The Role
Develop and maintain manufacturing quality standards and product quality plans for luxury electric recreational vehicles. Lead supplier and production quality investigations, root-cause and corrective actions, MRB, change control, process capability analysis, FMEA mitigation, and continuous improvement. Support equipment and test-plan development, production sorting and rework, operator training, and supplier issue resolution while collaborating across engineering, manufacturing, design, and supply chain. Travel to suppliers up to 20% of the time.
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Overview
Lightship is the first American all-electric recreational vehicle manufacturer currently developing an aerodynamic, battery-powered trailer for the electric age. As the macro transition to an all-electric transportation ecosystem accelerates, Lightship is bringing the increased convenience and superior performance that electrification offers to a pastime enjoyed by over 11 million American families.
Honoring Diverse Perspectives
Lightship is committed to hiring and developing top talent from diverse backgrounds. We believe representing and supporting diverse groups is key to the success of our team members, customers, shareholders and the achievement of our mission and vision. We operate in a collaborative environment with a flat organizational structure and expect a high degree of integrity, autonomy and creativity from all members of the team.
About the Role
As an experienced Senior Quality Engineer, you will help support the production of a high-quality luxury recreational vehicle. You will develop and maintain quality standards, lead investigations, drive continuous improvement, and manage supplier quality.
The daily team briefing begins promptly at 8:00 am, and you are expected to be present and ready to work at that time.
Responsibilities
- Development of manufacturing requirements, quality standards and product quality plans to assure products will meet expectations of our target customers
- Identification of critical requirements to assure proper supplier and production focus on features and necessities
- Support development of manufacturing equipment, controls and test plans to address risks identified in FMEA
- Support process capability analyses to investigate the ability of suppliers and production processes to meet defined specifications and quality standards
- Manage and facilitate the root cause & corrective actions system through tracking and validation of issues and support in root cause analysis through facilitating brainstorming, use of lean methodologies, hypothesis testing, design of experiments, etc
- Communicating well with internal and external teams, traveling to suppliers in different regions, and on-the-spot critical decision making
- Lead the MRB process to ensure parts are dispositioned in a timely and efficient manner to minimize inventory and production impact.
- Assist with implementation and execution of change control.
- Support line side with sorting / rework instruction development and execution, training operators or technician to carry those instructions in a proper manner
- Engage supply chain, engineering and design team members for driving resolution to quality issues related to suppliers
- This can require travel up to 20% of the time
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science in Electric, Mechanical, Materials, Industrial Engineering, or evidence of exceptional experience in related fields or equivalent practical experience
- 5+ years of experience with broad technical background and the ability to work with engineering, manufacturing, service and suppliers across a wide variety of issues
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills to establish effective working relationships within Lightship and outside
- Excellent oral, written and presentation communication skills
- PPAP/APQP processes, an advanced working knowledge of Statistical Process Control (SPC), Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) and Lean Manufacturing, and how to apply these skills to improve quality, capacity, and reduce cost
- Able to work under pressure while managing competing demands and tight deadlines
- Well organized with meticulous attention to detail
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience creating technical specifications for manufacturing equipment, and introducing new products and new processes from a prototype environment to a production environment
- Specific training and demonstrated success in applying design for quality and problem-solving methodologies, FMEA, process capability analysis, hypothesis testing, DoE, SPC, etc
- Previous experience with CMM and/or scanning equipment
- Excellent team building skills in dealing with suppliers, peers and other functional areas
Equity
- Lightship compensation consists of the yearly salary above plus equity, which gives you a stake in the company.
Employee Benefits & Philosophy - Applies to Full Time Employees only
- Healthcare, Dental, Vision
- 401k
- Flexible Paid Time Off - that we actually want you to use!
- 13 Company Holidays: 8 throughout the year + the company observes a week of scheduled downtime during the end of the year, allowing all employees to enjoy a break
- 12 weeks paid parental leave
- Yearly LightTrip stipend for an RV trip &/or professional development opportunities
Lightship offers all of its full time employees and their dependents full benefits including health, dental and vision insurance. We are on a mission to create a more healthful all-electric experience for a pastime that millions of families enjoy and believe strongly that our team should not have to worry about quality healthcare for themselves or their loved ones along the way.
Skills Required
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Mechanical, Materials, or Industrial Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- 5+ years of experience with a broad technical background working with engineering, manufacturing, service, and suppliers
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Excellent oral, written, and presentation communication skills
- Working knowledge of PPAP and APQP processes
- Advanced working knowledge of Statistical Process Control (SPC), Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), and Lean Manufacturing
- Ability to work under pressure while managing competing demands and tight deadlines
- Strong organization and meticulous attention to detail
- Experience creating technical specifications for manufacturing equipment
- Experience introducing new products and processes from prototype to production
- Training and demonstrated success applying FMEA, process capability analysis, hypothesis testing, DoE, SPC, and design-for-quality methodologies
- Experience with CMM and/or scanning equipment
- Excellent team-building skills with suppliers, peers, and cross-functional teams
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The Company
What We Do
Lightship is an early-stage hardware startup launched in 2020 by Tesla alumni that is bringing the $26B recreational vehicle industry into the electric age. Based in San Francisco and Broomfield, Colorado, Lightship is designing and producing an aerodynamic, battery-powered trailer that liberates travelers from the noise, emissions, and range anxiety of gas RVing
