Battery Supplier Quality Engineer

1. Primary Responsibilities

● Supplier Evaluation and Audits:

• Conduct comprehensive assessments and audits of new and existing suppliers,

both domestically and internationally.

• Evaluate supplier capabilities, processes, and quality management systems

against industry standards and the Company's requirements.

• Identify and document potential risks and areas for improvement.

• Develop and execute corrective action plans to address identified deficiencies.

● Quality Assurance and Control:

• Collaborate with suppliers to implement robust quality control processes

throughout the supply chain including raw materials, cell, and pack production

• Evaluate vendor testing design and capabilities as well as system level testing,

ensuring the necessary tests are in place to ensure quality in production and at

the system level in the field

• Monitor supplier performance through key metrics (e.g., defect rates, on-time

delivery, yield).

• Review AOI data and create process controls to alert the production and quality

teams if process drift occurs

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance supplier quality and

performance.

• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action investigations for quality issues.

• Develop and maintain quality documentation, including inspection plans, test

procedures, and quality agreements.

● New Product Introduction (NPI) Support:

• Provide quality engineering support during new product development and

introduction including review of battery design, specifications, and overall chemistry.

• Collaborate with engineering and supply chain teams to ensure quality is built

into new products from the design stage.

• Participate in design reviews and provide input on manufacturability and quality

considerations.

• Develop and implement quality plans for new products.

• Additional Responsibilities

While the primary focus of this role is Supplier Quality Engineering, the SQE will also be

expected to contribute in the following areas:

● Project Management: Support or lead specific projects related to supplier quality, process improvement, or operational efficiency.

● Operational Drive: Proactively identify and address operational bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and risks within the supply chain.

● Process and Factory Efficiency Improvement: Contribute to initiatives aimed at

improving manufacturing processes and factory efficiency at supplier facilities.

1. Deliverables

● Quality Systems: Develop and implement scalable manufacturing processes, quality

systems, and yield improvement strategies

● Build Readiness Reviews: work with suppliers to meet build entry and exit gates,

focusing on quality deliverables such as equipment readiness, process qualification, and

post-build quality data analysis to facilitate component design and process

improvements

● Use Data: Identify and effectively communicate design and process risks, using

data-driven approaches such as DOEs, Correlation, and other statistical methods

● Set Specs: Analyze and evaluate data to establish appropriate component spec limits

including cosmetic, dimensional, functional/reliability as well as establish process

controls limits

● Failure Analysis & Corrective Action: Identify the problem for non conforming material

and implement corrective actions through DOEs and PRQs to mitigate issues, reduce

failure rate, and improve customer experience. Provide 8D/CAPA reports as needed

● Daily/Weekly Updates: Effectively communicate supplier readiness and build status, as

well as any other urgent issues and needs to Oura team members

● Audit: Conduct supplier audits and drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance supplier performance

● Other Responsibilities: include but are not limited to

• 2D Review, MSOPs, Measurement fixture qualification and GR&R

• Gauge design and AOI development and qualification

• Process qualification plan

• Rel/ORT test design and qualification

• Cosmetic spec setting

• Traceability Plan and shop floor system design

• IQC/OQC Correlation

• Maintaining an up to date MIL

• Yield bridge

• Setup process control specs and monitoring systems

• Ensure parts conform to FAI and CPK specifications