Sr. Product Quality Engineer - Powertrain

Archer • San Jose, CA

4d • $120,400 - $150,500 • Onsite

About The Position

Archer is seeking a high-ownership Sr. Product Quality Engineer – Powertrain to join its Quality Engineering team at its San Jose, California facility. The role contributes to manufacturing quality and advanced process quality planning across battery, electric motor, and powertrain assembly lines. The engineer works hands-on with manufacturing engineers, technicians, and design engineering teams to review 2D drawings, perform complex dimensional inspections, execute APQP tools, and resolve manufacturing non-conformances.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Materials, or Automotive Engineering, or equivalent technical experience.
• At least 5 years of hands-on quality or manufacturing engineering experience in battery, EV, or powertrain manufacturing environments.
• Proven experience supporting high-volume automated manufacturing lines, battery pack assembly, electric motors, or power electronics.
• Strong working knowledge of ASME Y14.5 GD&T standards and 2D technical drawings.
• Hands-on experience with dimensional metrology equipment such as CMMs, FARO/Romer arms, and surface plates.
• Demonstrated expertise with APQP tools, including PFMEAs, Control Plans, Measurement System Analysis (MSA), and RCCA/CAPA frameworks.
• Experience navigating PLM, MES, and ERP platforms, such as Teamcenter or SAP, to author digital inspection plans and disposition quality notifications.
• Ability to troubleshoot manufacturing process anomalies to their root physical failure mechanism in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience at an EV OEM or Tier-1 supplier, such as battery pack assembly, automated module joining, or thermal interface material dispensing.
• Experience with AS9145 standards, PPAP production sign-offs, and design for manufacturing/assembly (DFM/DFA) principles.
• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) or Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
• Knowledge of metric-based automotive manufacturing practices, ISO/IATF 16949, or AS9100 quality management systems.

Responsibilities

• Support battery pack and electric powertrain assembly lines by resolving production quality issues, non-conformances, and Material Review Board (MRB) dispositions.
• Lead APQP activities, including developing, executing, and updating PFMEAs, Control Plans, and Statistical Process Control (SPC) protocols for powertrain manufacturing.
• Apply ASME Y14.5 GD&T standards to review engineering drawings and perform or verify dimensional inspections using metrology equipment.
• Conduct technical failure analyses of manufacturing defects, investigating mechanisms such as spot welding issues, thermal runaway or containment factors, contamination, and corrosion.
• Oversee product quality validation, vendor component integration, and AS19102 First Article Inspections (FAIs) for automated and semi-automated powertrain assembly equipment.
• Collaborate with Powertrain Design, Battery Manufacturing, and Supplier Quality teams to feed shop-floor quality data into design and process improvement efforts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior