Quality Engineer, GA

Harbinger Motors Inc.; Garden Grove (CA); On-site; USD 152,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

401(k)

Vacation bonus

Wellness benefits

Cell phone stipend

Meals & stocked kitchens

Job summary

Harbinger Motors Inc. is seeking a Quality Engineer to define and implement QA processes across engineering, suppliers, purchasing and manufacturing. You will drive continuous improvement and maintain the QMS, ensuring processes and outputs meet quality standards.

The role requires collaboration, strong problem-solving, and travel up to 25%. It offers stock options, retirement benefits, and health perks as part of a comprehensive package for an early-stage EV and mobility innovator.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing) or similar technical degree.
• 3–8 years in manufacturing quality or supplier quality.
• Automotive or aerospace manufacturing experience preferred.
• ASQ certifications preferred (CQE, CQI, CQM, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher).
• Knowledge of ISO-9001:2018 or IATF 16949 strongly desired.
• Familiar with core quality tools: QMS, Audits, APQP, SPC, PPAP, FMEA, MSA.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement quality standards, control systems, and manufacturing quality processes.
• Inspect materials, equipment, processes, and products to ensure specs.
• Collaborate with production leadership to implement controls and improvements.
• Lead root cause investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Support supplier, production, and product issue resolution.
• Participate in design reviews to mitigate manufacturing risk.
• Create forms and instructions for data collection and reporting.
• Lead MRB meetings and act as QA representative on ECR/ECN boards.
• Drive KPI implementation with internal teams and contract manufacturers.

Skills

APQP

SPC

PPAP

FMEA

MSA

ISO 9001

IATF 16949

ASQ Certs

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering

Tools

QMS

Audits

APQP

PPAP

FMEA

MSA

Job description

Harbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger’s best-in-class team of EV, battery, and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to bring a first-of-its-kind EV platform to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs and Hybrids. Harbinger: Familiar Form, Revolutionary Foundation.

Job Overview

We are looking for a Quality Engineer with broad responsibilities, working cross-functionally with Engineering, Suppliers, Purchasing, and Manufacturing teams to define and implement quality engineering processes and drive continuous improvement activities throughout the organization. The Quality Engineer will play a key role in implementing and maintaining Harbinger’s quality management system (QMS) and will establish and improve the quality of our operational processes and outputs.

The Quality Engineer's responsibilities include defining quality standards, inspecting materials, equipment, processes, and products, developing quality control systems, leading APQP and determining corrective actions. A successful Quality Engineer should have excellent troubleshooting skills and be able to ensure that processes and products consistently meet established quality standards.

What You’ll Do:

• Developing and implementing quality standards, quality control systems, and manufacturing quality processes
• Inspecting and testing materials, equipment, processes, and products to ensure quality specifications are met
• Collaborating with production leadership to develop and implement controls and improvements
• Make technical and statistical investigations on quality problems, methods, and equipment, and make recommendations
• Developing corrective actions, solutions, and improvements for supplier, production, and product issues
• Participate in design reviews with the design engineering and manufacturing team to mitigate risk for manufacturing and assembly
• Develop forms and instructions to be used for collecting, analyzing and reporting quality data on the manufacturing line
• Lead and teach the multidisciplinary effort to perform Root Cause analysis on the internal and external product with timely responses and ensure all corrective actions are validated to prevent the recurrence of non-conformances
• Lead MRB meetings and act as a quality representative for the engineering change control board
• Lead implementation of quality processes and KPI’s with internal manufacturing team, contract manufacturers and suppliers

Who You Are:

• Bachelor’s in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing) or similar technical degree required
• Three to eight years of experience in work related to manufacturing quality or supplier quality
• engineering in an automotive or aerospace industry or equivalent manufacturing environment
• ASQ Certifications as Certified Quality Engineer, Certified Quality Auditor, Certified Quality Manager, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher preferred
• Knowledge of ISO-9001:2018 or IATF 16949 standard strongly desired
• Understanding of basic quality core tools such as Quality Management Systems, Supplier and Internal Audits, APQP, SPC, PPAP, FMEA, and MSA
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, verbal, writing and interpersonal skills are required
• ASQ Certifications as Certified Quality Engineer, Certified Quality Auditor, Certified Quality Manager, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher preferred
• Excellent project management skills with ability to manage multiple projects is required
• Must be able to travel up to 25%
• Early-stage Stock Options
• Robust Retirement Savings (401k, HSA, FSA)
• Annual Vacation Bonus
• Wellness & Fertility Benefits
• Cell Phone Stipend
• Complimentary Meals & Stocked Kitchens

$110 - $170 USD

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