Supplier Quality Engineer - China

The company is an energy startup on a mission to make energy abundant and affordable, fast. We combine first-principles thinking with cutting-edge technology to build a radically better energy system.

We've raised over $200M from top-tier investors including Balderton, Lakestar, Accel, Creandum, Lowercarbon, Ribbit, 20VC, Hummingbird and Collaborative Fund, alongside strategic angels including Nico Rosberg and GPs behind Meta, Revolut, Spotify and Uber.

We're building a fully integrated energy company: developing our own solar, batteries and other generation projects, building our own hardware, improving and developing grid infrastructure, trading power in real time, using AI across the business, and installing distributed energy in homes. By selling directly to consumers we cut out the middleman, lower costs and pass the savings on to our customers.

We’re looking for a Supplier Quality Engineer to join our China supply chain team. As an early member, you’ll own quality across our external factories, working directly with our Head of Supply Chain China and our UK R&D teams. We’re looking for a hands-on engineer with deep technical acumen, who can audit a production line, find the root cause of a defect and enforce stringent quality standards with top-tier suppliers under compressed timelines.

Responsibilities

• Audit supplier production lines and quality systems, and track corrective actions to closure

• Own quality through new product introduction (NPI): first article inspection, pilot builds and ramp to mass production

• Work with R&D on manufacturing standards, certifications and acceptance criteria, so quality and compliance are built in at source

• Run incoming and outgoing quality control with clear acceptance criteria for each supplier

• Lead root cause analysis on defects (8D reports, FMEA) and push suppliers to permanent fixes

• Track supplier quality performance (defect rate, yield)

• Be the real-time link between Chinese factories and our UK teams on quality

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a STEM discipline from a top-tier university

• Supplier quality, manufacturing quality or related experience in hardware, electronics or manufactured physical products

• Hands-on factory audit experience across multiple external manufacturers

• Working knowledge of 8D (structured problem-solving report), FMEA (failure mode analysis) and SPC (statistical process control)

• Strong understanding of electrical and mechanical components, specifically PCBAs, power electronics or battery packs/systems

• Ability to read technical drawings and specs and tell a supplier exactly what is wrong

• Ability to enforce stringent quality standards and consistently deliver under compressed timelines

• Fluent written and spoken English and Mandarin

• Willingness to travel regularly to supplier sites

• Organised and resilient, comfortable owning the day-to-day of supplier quality

Benefits

• Competitive salary and eligibility for equity

• Biannual bonus scheme

• Fully expensed tech to match your needs

• Private health insurance

• Breakfast and dinner allowance for office-based employees

As we hire globally, benefits vary by location.