Peak Energy
Senior Manufacturing Quality Engineer
Burlingame, California · Senior · Full-time
Work authorization required$140k-$190kDetected 37 days ago
Power ElectronicsCommunicationProblem Solving
About the role
- Advocate for quality in a fast-paced, production-driven environment.
Responsibilities
- Own and continuously improve the PFMEA process with cross functional review and approval.
- Collaborate closely with design and engineering to surface high-risk product failure modes early, bringing quality thinking into design reviews before issues become build problems.
- Define and track key quality metrics; drive corrective and preventive action (CAPA) processes.
- Build the quality organization as the company scales.
- Drive field investigations and customer-facing quality responses.
Requirements
- 5+ years of quality engineering experience, ideally in battery, EV, power electronics, or adjacent hardware manufacturing.
- Hands-on experience running or contributing to PFMEA processes, with strong working knowledge of RPN prioritization and risk mitigation strategies.
- Experience establishing quality systems in an early-stage or resource-constrained environment.
- Familiarity with battery-specific failure modes (cell-level, pack-level, thermal, BMS-related).
- Experience leading field failure investigations, including root cause analysis, cross-functional problem solving, and solution implementation.
- Working knowledge of IQC processes and supplier quality management.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to influence without authority and navigate tradeoffs between quality and speed.
- Eligible to work in the U.S.
Nice to have
- Experience shipping a product from prototype phase through to customer deployment.
- Exposure to relevant standards (ISO 9001, IATF 16949, UL, IEC 62133, UN 38.3).
- Familiarity with safety risk assessment frameworks for battery production environments.
- We strongly encourage women, people of color, and individuals from underrepresented groups to apply.
- We value skills, potential, and perspective over specific credentials.
- If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't look perfect on paper, we still want to hear from you.
- Speed Through Focus - Move fast but understand why.
- Focus on the goal, don't sacrifice quality.
Compensation
- The salary range for this role is $140,000-$190,000, with actual pay varying based on work location, experience, and skills.
- Strong 401(k) plan
- Join us to thrive in a supportive environment while making a meaningful impact in the energy sector!
- At Peak Energy Technologies Inc., we believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace makes us a more capable, innovative, and competitive company.
- We welcome people who represent diversity in their backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and experiences.
Benefits
- Conduct rapid assessments of current build processes, failure modes, and risk areas, identifying the highest-priority gaps in quality and safety coverage.
- Our competitive benefits package includes:
- Flexible time off
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Equity opportunities
- Many great work perks
Equal opportunity
- Peak Energy Technologies Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, aiming to reach our company's full potential by cultivating an inclusive workforce.
Visa & Work Authorization
- We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, citizenship, marital or family status, disability, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other
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