Manager, NPI and Supplier Quality Engineering

Form Energy

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Somerville MA or Berkeley CA, USA

Posted on: 2021-12-13

Category: renewables

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Form Energy is developing a new class of cost-effective, multi-day energy storage systems that will enable a reliable and fully-renewable electric grid year-round. Our pioneering battery technology will entirely reshape the global electric system and give it new form.

Learn more about Form Energy at https://www.formenergy.com.

We’re always looking for outstanding people to join our team. If you’re interested, please visit https://formenergy.com/careers/.

Form Energy is a team of passionate people tackling the challenge of climate change through transformationally low cost energy storage. Our team members are active learners who enjoy working on tough technology problems in massive markets and embody our values of humanity, excellence and creativity. The company is backed by a diverse set of committed investors and we have raised over $360M to date.

Role Description

The Manager, NPI and Supplier Quality Engineering will be responsible for establishing and managing the quality and reliability standards of Form products. This person will establish the metrics to be used to measure the quality of Form’s products and be the primary point of contact for resolving quality issues from the field and from manufacturing partners. The role will report to the Director, Supply Chain and be highly cross-functional with direct engagement with Systems Engineering, Battery Products, and other development teams, while maintaining direct relationships with external suppliers and other partners.

Form Energy is committed to equitable compensation and we offer a generous benefits package to make sure you have the support you need. We cover 100% of employee premiums and 80% of dependent premiums for medical, dental, and vision insurance for full time employees. We offer a flexible Paid Time Off program and every employee, regardless of gender identity or expression, is eligible for 12 weeks of paid parental bonding leave. We offer a 401k and all employees are granted stock options. A full listing of our benefits is available on our careers page.

At Form Energy, we are working toward a 100% renewable energy future for everyone in the world. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees and are seeking to build a team that reflects the diversity of the people we hope to serve with our revolutionary products. Form Energy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

What You'll Do:

Manage, grow and develop the team of NPI and Supplier Quality Engineers who are responsible for supplier development, part quality, process optimization and supplier industrialization, at all points in the product life.

Involved in technical design reviews to ensure manufacturability, responsible for developing quality technical requirements and drive those requirements through an effective

Design for Manufacturability plan with suppliers to ensure a robust process

Drive automation within the supplier manufacturing plan to ensure effective error-proofing is built into the process

Oversee rapid and effective SCAR closures to ensure issues are addressed quickly correctly and do not reoccur

Develop strong relationships and communication with stakeholders, including Battery Products, Systems Engineering, TechOps, Battery R&D, Engineering Finance, and Advanced Manufacturing

Interact with suppliers’ working level team and executives to ensure Form Energy quality directives are understood and executed

Bring up new capacity at suppliers and achieve ramp goals aligned with supplier based on detailed analysis of Overall Equipment Effectiveness and equipment capability

Ensure supplier process control and quality methods can meet both IQC and in-process requirements downstream, ability to understand the process flow and quickly assess risks

What You'll Bring:

BS in Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial Engineering or related degree

Engineering related MS preferred

Background in manufacturing or design environment

Overall 7+ years of experience and at least 5+ years of experience in manager position in an industrial environment, with strong preference for a Technology/Battery related role

A deep knowledge of Quality Systems processes and methodologies is a must have

Strong knowledge base of statistical methods

The candidate should show a structured, data driven mindset and problem-solving attitude

Organized, with a good balance between delegation and capacity to deep dive into tactical issues when required

Uses the escalation path appropriately to raise awareness on critical problems to the upper management

Ability to communicate issues clearly, loudly and fearlessly to executive team to ensure proper traction

Has a deep understanding of product technologies and manufacturing processes for mechanical commodities including battery manufacturing process, equipment capability, quality control and testing methods for mechanical & electrochemical properties of battery cells

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