Supplier Quality and Reliability Engineer

About the Role

As a Supplier Quality and Reliability Engineer on the Supply Chain team, you will be key to ensuring the performance, long-term reliability, and build quality of components feeding our advanced energy products. You will take end-to-end ownership of supplier quality initiatives, from auditing and validating international supplier manufacturing processes to closing out complex systemic quality issues. Acting as a crucial bridge between suppliers, Engineering, Quality, and Operations, your technical expertise will ensure that field performance data and quality lessons learned directly inform our future design and manufacturing standards at Torus.

You are an analytical, hands-on engineer with a relentless focus on quality, reliability, and continuous improvement. You excel at methodical problem-solving and possess the technical confidence to investigate complex hardware failures down to the root cause. Grounded in clear thinking and collaboration, you effectively influence external global supply partners and internal technical teams alike to elevate manufacturing standards, drive permanent corrective actions, and protect the customer experience.

• Lead supplier quality programs and corrective action initiatives, driving systemic quality issues to closure through structured methodologies.
• Manage RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization) and warranty return programs, performing defect trend analysis and enforcing permanent corrective actions (CAPA) with suppliers.
• Conduct root cause investigations using formal analytical frameworks including 8D, 5 Why, FMEA, fishbone diagrams, and statistical process control (SPC) tools.
• Serve as the primary technical quality liaison between international suppliers and internal Quality, Engineering, and Operations teams to translate field and factory learnings into design and process improvements.
• Perform on-site and remote supplier audits, process validations (PPAP/APQP), and qualification initiatives for new and existing components, particularly with suppliers in Asia.
• Audit supplier manufacturing lines, line yields, and quality management systems to identify risks and institute risk mitigation strategies.
• Partner with engineering teams during product development to establish component reliability criteria, inspection plans, and critical-to-quality (CTQ) specifications.
• Track, report, and present supplier quality metrics (DPPM, SCAR resolution times, RMA trends) to cross-functional leadership.
• Other duties and projects as assigned..

• Demonstrated experience leading supplier quality management and resolving complex, systemic quality issues with global vendors.
• Deep expertise in root cause analysis tools and quality methodologies, including 8D, 5 Why, FMEA, CAPA, and statistical problem-solving techniques.
• End-to-end ownership of RMA or warranty programs, with a track record of trend identification and execution of permanent corrective actions.
• Strong technical background working with manufactured hardware products, specifically electronics, electromechanical assemblies, or battery systems.
• Proven ability to serve as a cross-functional technical liaison between external suppliers and internal Engineering, Quality, and Operations teams.
• Hands-on experience working with international suppliers, particularly in Asia, including supplier auditing, process validation, and driving quality improvement initiatives.

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Reliability Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience in energy storage, clean technology, electric vehicles, or high-reliability hardware manufacturing environments.
• CQE (Certified Quality Engineer), CQA (Certified Quality Auditor), or Six Sigma Green/Black Belt certification.
• Direct experience with PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) and APQP frameworks in a fast-paced environment.

Background Check All candidates are subject to a background check.

Location + Travel The role is based in our Salt Lake Headquarters, Giga One. May require occasional onsite work in our South Salt Lake R&D warehouse.
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