Vice President, Quality

Founded with the vision to electrify everything, Group
14 is the leading commercial manufacturer of advanced silicon battery materials. Our breakthrough technology, SCC
55, is unlocking transformational performance for rechargeable batteries that power the world's most critical innovations, from electric vehicles and AI-enabled electronics to eVTOLs and grid-scale energy storage. By enabling higher-density, faster-charging batteries, we are helping accelerate the global transition to an electrified future.

Over the past year, Group
14 reached major milestones that underscore our momentum. We closed a $463 million Series D round, bringing our total equity raised to more than $1 billion, and acquired full ownership of a battery materials factory in South Korea, strengthening global supply chains and scaling production to meet surging demand. Headquartered in Washington state with manufacturing operations worldwide, Group
14 is backed by world-class investors and customers, including Porsche, ATL, Microsoft, and SK Inc. As we continue to grow, we are building a team united by passion for shaping the future of energy.

As we scale production of SCC
55 to meet surging global demand, we are looking for a Vice President, Quality to institutionalize precision at every level of our organization.

This role offers the unique opportunity to design and lead a global quality organization from the ground up, ensuring that our innovative manufacturing processes yield consistent, world-class products whether manufactured in North America, Europe, or Asia. You will be the authoritative voice for quality at every level of the organization, transforming technical complexity into a competitive advantage for our automotive and electronics customers.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

* Strategic Product Stewardship:
Partner with Business Development, R&D and Product Management to define and defend a Global Standard Product Specification; ensure that "special" customer requirements do not compromise the ability to manufacture reliably and consistently at scale across all three regions.

* Gatekeeper of Change Management:
Rigorously uphold global Change Management standards; ensure that any customer-requested specification changes undergo a formal impact analysis regarding yield, cost, and process stability before approval.

* R&D to Production Bridge:
Collaborate with R&D and Engineering to ensure "Design for Quality" (DfQ) and "Design for Manufacturability" (DfM), ensuring new silicon carbon formulations can transition smoothly from the lab to high-volume global production.

* Commercial Partnership:
Support Business Development teams during the technical discovery and RFP phases; act as the technical authority on quality during high-level customer negotiations to build trust in our global consistency.

* Manufacturing Synchronization:
Work closely with Global Operations to harmonize manufacturing processes (Control Plans, PFMEAs) across South Korea, Germany, and the US, ensuring a "Copy Exactly" philosophy so that a product shipped from any factory is indistinguishable to the customer.

* Global Quality Strategy:
Design and deploy a unified global QMS that integrates ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 standards across all regional manufacturing sites.

* OEM Relationship Management:
Act as the primary quality liaison for automotive OEMs. Lead the Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) for new material launches.

* Cross-Regional Compliance:
Ensure all products and processes comply with regional regulatory requirements in the EU, North America, and Asia.

* Supplier Quality Excellence:
Oversee the qualification and auditing of raw material suppliers to ensure upstream consistency.

* Team Leadership:
Build and mentor high-performing regional quality teams, fostering a culture of "Quality First" from the R&D lab through shipping to the customer.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

* Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Chemistry, or a related technical field.

* Minimum of 15 years in Automotive Quality management.

* Proven track record working for a Tier 1/2 automotive supplier or an automotive OEM.

* Deep mastery of IATF 16949, ISO 9001, and VDA 6.3 (German automotive standards).

* Native or business-level fluency in English.

OTHER QUALITIES WE'D LOVE FOR YOU TO HAVE:

* Master's degree or MBA preferred.

* Direct experience in chemical manufacturing or battery component production.

* Language proficiency in Korean and/or German.

* Certification in one or more continuous improvement methodologies, such as Lean or Six Sigma.

The annual base salary range for this position is $200,000 - $250,000. All positions come with a bonus plan and company stock options. The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include, the applicant's qualifications for the position; years of relevant experience; specific and unique skills; level of education attained; certifications or other professional licenses held;

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