Quality Engineer, Hardware Manufacturing — Relocation to Austin

Speedrun Talent Network; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Competitive salary and equity options

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Exowatt is hiring a Quality Engineer to own the quality of our supply chain and manufacturing operations. You will qualify suppliers, drive root-cause investigations, and build the quality systems that enable scale from pilot builds to volume production.

This hands-on role spans factory floors, supplier sites, and data-driven analysis. This Austin-based position requires relocation and offers a path to shaping Exowatt's growing QMS while collaborating with design, reliability, and manufacturing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Aerospace, or a related engineering field.
• 5+ years of quality engineering experience in a hardware manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on experience with supplier quality audits, FAI, PPAP, SCARs, and supplier development.
• Familiarity with root-cause methodologies (8D, 5-Why, fishbone) and statistical tools (SPC, Cpk, MSA, DOE basics).
• Ability to read GD&T and inspect mechanical drawings; experience with metrology and inspection tools.
• ISO 9001 fundamentals and experience building or operating a QMS.
• Strong technical writing and communication skills; willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Own incoming inspection, in-process, and final quality for assigned commodities, sub-assemblies, and finished product.
• Partner with supply chain to qualify new suppliers — on-site audits, FAI, PPAP-style submissions, and process capability reviews.
• Develop inspection plans, control plans, and acceptance criteria for parts and components.
• Lead root-cause investigations on supplier defects and internal non-conformances; drive CAPA to closure.
• Manage NCR and SCAR processes end-to-end.
• Translate design intent into manufacturable, inspectable specifications (GD&T, CTQ features).
• Track quality metrics and use them to drive improvement.
• Support NPI from prototype through production ramp, including process validation.
• Build and maintain quality documentation and QMS governance.

Skills

Supplier quality

Root-cause methods

GD&T

Metrology tools

ISO 9001

Quality metrics

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering

Tools

CMM

Calipers

Micrometers

Optical comparators

Job description

Exowatt is hiring a Quality Engineer to own the quality of our supply chain and manufacturing operations. You will qualify suppliers, drive root-cause investigations, and build the quality systems that enable scale from pilot builds to volume production.

This hands-on role spans factory floors, supplier sites, and data-driven analysis. This Austin-based position requires relocation and offers a path to shaping Exowatt's growing QMS while collaborating with design, reliability, and manufacturing