Director of Quality and Reliability

Optiolt’s mission is to overshoot humanity’s energy supply by reimagining solar.

America is at an inflection point. We need reliable energy fast. The grid is aging. And solar, the only technology that deploys quickly enough, is still constrained by technology frozen in time.

To close this gap, we build intelligent solar systems that think and adapt to real world conditions. Optivolt solar systems understand the sun, the weather, shading, harsh conditions, and optimize energy flow in real time. Every Optivolt panel is designed with an aerospace power electronics brain sealed inside to make solar more powerful and cost effective than ever in any condition.

The next step is putting it everywhere. In the home as Optivolt Home Solar and in the field as Optivolt Solar Fields. Hyper performant, controllable, reliable solar that works for everyone, everywhere.

Optivolt is a team of some of the best builders and doers in the world, drawing from incredible talent pools in aerospace, electrical engineering, design‑led organizations. We ultimately will win by designing and building the world’s best solar energy products.

But chiefly important, our organization is a lab for those devoted to solving some of the toughest problems in energy. Everyone is expected to contribute to the mission meaningfully. Clear communication, rapid iteration, and strong work ethic is the floor for anyone on our team.

To date we’ve shipped over 20,000 units and have companies worth billions of dollars relying on our solar architecture.

As the Director of Quality and Reliability, you will ensure our hardware meets quality standards, performs as claimed, and delivers reliable service from prototype through full‑scale production. You will build the quality systems and validation evidence that support our technology as we scale.

We are seeking a hands‑on Director of Quality and Reliability to own Optivolt’s quality, product reliability, and bankability programs across development, certification, manufacturing, and field deployment. This leader will build scalable programs and demonstrate that our hardware meets quality, reliability, performance, and regulatory requirements.

This is a high‑autonomy, hands‑on role. You will be both the primary owner and day‑to‑day practitioner for product quality, reliability, and performance validation. Working closely with product and engineering teams, you will personally conduct inspections, design and execute tests, investigate failures, develop fixtures, and support certification.

Quality and Reliability Strategy

• Own the quality, reliability, and performance validation roadmap from product development through production and field support.
• Build scalable quality systems, procedures, and controls suited to a growing hardware company.
• Define quality, reliability, and performance metrics with bankability requirements in mind; use test and field data to prioritize risks and improvements.
• Set quality gates and release criteria based on manufacturing readiness, certification, and demonstrated reliability and performance.

Certification and Compliance

• Own the certification and compliance roadmap and relationships with external labs, certification bodies, and regulatory partners.
• Plan certification testing to meet applicable requirements, program milestones, and launch schedules.
• Manage certification documentation, technical evidence, open issues, and product changes through approval and ongoing compliance.

Manufacturing and Supplier Quality

• Lead supplier and contract manufacturing quality programs, including audits, production inspections, and testing.
• Develop control plans, sampling methods, and incoming, in‑process, and final inspection…