Director, Quality

We are seeking a hands-on, strategic Director of Quality to lead our quality function. This role is critical to establishing a robust Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring product reliability, and enabling the rapid scale-up of our electrolyzer manufacturing operations. As our quality leader, you will define processes, implement systems, and partner cross-functionally with engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing teams. You will champion a culture of quality excellence throughout the organization, fostering continuous improvement, accountability, and operational rigor.

Primary Responsibilities

• Define and execute the company's quality strategy in alignment with product development and manufacturing scale-up objectives
• Build and lead the quality function, including future hiring, team development, and organizational growth
• Serve as the primary advocate for quality across engineering, operations, supply chain, and leadership teams
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and quality metrics, providing regular reporting and insights to senior management
• Develop supplier quality programs, including supplier qualification, audits, corrective actions, and ongoing performance monitoring
• Partner with supply chain teams to ensure component quality, traceability, and supplier compliance
• Support manufacturing readiness, process validation activities, yield improvement initiatives, and production quality objectives
• Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of a scalable Quality Management System (QMS) aligned with ISO 9001 standards
• Lead the company's ISO 9001 certification efforts and ongoing compliance activities
• Establish and maintain documentation control systems, training programs, and internal audit processes
• Operationalize and continuously improve core quality processes, including Non-Conformance Reporting (NCR), Incoming Quality Control (IQC), Material Review Board (MRB), and Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA)
• Define inspection plans, acceptance criteria, quality standards, and measurement methodologies across manufacturing operations
• Drive root cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives to improve product reliability and operational performance
• Foster a culture of quality ownership, accountability, and excellence across the organization

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, or a related technical discipline
• 10+ years of experience in quality engineering, quality systems, manufacturing quality, or related roles
• Demonstrated ability to develop and improve supplier quality performance in a production environment
• Proven experience building and implementing a Quality Management System (QMS) from the ground up
• Demonstrated success achieving and maintaining ISO 9001 certification
• Strong knowledge of core quality processes, including NCR, IQC, MRB, and CAPA
• Experience working in hardware manufacturing environments such as energy, industrial equipment, automotive, aerospace, or similar industries
• Ability to operate both strategically and hands-on within a fast-paced startup environment
• Excellent problem-solving skills with a data-driven approach to decision-making
• Proven leadership experience across Quality Assurance (QA), Quality Control (QC), Quality Management Systems (QMS), and Quality Planning (QP)
• Experience working with contract manufacturers and global supplier networks
• Experience with electrochemical systems, hydrogen technologies, or other complex industrial products preferred
• Professional certifications such as ASQ CQE, CQA, CMQ/OE, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, ISO Lead Auditor, or equivalent quality certifications strongly preferred

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