Project Quality Engineer

Agratas is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons. We design, develop and manufacture high-quality, high-performance, sustainable batteries for the mobility and energy sectors. We are a scale-up business with a start-up mentality and the backing of a well-established parent company. The UK business headquarters is in the Midlands, and we are currently building a battery manufacturing facility in Somerset and looking to complement, scale and grow our R&D facilities in Abingdon and Coventry with the brightest minds from within the battery and EV sector.

Our battery technology roadmap is based on a foundation of world-class solutions for multiple applications. Collaborating with our technical partners, we are industrialising best-in-class high energy density and long-lasting battery cells. We are also committed to developing the next generation of battery technologies.

We are recruiting for an experienced Project Quality Engineer to be responsible for both developing and executing our advanced product quality planning (APQP) activities for specific products at Agratas. You will be part of a culturally diverse and highly professional global quality engineering team and will interface heavily with many parts of the business, most notably product engineering, process engineering and project management functions, as well as with the customer. You will co-ordinate, execute and evaluate APQP deliverables, maintaining a single source of the truth of quality in the pre-SOP phase for a specific component group. To do this you will need to draw cross-functional teams together to develop an aligned approach and drive the business forward towards success and so a strong sense of teamwork, proactivity and professionalism are required. You will represent and present the overall Quality Status internally and externally to the customer at regular intervals. Furthermore, in order to continually improve our APQP System, you will take specific APQP process elements, gateway reviews and reporting methods to develop and iterate towards best practice. This is a hybrid working role that will be based in our Coventry office. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of sustainable energy solutions in a fast-paced, innovative environment.

Your responsibilities include:

• Representing Quality & the “voice of the customer” in the development of product and processes in the industrialisation of products.
• Ensuring the Agratas APQP framework is integrated into the master project plan.
• Executing the Agratas APQP framework in assigned projects and regularly reporting the project quality status.
• Facilitating cross-functional teams during the development of deliverables through the APQP process – e.g. Process flows, FMEA, Control plan etc.
• Utilising lessons learnt during product development processes to ensure continuous improvement of our Quality deliverables.
• Evaluating and reporting the output of APQP deliverables, acting as a checker to ensure both correctness and completeness of artefacts as well as supporting the interconnection between interdependent APQP elements.
• Reporting on product development process overall status, key risks and opportunities.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Proven experience in the execution and development of APQP, ideally at a Tier 1 Automotive Supplier.
• Experience in developing new processes or heavily optimising existing processes.
• Experience in customer engagement teams.
• Educated to Degree level in an Engineering or Quality related subject.
• Experience In The Automotive Industry, preferably in a Tier 1 Supplier Environment.
• Preferred: Certified 6 sigma Green Belt.
• Preferred: Core Tools Certified (APQP, FMEA, SPC, MSA, PPAP / Control Plan).
• Preferred: Experience with SharePoint, PowerApps and Power BI.
• Nice to have: Experience in a start-up environment.

As a new company, our reward scheme is constantly evolving. We continue to review the market to deliver a competitive benefits package, which currently includes private healthcare, car allowance, company bonus, enhanced parental leave policy and a cash allowance to boost your benefits. We are a flexible business that is committed to promoting work-life balance, partnering with Yulife to provide our team members with total wellbeing support.

You’ll work in a rapidly scaling-up environment as a subsidiary of the multinational corporation, Tata Sons, to help build the UK’s biggest battery manufacturing facility and make your mark in a new organisation. Agratas is a place to be authentically you.

At Agratas we strongly believe that people are at their best when they feel supported and happy in their workplace. To that end we continue to cultivate a diverse workforce which protects the individuality of each team member. We therefore warmly welcome applicants from any race, gender, sexuality, and ability. Should you have a preference in how your suitability is assessed for this role or require any reasonable adjustments please let the Talent Acquisition team know.