Manufacturing Quality Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Peak Energy

Job Title: Manufacturing Quality Engineer

Location: Burlingame, CA

Department: ESS Manufacturing Engineering

Reports to: VP Manufacturing

Position Type: Full-time  

About Peak Energy

Peak Energy is the first American venture to advance globally proven Sodium-Ion battery systems as the storage standard for the new era of renewable energy on a resilient grid. 

Sodium-Ion is cheap, readily available and safe, making it the leading contender in a rapidly evolving market.  

Our leadership team is powered by decades of expertise in scaling gigawatt-level innovation at world-class companies such as Tesla, Northvolt, SunPower, Fluence, and Enovix. We are backed by strategic investment and product partners such as TDK Ventures and Eclipse Ventures.  

We are a team of engineers, operators, entrepreneurs, and partners driven by a shared ambition to set the new performance standard for renewable energy and grid resilience. 

About the Role - Manufacturing Quality Engineer

Peak Energy is looking for a Manufacturing Quality Engineer to establish and lead quality engineering at Peak Energy from the ground up. The Manufacturing Quality Engineer will be responsible for establishing foundational quality systems, driving PFMEA and in-process quality controls, and managing supplier and incoming component quality. They will work closely with engineering, operations, and leadership to define the standards and processes that ensure our battery systems are safe, reliable, and ready for customer deployment.

What You'll Do (Responsibilities)

• Conduct rapid assessments of current build processes, failure modes, and risk areas, identifying the highest-priority gaps in quality and safety coverage.
• Own and continuously improve the PFMEA process with cross functional review and approval.
• Establish an IQC framework, develop supplier qualification criteria, and begin laying the groundwork and systems for supplier quality.
• Collaborate closely with design and engineering to surface high-risk product failure modes early, bringing quality thinking into design reviews before issues become build problems.
• Define control, verification, and sampling plans to ensure part quality meets requirements in both development and on-going production.
• Define and track key quality metrics; drive corrective and preventive action (CAPA) processes.
• Advocate for quality in a fast-paced, production-driven environment.
• Build the quality organization as the company scales.
• Drive field investigations and customer-facing quality responses.

What You'll Bring (Qualifications):

• 5+ years of quality engineering experience, ideally in battery, EV, power electronics, or adjacent hardware manufacturing.
• Hands-on experience running or contributing to PFMEA processes, with strong working knowledge of RPN prioritization and risk mitigation strategies.
• Experience establishing quality systems in an early-stage or resource-constrained environment.
• Familiarity with battery-specific failure modes (cell-level, pack-level, thermal, BMS-related).
• Experience leading field failure investigations, including root cause analysis, cross-functional problem solving, and solution implementation.
• Working knowledge of IQC processes and supplier quality management.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to influence without authority and navigate tradeoffs between quality and speed.
• Eligible to work in the U.S.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience shipping a product from prototype phase through to customer deployment.
• Exposure to relevant standards (ISO 9001, IATF 16949, UL, IEC 62133, UN 38.3).
• Familiarity with safety risk assessment frameworks for battery production environments.
• Experience building and leading a quality team.

Peak Energy is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We strongly encourage women, people of color, and individuals from underrepresented groups to apply. We value skills, potential, and perspective over specific credentials. If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't look perfect on paper, we still want to hear from you. 

Our Core Values  

• Speed Through Focus - Move fast but understand why. Focus on the goal, don't sacrifice quality.  

• Mission Over Self - It's about the greater good; confident humility. Take ownership and accountability.  

• Face the Brutal Truth - Transparency, honesty, big picture curiosity. Fearless decision making.  

• Be a Good Person - Kindness, collaboration and teamwork. 

Compensation & Benefits  

The salary range for this role is $140,000-$200,000, with actual pay varying based on work location, experience, and skills. Our competitive benefits package includes: 

• Flexible time off  

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage  

• Strong 401(k) plan  

• Equity opportunities  

• Many great work perks 

Join us to thrive in a supportive environment while making a meaningful impact in the energy sector! 

At Peak Energy Technologies Inc., we believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace makes us a more capable, innovative, and competitive company. We welcome people who represent diversity in their backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and experiences. Peak Energy Technologies Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, aiming to reach our company's full potential by cultivating an inclusive workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, citizenship, marital or family status, disability, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.