About the Role
Last Energy is seeking a Quality & Test Engineer to manage quality processes during manufacturing scale-up. This role requires an engineering generalist skilled in mechanical, manufacturing, or systems engineering fundamentals for root cause analysis, inspection planning, and process control.
Responsibilities
- Support inspection plans, acceptance criteria, and work instructions for fabricated and assembled components.
- Lead or support root cause analysis and corrective/preventive action (CAPA) for nonconformances.
- Partner with manufacturing and design engineering on tolerance stack-up, process capability (Cpk), and statistical process control (SPC).
- Support supplier quality activities, including source inspections, supplier audits, and first article inspection reviews.
- Help develop and execute test programs for procured or fabricated items.
- Contribute to the build-out of Last Energy's formal quality management system, aligning with ASME NQA-1 and 10 CFR 50 Appendix B.
- Participate in design and process FMEAs.
- Maintain quality records, documentation control, and traceability for safety-related components.
- Translate quality data into practical engineering recommendations.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Aerospace, or a related engineering discipline.
- 2-5 years of engineering experience (design, manufacturing, test, or process engineering).
- Solid grounding in engineering fundamentals: GD&T, basic statistics, and root cause methodologies.
- Comfort reading and marking up engineering drawings and CAD models.
- Genuine interest in quality engineering.
- Strong written communication skills.
- Experience in a highly regulated manufacturing environment is a plus.
Skills
- GD&T
- Basic statistics
- Root cause methodologies (5-Why, fishbone, etc.)
- Reading and marking up engineering drawings
- Reading and marking up CAD models
- Written communication
Experience Level
- 2-5 years
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Aerospace, or a related engineering discipline
About the Company
- Last Energy is seeking a Quality & Test Engineer to help manage the quality processes underpinning our manufacturing scale-up.
