Staff Process Quality Engineer: Lead Production Quality

Lyten

San Leandro (CA)

On-site

USD 141,100 - 211,700

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Tier-based bonus
Equity
Healthcare
Dental
Vision
401K
Relocation assistance

Job summary

Lyten is seeking a Staff Process Quality Engineer to own production-line quality, lead investigations, and drive continuous improvement across manufacturing. The role emphasizes problem solving with DOE/6-sigma, data analytics, and cross-functional collaboration with engineering and operations.

You will mentor technicians, develop SOPs, and ensure QMS compliance while delivering actionable insights that improve yield and defect trends.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, materials science, or related technical field.
  • 7+ years in quality and process engineering.
  • 3+ years in battery cell manufacturing and/or development.
  • Strong knowledge of DOE, SPC, FMEA, root cause analysis, and ISO 9001 systems.
  • Proficiency with data analysis and visualization tools (JMP, Minitab, Tableau, etc.).
  • Experience with Python or R for statistics or automation.
  • Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

  • Own quality on assigned production lines and monitor in-line quality.
  • Lead structured investigations using 5Why, Fishbone, 6-sigma, and DOE methods.
  • Deliver weekly quality reports with data visualization.
  • Provide trend analysis and KPIs; identify data automation opportunities.
  • Mentor technicians and junior engineers in root cause analysis.
  • Develop and audit SOPs; maintain QMS and NC systems.

Skills

DOE
SPC
FMEA
Root cause analysis
ISO 9001
Data analysis
Python or R
Communication & documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field

Tools

Eyelit
Confluence
Jira
Siemens

Job description

Lyten is seeking a Staff Process Quality Engineer to own production-line quality, lead investigations, and drive continuous improvement across manufacturing. The role emphasizes problem solving with DOE/6-sigma, data analytics, and cross-functional collaboration with engineering and operations.

You will mentor technicians, develop SOPs, and ensure QMS compliance while delivering actionable insights that improve yield and defect trends.

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