Senior Quality Engineer

Kairos Power•Albuquerque, NM

9h•Onsite

About The Position

Kairos Power is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to independently lead quality assurance assessments of hardware processes and projects against safety and delivery commitments across design, testing, component manufacturing, construction, and operation. The role uses assessment results to drive continuous improvement of the quality management system in partnership with design, testing, manufacturing, construction, and operations teams. The Senior Quality Engineer develops quality plans, processes, and procedures with cross-functional teams; evaluates compliance and work effectiveness; converts assessment findings into corrective and preventive actions supported by causal analyses; and communicates results to technical teams, stakeholders, leaders, and senior leadership. The role also mentors Quality Engineers and improves quality processes and guidance using project needs, lessons learned, nonconformances, and operating experience. Collaboration across Kairos Power sites and travel may be required. Other assigned responsibilities may include hands-on hardware fabrication, assembly, testing, commissioning, and operation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or greater in engineering or another technical discipline.
At least 8 years of quality assurance experience in engineering industries with robust safety and reliability requirements.
At least 8 years of experience using ISO-based management standards, such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, AS9100, IATF (ISO/TS) 16949, ISO 17025, ISO 13485, ISO/TS 22163, ISO 29001, and API Q1/Q2.
Experience implementing and managing quality management systems, including writing procedures and guidance documents, providing training, and leading continuous improvement programs to revise existing program elements.
Ability to apply regulations, codes and standards, specifications, and other requirements in quality assurance assessments to determine activity compliance and the effectiveness of outcomes and work products.
Ability to apply quality assurance methods and analyses across the product development lifecycle, including design control, configuration management, inspections and tests, records management, and supplier quality oversight and verification.
Experience independently planning, conducting, documenting, and reporting findings from quality assurance assessments or audits of engineering processes or projects.
Excellent verbal and written communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work collaboratively with a team.
Ability to solve problems quickly and efficiently.
Prioritizes and ensures personal and others’ safety.
Ability to proactively collect, manage, and transfer knowledge.
Ability to seek novel approaches to create efficiencies when addressing problems, challenges, and issues.
Ability to travel as needed, with travel up to 25%.
Ability to work occasional overtime, weekends, schedule-flexible and non-standard work-week hours, and extended hours to support launch and critical project timelines.
Ability to meet the stated physical demands and safety requirements, including wearing required PPE.

Responsibilities

Partner with design, testing, manufacturing, construction, and operations teams to develop quality plans, processes, and procedures supporting hardware development and delivery.
Independently lead quality assurance assessments of hardware design, testing, component manufacturing, construction, and operation processes and projects, working with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance, evaluate work effectiveness, and drive continuous improvement.
Translate assessment findings involving unsatisfied commitments into clearly defined and actionable corrective and preventive actions supported by causal analyses.
Communicate assessment outcomes and evaluations of process compliance and hardware effectiveness to technical teams, stakeholders, associated leaders, and senior leadership.
Mentor Quality Engineers in applying quality assurance methods and analyses across the technology development lifecycle.
Improve the quality management system, quality assurance processes, and guidance based on project needs and lessons learned from assessment outcomes, nonconformances, and operating experience.
Collaborate with teams across Kairos Power sites, including travel as needed to support project activities.
Perform other responsibilities as assigned, potentially including hands-on hardware fabrication, assembly, testing, commissioning, and operation.