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Fuse Energy is an energy startup building a fully integrated energy company combining solar, batteries, grid infrastructure, AI, and distributed energy solutions. The company has raised over $200M from top-tier investors including Balderton, Lakestar, Accel, Creandum, Lowercarbon, Ribbit, and others.
You will join the China supply chain team as a Supplier Quality Engineer, owning quality across external factories. Working directly with the Head of Supply Chain China and UK R&D teams, you'll be a hands-on engineer responsible for auditing production lines, identifying root causes of defects, and enforcing stringent quality standards with top-tier suppliers under compressed timelines.
Key responsibilities include:
- Auditing supplier production lines and quality systems, tracking corrective actions to closure
- Owning quality through new product introduction (NPI): first article inspection, pilot builds, and ramp to mass production
- Collaborating with R&D on manufacturing standards, certifications, and acceptance criteria
- Running incoming and outgoing quality control with clear acceptance criteria for each supplier
- Leading root cause analysis on defects using 8D reports and FMEA
- Tracking supplier quality performance metrics (defect rate, yield)
- Serving as the real-time link between Chinese factories and UK teams on quality matters
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 communicate defects clearly to suppliers
- Ability to enforce stringent quality standards and deliver consistently under compressed timelines
- Fluent written and spoken English and Mandarin
- Willingness to travel regularly to supplier sites
- Organized and resilient, comfortable owning day-to-day supplier quality operations
