Title: Quality Engineer, AMTS
CA, US
QuantumScape is on a mission to transform energy storage with solid-state lithium-metal battery technology. The company’s next-generation batteries are designed to enable greater energy density, faster charging and enhanced safety to support the transition away from legacy energy sources toward a lower carbon future.
About the team: The Quality team is passionate and diverse team of engineers committed to building the foundation for world-class battery manufacturing. Our mission is simple but powerful: to embed the knowledge, systems, and processes that consistently deliver exceptional product quality—on time and on scale. We focus on developing the core infrastructure that supports customer requirements, from system controls to business processes. We take pride in our ownership mindset and accountability, always striving to raise the bar for operational excellence. We’re building a culture of quality that scales with the company and supports our mission to deliver the best possible product to our customers.
What we need: Our team plays a hands-on role in shaping how quality is defined, measured, and maintained across the organization. QuantumScape is seeking a motivated Associate Member of Technical Staff for our Quality Engineering team. You will be playing a vital role in ensuring process capability, stability, inline process quality test, continuous improvement, and quality metrics and reporting. If you like problem-solving, building something from the ground up, and challenging the status quo, we’d like to hear from you. Create value through collaboration and promote flawless execution.
What You’ll do:
- Incoming Quality Control (IQC): Verifying that materials from suppliers meet our quality standards before they enter production.
- Measurement System Analysis & Gauge R&R: Ensuring our data is reliable and our tools are accurate.
- Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
- Cleanroom Compliance: Setting and maintaining standards to ensure our production environment meets strict cleanliness requirements.
- Statistical Process Control (SPC): Monitoring baseline processes to catch issues early and drive continuous improvement.
- Particle Monitoring: Tracking particles count in clean and dry rooms to prevent contamination.
Skills You’ll Need:
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering or a related field; advanced degree preferred. Hands-on experience in manufacturing desired.
- Proficient in core Quality Engineering tools: Measurement System Analysis, Gage R&R, SPC, Process Control Plans, SOPs, Traceability Systems, and Process Capability Analysis.
- Effective communicator with strong interpersonal skills, capable of negotiating requirements and timelines in cross-functional R&D environments.
- Disciplined approach to statistical methods for experiment design, data analysis, and process control.
- Familiarity with MES systems and quality management system requirements; experienced in developing and implementing control plan methodologies.
Nice to have:
- Experience with JMP or similar data analysis tools preferred.
- ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) or equivalent certification.
- Industry experience in lithium-ion battery manufacturing strongly preferred.
ONSITE: This position is required to work onsite 5 days per week to meet the minimum essential duties and requirements of this position. As an on-site R&D and manufacturing operations organization, in-person face to face interaction is essential to building authentic relationships, trust, teamwork, and collaboration.
Compensation & Benefits: Expected salary range for this role is from $66,050 to $105,700, and a final salary will be determined by the candidate's experience and educational background. QuantumScape also offers an annual bonus and a generous RSU/Equity package as part of its compensation plan. In addition, we do offer a tremendous benefits plan including employee paid health care, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), and other benefits.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.
