proactive quality systems, risk management, lifecycle improvement.
• Experience with product readiness and launches with engineering and supply chain.
• Data-driven decision making tied to cost and performance.
• Ability to lead through influence across functions and cultures.
• Experience with supplier quality management and change control.

Responsibilities

• Direct investigation, identification, and resolution of issues within design, specification, installation, commissioning, handover, service, warranty, and sustaining operations.
• Lead global engagement to enable shared processes development and usage.
• Lead and drive issues to resolutions through collaboration across the organization; develop corrective and preventive actions.
• Maintain quality records such as inspection reports, test data, and non-conformance logs; ensure regulatory alignment for energy storage products.
• Assist in quality testing activities for assembled battery energy storage containers, including functional testing, safety checks, wiring verification, and system-level commissioning tests.
• Triages quality intake; reduce backlog; evaluate tickets for commercial risk; use data analytics for NCRs, CAPAs, JIRAs.

Skills

Quality engineering

Cross-functional

Data analysis

Process improvement

Risk management

Supplier quality

Project coordination

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

As Quality Engineer, the successful candidate will play a key role in directing the investigation, identification, and resolution of issues within design, specification, installation, commissioning, handover, service, warranty, and sustaining operations. The ideal candidate will possess technical expertise as well as critical thinking ability.

As part of this role, you will lead efforts in the following areas:

• Incoming and In Process Support: Support in managing and developing programs and reporting systems for all product types globally in collaboration with Program Management. Lead global engagement to enable shared processes development and usage.
• Issues Resolution Leadership: Lead and drive issues to resolutions through hyper collaboration across the entirety of the Organization. Go to the work and drive a solution for corrective and preventative actions.
• Documentation and Quality Record Maintenance: Maintain quality records such as inspection reports, test data, and non-conformance logs. Ensure documentation is complete, accurate, and aligned with company quality procedures and regulatory requirements for energy storage products.
• Testing and Validation Support: Assist in quality testing activities for assembled battery energy storage containers, including functional testing, safety checks, wiring verification, and system-level commissioning tests. Help ensure units meet performance and reliability standards before shipment
• Issues Triage: Serve as the front line for the quality intake systems and tasked with reducing ticket backlog and intake though the incorporation of lessons learned. Work to ensure tickets are properly assigned, prioritized, and evaluated for commercial risk. Use data analytics to review Non-Conformance Requests in the form of CAPAs, JIRAs, NCRs, and more.
• Product Readiness: Drive product development cycle decisions using quality-based business intelligence systems. Work alongside Product Development and Engineering throughout the various Product Stage Gates to ensure the product delivered is complete and of high quality.

The hiring team values the following training and experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality Management, or a related technical field required
• 1-3+ years of experience in quality, engineering, or operations roles within manufacturing and or energy sectors, with proven success supporting customer-facing project teams and collaborating across global organizations.
• Proven experience managing quality engineering non conformities and driving alignment across regional organizations.
• Deep understanding of at least two of the following domains: Software & Controls, Batteries, Inverters, Transformers, Civil Structural, Electrical Systems.
• Strong background in developing and implementing proactive quality systems, risk management frameworks, and lifecycle improvement processes.
• Demonstrated success driving product readiness and launch scalability in partnership with engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing teams.
• Strong analytical mindset with a track record of data-driven decision making tied to cost and performance outcomes.
• Ability to lead through influence and foster collaboration across functions and cultures.
• Experience with supplier quality management, product lifecycle integration, and change control processes.
• Familiarity with quality assurance for product and design changes, including compliance, validation, and risk mitigation.
• 1-3+ Years of working in large scale (100MWpeak +) renewable energy projects or related fields.
• Comprehensive Commercial Knowledge: strong ability to interpret legal agreements and establish a position on behalf of the regional organization.