Quality Engineer – Hardware & Supplier QC (Relocation)

Protagonist Management LLC; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Competitive salary

Equity options

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Exowatt, based in Austin, TX, seeks a Quality Engineer to own supplier quality and manufacturing quality across the supply chain. The role involves audits, FAI, PPAP, CAPA, and leading root-cause investigations to drive continuous improvement.

You will shape the QMS, collaborate with design and reliability teams, and support NPI from prototype to production ramp with robust inspection and process validation.

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.
• Reading GD&T and the ability to interpret mechanical drawings; strong metrology knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Own incoming inspection, in-process, and final quality for assigned commodities, sub-assemblies, and finished product.
• qualific supplier quality — on-site audits, first-article inspections, PPAP submissions, and process capability reviews.
• Develop inspection plans, control plans, and acceptance criteria for purchased parts and in-house manufactured components.
• Lead root-cause investigations (8D, 5-Why, Ishikawa) on supplier defects and internal manufacturing non-conformances; drive CAPA to closure.
• Manage NCR and SCAR processes end-to-end.

Skills

Quality engineering

Root-cause analysis

Documentation

GD&T reading

Supplier quality

Process capability

Statistical tools

Communication

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Aerospace, or related engineering field

Tools

CMM

Calipers

Micrometers

Optical comparators

Job description

Exowatt, based in Austin, TX, seeks a Quality Engineer to own supplier quality and manufacturing quality across the supply chain. The role involves audits, FAI, PPAP, CAPA, and leading root-cause investigations to drive continuous improvement.

You will shape the QMS, collaborate with design and reliability teams, and support NPI from prototype to production ramp with robust inspection and process validation.