Quality Technician

Amperesand, Inc.; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, vision, and dental

Life and disability insurance

401k

Paid time off

Commuter benefits

Maternity and paternity leave

Job summary

Amperesand, Inc. is seeking a Quality Engineering Technician to create and execute inspection methodologies for electro-mechanical components and testers associated with solid state transformers.

You will identify suspect or nonconforming parts, support process validation and containment, and analyze data to drive corrective actions. You will lead quality trials, develop Quality Instruction documents, and serve as an on-shift SME to ensure product specifications meet quality criteria in a

Qualifications

• High school diploma or trades training or degree in electronic, mechanical, quality, or equivalent.
• Experience with quality systems in high-volume manufacturing.
• Experience with APQP, PPAP, FMEA, DFMEA, PFMEA tasks.
• Knowledge of basic statistics, lean manufacturing, GD&T, electronic test, and measurement systems.
• Ability to communicate issues to leadership and drive solutions.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and provide line leadership.
• Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, SharePoint; data manipulation in Excel and SQL.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality trials with engineers and technicians to support new line validations.
• Create and maintain Quality Instruction documents.
• Act as on-shift SME to support production on product specs and quality criteria.
• Assist in identifying and resolving manufacturing quality issues; contain parts as needed.
• Support root cause analysis, best practices, corrective actions.

Skills

Quality systems

APQP

PPAP

FMEA

DFMEA

PFMEA

GD&T

Statistical basics

Lean manufacturing

Education

High school diploma or skilled trades training or degree in electronic, mechanical, quality

Tools

Jira

Confluence

SharePoint

Excel

SQL

Multimeters

Calipers

Oscilloscopes

Microscopes

Job description

Company Overview

Amperesand is reinventing how the world powers its most critical systems.

We are facing a once-in-a-generation opportunity for infrastructure disruption. Electricity demand is skyrocketing, driven by AI factories, electric vehicles, and modern industrial growth. Energy supply is shifting to incorporate a more diverse mix of resources – including solar, gas, and batteries – at a massive scale.

And yet the power infrastructure behind our latest mega-projects hasn’t meaningfully changed in nearly 100 years. Supply chains for today’s infrastructure equipment can’t match the pace and sophistication of critical energy projects. Amperesand is building hardware and software that rewrites this broken power infrastructure playbook to support a new era of energy abundance.

We’ve built a new class of intelligent, software-defined power infrastructure products leveraging a decade of advanced medium voltage Solid State Transformer research that’s now ready for commercial deployment.

Our products and solutions go far beyond the capabilities of traditional electrical equipment. We make power systems that are faster to deploy, dramatically smaller and more efficient, and capable of supporting modern, dynamic energy needs for tomorrow’s most demanding energy consumers.

Scalable in-house advanced manufacturing capability is our foundation for meeting timeline and quality expectation to serve infrastructure customers around the world.

Amperesand is led by breakthrough energy hardware development veterans and funded by top tier investors who share our vision of building a category-defining energy technology company.

With hubs in San Francisco, Reno, and Singapore, our global team is laser focused on building foundational technology to solve the most pressing problems in power infrastructure at scale.

Join us in building the power foundation of the future!

Role Summary

We areseekingan energetic, highly motivated, team-oriented Quality Engineering Technician tobe responsible forcreating and executing inspection methodologies forelectro-mechanical components,subassembliesand testersforAmperesand’ssolid state transformers.In thisrole,youidentifyandaddresssuspect or nonconformingparts,support engineering withprocess validation andcontainment activities, perform experiments,collect and analyze data todeterminecorrective and preventive actions.

Responsibilities

• Leadthecompletionof quality trials working withengineersand othertechnicianstosupport new line validations.
• Drive the creation and maintenance ofQuality Instruction documents.
• Serve as the on-shift subject matter expertto support productionregardingproductspecificationsand criteriathat define qualityof the product.
• Assistin the identification and resolution of manufacturing quality issues,containparts or products as needed, sort parts for quality requirements.
• Supportroot cause issues,best practices,and implementation ofcorrectiveactions andcountermeasures.
• Leadorparticipatein continuous improvement activities withengineers and external suppliers.
• Analyze and interpretfailure and productdata independently, effectively escalatingand supporting resolution of defects.

Qualifications

• High school diploma. Skilled trades trainingor degreein electronic,mechanical, qualityor equivalentdemonstratedon-job experience.
• Experience with quality systems in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Experienced in APQP, PPAP, FMEA, DFMEA, PFMEAtasks.
• Knowledgebasic statistics, leanmanufacturing practices, engineeringknowledge ofGD&T, electronic test, and measurement systems.
• Ability to effectively communicate common issues and defects to leadershipandassistwith solutions.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment providingproductionline leadership and guidance.
• Ability touse IT systems such as Jira, Confluence, and SharePoint.Able tomanipulate data inExcel and databases such asSQL.
• Experience with test and metrology equipment such as multimeters, calipers, oscilloscopes,microscopes,etc.

Essential Physical Demands

• Ability to perform physically demanding work for extended periods of time, up to 12 hours a day.
• Ability to stand and walk for up to 12 hours/day, including over varied and uneven terrain.
• Frequently and repetitively, lift, push and carry up to 35 lbs.
• Frequently and repetitively, bend, lift and reach to install parts.
• Stoop, lay, bend, reach, squat, kneel, crouch,twistand crawl for extended periods of time, including up to 12 hours/day.
• Climb andmaintainbalance on ladders,scaffoldingor other high structures
• Ability to find issues in a work process and receive safety signals using sight, touch, and hearing.
• Wearing Personal Protective Equipment, including but not limitedto:safety glasses, safety shoes, bump caps, arm protection, and adheringto prescribed safety rules and guidelines.

Please note

This role requires working on-site 5 days a week. We do not offer hybrid or remote options.

Candidate Confidentiality & Information Protection

As part of our commitment to protecting confidential and proprietary information, candidates should not disclose or provide Amperesand with any confidential, proprietary, or trade secret information belonging to a current or former employer or any other third party during the application or interview process.

Please do not submit or present employer-owned source code, schematics, designs, technical documentation, internal presentations, customer information, prototypes, or other confidential materials. Candidates should discuss their experience and accomplishments at an appropriate level and use only information and materials they are authorized to share.

Pay Disclosure & Benefits

Compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law.

The benefits outlined below apply exclusively to employees located in the United States.

• Competitive Salary +Incentive Stock Options
• Medical, vision, and dental benefits for employees and their dependents, effective from the start of hire
• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
• 401k retirement savings plan through Empower
• Employees receive paid time off (PTO), paid sick days, and paid company holidays
• Commuter Benefits
• 100% paid maternal leave (12 weeks) and paternal leave (6 weeks)

Singapore-based employees receive benefits in accordance with local government provisions.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Amperesandis an equal opportunity employer andcomplies withall applicable federal, state, and local fair employmentpracticeslaws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Amperesandis also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you needan accommodationat any point during the interview process.