Process Quality Engineer

About Blue Current

Blue Current (the “Company”) is the industry leader in the development of silicon solid state batteries. Free of flammable liquid electrolytes, Blue Current’s fully dry, inherently safe batteries significantly reduce risks to human and environmental health while providing a higher-performance alternative to traditional lithium-ion batteries. Blue Current’s silicon-based platform is highly adaptable, enabling a cost-effective solution for both the mobility and stationary storage markets. Blue Current’s team works out of its state-of-the-art headquarters and pilot line facility in Hayward, California. To learn more about Blue Current, Inc., visit http://bluecurrent.com.

Position Summary

Blue Current is looking for a Process Quality Engineer who will help establish foundational Quality infrastructure by improving measurement confidence, data quality, process and execution discipline, and promoting reproducibility at all scales of operation. You'll work across functions, from the lab bench to the manufacturing floor, to build quality methods and systems that enable Blue Current to scale with a foundation of high quality measurement data. This role sits at the intersection of rigorous technical work and cross-functional influence: you'll define what "good" looks like and help the organization get there.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• establish scalable processes, risk controls, and governance mechanisms appropriate for a fast-moving product development environment
• Partners closely with engineers and technicians to develop, maintain, and continuously improve SOPs and QC test methods that lead to improved execution repeatability and reproducibility
• Collaborate closely with subject-matter-experts to define, monitor, and maintain Critical-to-Quality (CTQ) attributes for battery materials, components, processes, and products 
• Contributes to the design and maintenance of structured data-collection and reporting systems that improve visibility into manufacturing performance, product quality, and process health
• Leads Root Cause Analysis (RCA) activities to identify and eliminate sources of process variation, improve yield, and prevent recurring failure modes in development and manufacturing workflows
• Develops process control charts for key value-added operations, track performance trends, and work with process owners to maintain process stability and control
• Monitors manufacturing and laboratory activities to identify opportunities for improving process consistency, data integrity, and overall quality performance
• Assesses repeatability and reproducibility of developmental results, identify risks associated with implementation, scale up, and long term stability to improve confidence in technical and business decisions