Senior Quality Engineer

Senior Quality Engineer

Lightship is the first American all-electric recreational vehicle manufacturer currently developing an aerodynamic, battery-powered trailer for the electric age. As the macro transition to an all-electric transportation ecosystem accelerates, Lightship is bringing the increased convenience and superior performance that electrification offers to a pastime enjoyed by over 11 million American families.

Lightship is committed to hiring and developing top talent from diverse backgrounds. We believe representing and supporting diverse groups is key to the success of our team members, customers, shareholders and the achievement of our mission and vision. We operate in a collaborative environment with a flat organizational structure and expect a high degree of integrity, autonomy and creativity from all members of the team.

As an experienced Senior Quality Engineer, you will help support the production of a high-quality luxury recreational vehicle. You will develop and maintain quality standards, lead investigations, drive continuous improvement, and manage supplier quality.

The daily team briefing begins promptly at 8:00 am, and you are expected to be present and ready to work at that time.

Responsibilities

Development of manufacturing requirements, quality standards and product quality plans to assure products will meet expectations of our target customers

Identification of critical requirements to assure proper supplier and production focus on features and necessities

Support development of manufacturing equipment, controls and test plans to address risks identified in FMEA

Support process capability analyses to investigate the ability of suppliers and production processes to meet defined specifications and quality standards

Manage and facilitate the root cause & corrective actions system through tracking and validation of issues and support in root cause analysis through facilitating brainstorming, use of lean methodologies, hypothesis testing, design of experiments, etc

Communicating well with internal and external teams, traveling to suppliers in different regions, and on-the-spot critical decision making

Lead the MRB process to ensure parts are dispositioned in a timely and efficient manner to minimize inventory and production impact.

Assist with implementation and execution of change control.

Support line side with sorting / rework instruction development and execution, training operators or technician to carry those instructions in a proper manner

Engage supply chain, engineering and design team members for driving resolution to quality issues related to suppliers

This can require travel up to 50% of the time

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor of Science in Electric, Mechanical, Materials, Industrial Engineering, or evidence of exceptional experience in related fields or equivalent practical experience

5+ years of experience with broad technical background and the ability to work with engineering, manufacturing, service and suppliers across a wide variety of issues

Strong interpersonal and communication skills to establish effective working relationships within Lightship and outside

Excellent oral, written and presentation communication skills

PPAP/APQP processes, an advanced working knowledge of Statistical Process Control (SPC), Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) and Lean Manufacturing, and how to apply these skills to improve quality, capacity, and reduce cost

Able to work under pressure while managing competing demands and tight deadlines

Well organized with meticulous attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications

Experience creating technical specifications for manufacturing equipment, and introducing new products and new processes from a prototype environment to a production environment

Specific training and demonstrated success in applying design for quality and problem-solving methodologies, FMEA, process capability analysis, hypothesis testing, DoE, SPC, etc

Previous experience with CMM and/or scanning equipment

Excellent team building skills in dealing with suppliers, peers and other functional areas

Equity

Lightship compensation consists of the yearly salary above plus equity, which gives you a stake in the company.

$85,000 - $110,000 a year

Employee Benefits & Philosophy - Applies to Full Time Employees only

- Healthcare, Dental, Vision

- 401k

- Flexible Paid Time Off - that we actually want you to use!

- 8 Company Holidays + the company observes a period of scheduled downtime during the end of the year for a week, allowing all employees to enjoy a break

- 12 weeks paid parental leave

- $2,000 per year towards an RV trip of your own &/or professional development opportunities - we call this a LightTrip

Lightship offers all of its full time employees and their dependents full benefits including health, dental and vision insurance and covers 100% of the insurance premium. We are on a mission to create a more healthful all-electric experience for a pastime that millions of families enjoy and believe strongly that our team should not have to worry about quality healthcare for themselves or their loved ones along the way.