Manufacturing & Supplier Quality Manager

About Ample:

Do you want to change the world? Ample, Inc. is a pioneer in the electric vehicle space that is developing a new way to deliver energy to any electric vehicle. At Ample we use advanced robotics to enable fast modular battery swapping that is as fast, as cheap, and as convenient as gas. We are a team of technologists, designers and environmental enthusiasts who believe this problem to be among the most critical challenges of our time. Join Ample and help us make this a reality for billions of vehicles.

Our team solves complex challenges by combining creative technology design with fast iteration. You will be working with a small, intense and highly capable team on electric vehicles, robots and intelligent batteries. As the Manufacturing & Supplier Quality Manager at Ample, you will help develop the in-house manufacturing and supplier quality strategy, as Ample begins scaling for volume production. You will be the champion for continuous improvement in quality and process both for our suppliers and internal manufacturing.

What You'll Do:

• Develop the in-house manufacturing quality and supplier quality strategy for Ample products ramping up to volume production

• Design and implement quality process controls that are scalable through various stages of product life cycle (R&D, validation builds, scale production)

• Lead and grow the quality team that will be required to support Ample's scaling objectives

• Provide quality and manufacturing guidance and support issue resolution with suppliers across various commodity areas including electro-mechanical assemblies, PCBAs, wire harnesses, metal and plastic low and high volume manufacturing

• Investigate supplier quality issues to ensure timely and sustainable resolutions

• Establish framework for qualifying supply partners, measuring performance over time, and conduct supplier audits to support sourcing process

• Optimize testing within manufacturing process to control product quality while maintaining production rate and cost goals

• Collaborate with design engineering and manufacturing teams to ensure DFM and DFQ are embedded in design iterations to achieve product maturity for scale.

• Champion continuous improvement in quality and process both for our suppliers and internal manufacturing

What You'll Bring:

• BS or higher in Industrial or Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or a related field preferred

• 6+ years demonstrated experience leading teams and working in a fast paced, manufacturing quality role interfacing with international and domestic suppliers

• Proven analytical skills and high proficiency with data analysis and presentation

• Detail oriented and results driven personality that is motivated by solving complex problems

• You have worked with an established Quality System and applied it to improve product quality (applicable standards are AS9100/ISO9001/IATF16949)

• You have achieved measurable results with implementing Product Quality Planning (applicable examples are Advanced Product Quality Planning, Production Part Approval Process, Process Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, Statistical Process Control).

• You have participated in a product design effort and thus know what it takes to transition from prototype to volume production (if you used any CAD system like NX, Altium, OrCAD, Solidworks that is a big plus!).

• You understand the value of methods such as 8D, 5-WHY, Pareto Charts and Fishbone Diagrams because you have achieved measurable results by using them and influencing others to do the same.

• You can thrive in structured and unstructured environments and are not dissuaded at the prospect of making hard choices about what is important and urgent against a backdrop of limited resources.

• You have strong project management skills with demonstrated ability to drive tough timelines with key stakeholders internally and externally.

We are an equal opportunity and E-verified Employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status.