{"id":1160945,"url":"https://alion.io/job/terabase-energy-quality-engineer","title":"Quality Engineer","company":{"id":176546,"name":"Terabase Energy","domain":"terabase.energy","url":"https://alion.io/company/terabase-energy","size_band":"201-500","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workable","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":93,"open_postings":25,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.08,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":86,"computed_at":"2026-09-27T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":null,"employment_type":null,"work_mode":"remote","remote_scope":"stated_countries","remote_scope_basis":"board_field","remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":[],"countries":[],"hiring_countries":["US"],"hiring_countries_total":1,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":67000,"max_usd":167000,"period":"year","method":"role_country_seniority_unknown","sample_n":4852},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":true,"technologies":[{"name":"AWS","optional":false},{"name":"CAPA","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-23T23:45:51Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-23","last_verified_at":"2026-09-27T23:42:26Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":4,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":4},"description":"What we do\nAt Terabase Energy, we believe digitalization and automation will drive the next wave of innovation and cost reduction in utility-scale solar. Terabase is developing an interconnected software and construction automation platform supporting the design, optimization, construction, and operation of large solar projects around the world.\nOur team includes solar-industry veterans and newcomers, engineers, software developers, product managers, project managers, and commercial professionals. We are headquartered in Northern California, with offices and employees across the United States and around the world.\nAbout The Role\nThe Quality Engineer ensures quality is built in-not inspected out-across the full lifecycle of mechanical, electrical, and electromechanical products, from new product introduction and incoming material through build, release, and field performance. The Quality Engineer implements and sustains quality engineering controls that ensure Terabase products meet specifications, customer requirements, traceability standards, and ISO 9001 compliance.\nThe Quality Engineer implements and sustains the quality controls, inspection criteria, and procedures defined in the Terabase Quality Management System. Quality coordinates and provides oversight; Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain own execution of design, process, and supplier actions.\nAccountability & Authorities:\nQuality Planning & NPI\nProvide quality input in design and process reviews (manufacturability, inspectability, CTQs, lessons learned).\nDevelop and maintain inspection plans, control plans, checklists, and acceptance criteria; execute First Article Inspections (FAI).\nAssess quality impact of engineering changes (ECOs in PLM) and verify effective implementation.\nIncoming & Supplier Quality\nInspect supplier-delivered materials against drawings, specifications, COCs, MTRs, and test certificates; verify part ID, serial, and lot traceability.\nQuarantine nonconforming material (physical and ERP hold) and raise NCRs in the QMS.\nPartner with the Supplier Quality Engineer on recurring supplier issues, SCARs, and supplier FAI submissions.\nIn-Process & Build Quality\nConduct staged inspections at key assembly points (fit-up, torque, alignment, wiring and terminations, cable routing and labeling).\n mechanical and electrical build quality through dimensional, continuity, insulation resistance, and functional checks per approved test procedures.\nMonitor First Pass Yield (FPY), track defects through visual factory and daily walkdowns, and escalate repeat workmanship issues to CAPA.\nConfirm latest approved SOPs, drawings, and checklists are in use, and build records are fully traceable.\nRelease Gates & Final Dispatch\nSupport FAT and SAT for assemblies and integrated systems.\nAuthorize handover to FAT only when assembly is complete, no NCRs or inspections are open, BOM/revision and hardware/software versions are verified, and build records are uploaded.\nRelease products for dispatch after verifying labeling, packaging, customer requirements, FAT approvals, and NCR closure; maintain the dispatch record in the QMS.\nField & Customer Quality\nSupport investigation of field failures, installation issues, customer complaints, and warranty returns; feed findings back into design, process, and supplier controls.\nSupport customer and owner’s engineer audits and site inspections.\nNCR, CAPA & Risk Management\nLog NCRs with full evidence and traceability, coordinate MRB dispositions, and track quarantines.\nLead root cause analysis (5-Why, Ishikawa, 8D) and verify CAPA effectiveness before closure.\nMaintain PFMEAs and process risk assessments; recommend preventive actions from data trends without owning full preventive strategy.\nSupport cost of quality reporting (scrap, rework, warranty).\nQMS Compliance & Continuous Improvement\nKeep quality records current in the QMS, ERP, and PLM (inspections, NCRs, CAPAs, FAT documentation, approvals) and maintain QMS dashboards for FPY, NCR trends, and CAPA aging.\nConduct internal process and product audits and support ISO 9001, customer, and supplier audits; maintain calibration control of inspection equipment.\nDrive Lean/Kaizen activities (5S, poka-yoke, standardization) and capture lessons learned for future builds and designs.\nPerformance measurements:\nProduct Quality Performance (FPY, defect rates, escaped defects)\nNCR & CAPA Effectiveness (cycle time, recurrence, on-time closure)\nBuild Control, Release Gate & Process Discipline\nField & Customer Quality (complaints, warranty returns)\nAudit Performance & QMS Compliance\nContinuous Improvement Performance\nQMS / ERP / PLM Data Integrity\nRequirements\nCompetencies & Skills\nStrong in leadership, influence without authority, and conflict management.\nAnalytical, data-driven, detail- and process-oriented, with rigor.\nStrong written and verbal communication, including customer- and supplier-facing; collaborative team player.\nMechanically and electrically inclined, strong technical understanding.\nExperience in operational activities and documentation management.\nMandatory:\nBachelor’s degree in quality, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent.\nFamiliar with quality, mechanical, and electrical standards (ISO 9001, ASME, AWS, UL, NFPA 70/NEC, IPC/WHMA-A-620, local standards, etc.).\nFluent in English.\nMin 5 years’ experience in a Quality Engineering role in manufacturing.\nQuality experience across mechanical and electrical products (e.g., fabricated and machined parts, electromechanical assemblies, control panels).\nExperience working with QMS, ERP, and PLM systems.\nDemonstrated experience with PFMEA, control plans, FAI, root cause analysis, and CAPA management.\nWorking knowledge of Quality Wall, Quality Basics, and Six Sigma tools.\nDesirable:\nMaster’s degree in quality or engineering, or equivalent.\nASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) or Six Sigma Green/Black Belt.\nISO 9001 Internal or Lead Auditor certification.\nFamiliar with a variety of measurement equipment and GD&T.\nExperience across NPI and production phases of electromechanical or energy infrastructure products.\nExperience with field failure analysis, warranty, or customer quality.\nExperience with a range of mechanical, electrical, and control components (e.g., structural hardware, PLC/RTU, networking, power distribution) and their defect modes.\nExperience in internal, supplier, certification, or UL audits.\nBenefits\nCompensation And Benefits\nOur salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within each posted range, individual pay is determined (and may be greater or higher), dependent on work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Terabase offers competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including:\nGenerous time off and holiday policy\nRemote flexibility\nFlexible time off\nComprehensive benefits package\nCareer progression\n401k match\nStock options\nHome office set up allowance\nAnd much more!\nTerabase is an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, hire, employ, train, promote, and compensate individuals based on job-related qualifications and abilities. We strongly encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.\nWe do not discriminate for any reason including race, color, sex, gender, age, religion or religious creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military/ veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.\nWe offer a welcoming and inclusive environment in service to one another, our products, the diverse consumers we represent, and the communities we call home.\nPrinciples only. This role is not open to receiving agency candidates, and any contingent submissions will not be considered. Terabase Energy does not utilize third-party recruitment agencies. Please contact our Recruiting team at  with any staffing-related inquiries.","description_format":"text","description_chars":8050,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"Advanced (C1)","optional":false}]},"benefits":["401k plan","Flexible time off","Home office","Stock options"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Construction Robotics","Solar Energy"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-23T23:45:51Z"}],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":3,"expected_fill_days":86,"reasons":["conf:2","velocity","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-09-27T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/terabase-energy-quality-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/terabase-energy-quality-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-28T01:13:15Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":763,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":4237,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-29T00:00:00Z"}}}