Quality & Reliability Engineer

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Aerospace, or a related engineering field • 6+ years of quality and/or reliability engineering experience in a hardware manufacturing environment • Hands-on experience with supplier quality — audits, FAI, PPAP, SCARs, and supplier development • Working knowledge of root-cause methodologies (8D, 5-Why, fishbone) and statistical tools (SPC, Cpk, Weibull analysis, DOE basics) • Experience designing or executing accelerated life or stress tests for electromechanical or thermal hardware • Proficiency with reliability analysis methods: FMEA, fault tree analysis (FTA), RBD, FRACAS • Fluency with GD&T and the ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings • Experience with metrology and inspection tools (CMM, calipers, micrometers, optical comparators, etc.) • Familiarity with ISO 9001 and the fundamentals of building or operating a QMS • Clear technical writing and the ability to communicate findings to suppliers, engineers, and leadership • Willingness to travel to supplier facilities domestically and occasionally internationally (~20%) • Experience in energy, aerospace, automotive, industrial equipment, or other regulated/high-reliability hardware industries • Exposure to welded or brazed assemblies, pressure vessels, high-temperature materials, thermal storage systems, or rotating machinery relevant to the P3 system • Familiarity with failure mechanisms specific to high-temperature continuous-operation hardware: thermal fatigue, creep, oxidation/corrosion, bearing and seal wear, insulation degradation • ASQ certification (CQE, CQA, CRE, or CSSBB) • Experience standing up a QMS at an early-stage company, or taking one from ISO 9001 toward AS9100, ISO 14001, or similar • Six Sigma Green or Black Belt; Design for Reliability (DfR) training • Experience with ERP/MES/QMS or CMMS platforms (NetSuite, Arena, Propel, Salesforce Field Service, or similar) • Experience building a quality or reliability function from scratch at an early-stage hardware company