Sr Manager, Process Quality

The Senior Manager, Process Quality owns the design, implementation, and operation of all quality systems at Blue Current. This role spans from incoming materials through outgoing products, and interfaces with all teams from early R&D to Advanced Manufacturing. The successful candidate in this role will develop a top-notch quality system, and through operating that process will drive improvements to processes and materials to deliver world-class battery products. • Build and manage a team capable of meeting the business needs of this role. Define KPIs for the quality team that align with company goals. • Build and manage systems to test, trace, and troubleshoot quality all the way from incoming materials, through to outgoing battery products. This should include vendor validation, IQC, inline metrology, and standardizing test protocols. • Provide ongoing monitoring, feedback, and engineering support to identify and solve quality problems with materials and processes across the organization • Partner with R&D, Cell Engineering, and Advanced Manufacturing departments to define quality metrics, implement measurement and tracking systems, and maintain ongoing monitoring in service of process improvements • Determine critical-to-quality metrics across the cell development and pilot manufacturing pipeline. Monitor CTQ metrics and deploy statistical process control • Proactively flag problems and lead root cause analysis efforts including FMEAs and metrology R&R, and manage reliability improvement deep dives • Uphold strong safety, documentation, and data integrity practices • Other duties as assigned, consistent with the scope and level of this position.

• 3+ years experience managing teams performing quality systems implementation, process engineering, product quality management, or similar • Experience managing inter-team projects with open-ended deliverables and meeting goals and tight schedules in a fast-paced environment • Education and experience with Six Sigma methodologies • Experience developing quality management systems or their effective equivalents • Ability to sit for extended periods at a workstation and use a computer for up to 8 hours per day. • Ability to lift and carry up to 25 lbs. occasionally • Required to wear personal protective equipment when applicable • Able to pass a respirator fit test and wear a respirator periodically • Able to work in an office, lab, and manufacturing environment with chemicals, moving mechanical parts, and electrical hazards • Regular business hours required; occasional evening or weekend work may be required during peak periods. Salary Range $135,900 — $193,000 USD