Quality Engineer - Start-up/Battery Industry

Quality Engineer Johnson City, Tennessee, USA 90000-110000 Job Description

The Quality Engineer is responsible for supporting and improving quality systems, manufacturing processes, and product performance within a lithium battery separator manufacturing environment.

The Quality Engineer works with Operations, Engineering, R&D, Supply Chain, and Production teams to ensure products meet customer requirements, regulatory standards, and internal quality expectations.

• The Quality Engineer needs IATF 16949 ISO 9001 and/or ISO 14001• background and strong analytical and problem-solving skills, experience• with manufacturing quality systems, and drive continuous improvement• initiatives that enhance product quality, process efficiency, and• customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities:- Follow all manufacturing, laboratory, and environmental safety procedures consistently.- Promote and support a culture where safety is prioritized in all activities.- Identify opportunities to improve product quality and operational efficiency.- Monitor manufacturing processes and product quality performance.- Analyze quality data and trends to identify improvement opportunities.- Investigate product defects, process deviations, and customer complaints.- Support root cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions.- Participate in process validation, qualification, and product testing activities.- Support Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.- Utilize quality tools such as SPC, PFMEA, control plans, 5 Why analysis, and fishbone diagrams.- Drive process improvement projects on quality, scrap reduction, and operational efficiency.- Support continuous improvement focused on reducing defects, waste, and process variation.- Utilize data analysis and problem-solving tools to drive quality improvements.- Contribute ideas and recommendations that support operational excellence- Build working relationships across Quality, Operations, Engineering, R&D, and Production teams.- Ensure quality inspections, testing, reporting, and documentation are completed on schedule.- Maintain ownership of assigned projects, investigations, and quality initiatives.- Demonstrate attention to detail and commitment to product quality and compliance.- Ensure compliance with specifications, internal quality standards, and regulatory requirements.- Assist with internal audits, external audits, and customer quality assessments.- Maintain quality documentation, procedures, work instructions, and records.- Support corrective and preventive action (CAPA) processes. Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Materials• Science, or related required- ASQ certification or equivalent quality certification preferred.- 3–5 years of quality engineering experience in battery• manufacturing, coatings, plastics, chemical processing, automotive,• or industrial manufacturing preferred.- Experience with IATF 16949 ISO 9001 and/or ISO 14001 quality• systems, root cause analysis, and process improvement methodologies• required.- Strong analytical, technical, and problem-solving skills.- Knowledge of quality systems, auditing, and manufacturing quality• standards.- Experience with SPC, PFMEA, control plans, and statistical analysis• tools.- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and quality reporting systems.- Strong organizational and communication skills.- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing• environment.- High attention to detail and commitment to continuous improvement.

Why is This a Great Opportunity

This is a Plant Startup with tremendous opportunity for growth