Quality Engineer, EDU / Drive Unit

About Harbinger

Harbinger Motors Inc. is a Southern California-based electric vehicle manufacturer on a mission to transform the automotive and transportation industries, bringing to market EVs developed from the ground up to address the needs of the Medium Duty vehicle industry. This broad, and to date poorly addressed, market segment includes class 4 to 7 commercial delivery vehicles, RVs and utility vehicles, among others. Leveraging a foundation of proprietary, in-house developed vehicle technologies, Harbinger's first-of-its-kind EV platform will bring enhancements in vehicle performance, durability and operator comfort. And importantly, Harbinger's vehicles will be priced for zero acquisition premium relative to traditional gas- and diesel-based competitors, removing one of the most tenacious barriers to EV adoption.

Harbinger's team, with operations in Southern California and Michigan, includes industry veterans with expertise in powertrain, battery, chassis and software development, along with leaders in advanced manufacturing, corporate development, operations and finance. Our team members come from leading innovators, both in and out of the automotive industry, including Tesla, Rivian, Canoo, Ford, Anduril, and SpaceX.

Founded in 2021, Harbinger is a venture-backed startup on a rapid growth trajectory, looking for candidates that thrive on tackling complex challenges and who share in our passion to bring clean transportation alternatives to a segment of the market starving for innovation.

 

Job Overview

We are looking for a Quality Engineer with broad responsibilities, working cross-functionally with Engineering, Suppliers, Purchasing, and Manufacturing teams to define and implement quality engineering processes and drive continuous improvement activities throughout the organization. The Quality Engineer will play a key role in implementing and maintaining Harbinger’s quality management system (QMS) and will establish and improve the quality of our operational processes and outputs. The Quality Engineer's responsibilities include defining quality standards, inspecting materials, equipment, processes, and products, developing quality control systems, supplier selection, PPAP, lead APQP and determining corrective actions.   A successful Quality Engineer should have excellent troubleshooting skills and be able to ensure that processes and products consistently meet established quality standards.

 

What You’ll Do:

• Developing and implementing quality standards, quality control systems, and manufacturing and supplier quality processes
• Inspecting and testing materials, equipment, processes, and products to ensure quality specifications are met
• Collaborating with production leadership to develop and implement controls and improvements
• Make technical and statistical investigations on quality problems, methods, and equipment, and make recommendations
• Developing corrective actions, solutions, and improvements for supplier, production, and product issues
• Lead Supplier audits, APQP, PPAP, Gauge R&R, and safe launch activities
• Participate in design reviews with the design engineering and manufacturing team to mitigate risk for manufacturing and assembly
• Develop forms and instructions to be used for collecting, analyzing and reporting quality data on the manufacturing line
• Lead and teach the multidisciplinary effort to perform Root Cause analysis on the internal and external product with timely responses and ensure all corrective actions are validated to prevent the recurrence of non-conformances
• Lead MRB meetings and act as a quality representative for the engineering change control board
• Lead implementation of quality processes and KPI’s with internal manufacturing team, contract manufacturers and suppliers

 

Who You Are:

• Bachelor’s in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing) or similar technical degree required
• Three to eight years of experience in work related to manufacturing quality or supplier quality engineering in an automotive or aerospace industry or equivalent manufacturing environment
• ASQ Certifications as Certified Quality Engineer, Certified Quality Auditor, Certified Quality Manager, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher preferred
• Knowledge of ISO-9001:2018 or IATF 16949 standard strongly desired
• Understanding of basic quality core tools such as Quality Management Systems, Supplier and