Senior Supplier Quality Engineer – Inverter & Battery Tech

Nextpower Inc; Nashville (TN); Vor Ort; USD 110.000 - 140.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Nextpower Inc. is seeking a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer to lead supplier quality for inverter and battery technologies, supporting utility-scale solar and energy infrastructure products.

You will own quality across supplier selection, design transfer, qualification, ramp, and field performance, interfacing with engineering, sourcing, and manufacturing teams. You will prevent escapes, build supplier capability, and drive fact-based corrective actions.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, manufacturing, mechanical, quality engineering, or related technical field.
• 8+ years in supplier quality, manufacturing quality, product quality, or quality engineering with power electronics, inverters, batteries, energy storage, EV, industrial controls, or related tech.
• Experience leading supplier qualification, APQP/PPAP, process audits, production readiness, and corrective action with global suppliers or contract manufacturers.
• Strong knowledge of control plans, PFMEA, MSA, SPC, capability analysis, sampling plans, nonconformance systems, and change control.
• Ability to read electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, mechanical drawings, specs, test requirements, and manufacturing docs.

Aufgaben

• Lead supplier quality strategy and performance for inverter, battery, power conversion, and related electrical/electronic commodities.
• Define supplier quality objectives, scorecards, escalation criteria, and executive-level reporting.
• Lead APQP/PPAP, design transfer, pilot builds, production readiness, and ramp-up activities.
• Audit suppliers to ISO 9001 and internal standards; drive 8D, DMAIC, and root-cause analysis.
• Ensure traceability and robust quality closure for warranty, regulatory, and field investigations.

Kenntnisse

APQP/PPAP

PFMEA

Control plans

MSA

SPC

Capability analysis

Sampling plans

Nonconformance systems

Change control

Electrical schematics

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in electrical, manufacturing, mechanical, quality engineering, or related field

Tools

ERP

QMS/PLM

Power BI

Jobbeschreibung

Nextpower Inc. is seeking a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer to lead supplier quality for inverter and battery technologies, supporting utility-scale solar and energy infrastructure products.

You will own quality across supplier selection, design transfer, qualification, ramp, and field performance, interfacing with engineering, sourcing, and manufacturing teams. You will prevent escapes, build supplier capability, and drive fact-based corrective actions.