Senior Manufacturing Quality Engineer, Energy Storage

Redwood Materials; Nevada (IA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Redwood Materials in the United States is seeking a Manufacturing Quality Engineer to drive incoming, process, and customer-facing quality activities. You will lead the identification and mitigation of quality risks and support the development and active improvement of key quality systems.

Qualified candidates have a BS in Engineering, 3+ years in quality, and experience with power electronics or battery technologies.

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering or related technical field.
• 3+ years of experience in a quality role.
• Experience with power electronics or battery technologies.
• Knowledge of quality tools and systems.
• Strong data analysis and statistical skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Develop process and product quality standards and quality plans to ensure products meet customer expectations.
• Lead the development of DFMEAs, PFMEAs, Process Control Plans, and test/inspection procedures to identify, prioritize and mitigate quality risks to the product.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement critical quality processes and to achieve quality objectives.
• Execute process and product quality readiness tasks for production ramp-up.
• Ensure quality standards are developed, communicated, and upheld for all actions related to manufacturing the product.
• Lead cross-functional problem-solving teams to facilitate swift and effective issue resolution, including root cause investigations using quality tools and the development, implementation, and validation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Work closely with the quality systems team to follow standards and processes.

Skills

Statistical methods

Root cause analysis

Quality data analysis

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field

Tools

Quality tools

Job description

About Redwood Materials

Redwood is localizing a global battery supply chain that seamlessly integrates recovery, reuse, and recycling—keeping critical minerals in circulation and driving the energy transition. Founded in 2017,we’re delivering low-cost and large-scale energy storage and producing battery materials in the U.S. for the first time, all from batteries we already have.

Manufacturing Quality Engineer

Redwood is looking for a highly motivated Quality Engineer with broad experience across incoming quality, process quality, and customer-facing quality activities. A primary objective of this role will be to drive the identification, prioritization, and mitigation of quality risks throughout the operations. Additionally, the Quality Engineer is expected to support the development, deployment, and active improvement of critical quality system elements.

Responsibilities will include:

• Develop process and product quality standards and quality plans to ensure products will consistently meet the expectations of our customers
• Lead the development of DFMEAs, PFMEAs, Process Control Plans, and test/inspection procedures to identify, prioritize and mitigate quality risks to the product
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement critical quality processes and to achieve quality objectives
• Execute process and product quality readiness tasks for production ramp-up
• Ensure quality standards are developed, communicated, and upheld for all actions related to manufacturing the product
• Lead cross-functional problem-solving teams to facilitate swift and effective issue resolution, including root cause investigations using quality tools and the development, implementation, and validation of corrective and preventive actions
• Work closely with the quality systems team to follow standards and processes

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field
• 3+ years of experience in a quality role
• Experience with power electronics or battery technologies
• Knowledge and experience leading structured problem-solving methodologies
• Experience with the development and use of quality tools as well as other quality system elements
• Adept with process data acquisition and quality analysis tools
• Proficient in statistical methods and ability to apply them
• Excellent written and verbal communication skill
• Ability to execute with a calm and collaborative urgency
• A passion for sustainability and making the world a better place!

The position is full-time. Compensation will be commensurate with experience.

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