Quality Engineer

About Type One Energy

Type One Energy Group is mission-driven to provide sustainable, affordable fusion power to the world. Established in 2019 and venture-backed in 2023, the company is led by a team of globally recognized fusion scientists with a strong track record of building state-of-the-art stellarator fusion machines, together with veteran business leaders experienced in scaling companies and commercializing energy technologies.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate design execution and engineering review processes to ensure compliance.
• Coordinate quality planning with engineering technical lead and project manager to ensure system requirements traceability, interface requirements control, configuration validation, system performance verification, system commissioning validation/verification, and surveillance plan using a risk-based approach.
• Establish, track, and report metrics associated with the quality plan.
• Lead investigations into non-conformances, conducting root cause analysis and driving corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• Act as the primary point of contact for product development quality issues.
• Communicate and advocate quality expectations to Engineering, Operations, Procurement, and cross-functional stakeholders to enable success.
• Partner with Supplier Quality and Procurement to integrate product quality requirements into sourcing decisions including product requirements flow down, acceptance criteria and methods, traceability, and product issues/nonconformities.
• Support Engineering in ensuring deliverables meet design intent and requirements.
• Contribute to the development, rollout, and continuous improvement of design/engineering quality processes, templates, and documentation.
• Develop processes which are practical, effective, and scalable as the company grows from prototype to production.
• Ensure design execution and engineering review processes align with ISO 9001 QMS.
• Demonstrate proactive engagement with technical lead and project manager for audits, customer reviews, and regulatory inspections.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in quality engineering or supplier quality engineering roles in a product development, manufacturing, aerospace, energy, or high-technology environment.
• Knowledge of product lifecycle processes for concept through development to production for effective transition from design to ensure system-level quality requirements are met.
• Demonstrated experience employing quality engineering tools and risk-based design and manufacturing processes (e.g., APQP, PPAP, FMEA).
• Strong understanding of quality management systems (ISO 9001 or equivalent).
• Experience with configuration control, validation, and verification in highly regulated and compliance frameworks with global supply chains.
• Hands-on experience with root cause analysis, corrective actions, and issue resolution.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to build strong relationships and influence cross-functional stakeholders.
• Ability to travel to supplier sites as required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) or similar professional certification.
• Knowledgeable and experienced with complex/sophisticated electro-mechanical products manufacturing or equipment fabrication that includes software and hardware development.
• Demonstrated success in effectively navigating and collaborating large and distributed functional matrix organizations (e.g. Programs, Engineering, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain).
• Quality or Engineering experience using new product introduction (NPI) or product development processes in energy, aerospace & defense, or advanced manufacturing industries.
• Working knowledge of AS9100, ISO 13485, or other regulated quality standards.
• Experience in rapidly scaling organizations or new product introduction (NPI) environments.