Product & Process Quality Engineer

At Ore Energy, we are on a mission to fundamentally expand the amount of energy society can reliably harness and use, helping move civilization toward a more abundant energy future. We are doing this by developing long-duration, utility-scale iron-air batteries that provide safe, low-cost, multi-day energy storage for electricity grids and data centers.

We are expanding our industrialization capabilities and are looking for a highly motivated, bright Product & Process Quality Engineer to join our team in Amsterdam. In this role, you will be the bridge between design engineering, physical testing, and early manufacturing, ensuring our products and processes meet high standards of reliability and performance.

We are not looking for a rigid corporate bureaucrat. We want a pragmatic, cost-conscious, and hands-on quality professional with solid foundational experience who is eager to learn and build clean, efficient quality systems from scratch. You understand that quality in a scale-up is about enabling safe, rapid hardware iterations, not slowing them down with unnecessary red tape.

This role reports directly to the Chief Product Officer (CPO).

• Lifecycle Quality Integration: Define and implement quality criteria from early prototype phases and design validation (DVT) through to production readiness.

• Risk Management (FMEA): Facilitate and maintain cross-functional Design FMEA (DFMEA) and Process FMEA (PFMEA) sessions to identify and mitigate risks early.

• Root-Cause Analysis: Lead structured failure investigations (using tools like 8D, Ishikawa, 5 Whys) on test deviations, prototype failures, and component non-conformities, driving effective corrective actions.

• Control & Inspection Plans: Develop cost-effective inspection strategies, test control plans, component traceability frameworks, and clear quality-gate readiness criteria.

• Statistical Analysis: Apply practical statistical quality tools (such as MSA, SPC, and capability studies) to evaluate prototype performance and process variations.

• Supplier Quality Support: Review supplier inspection results, coordinate on component specifications, and resolve material deviations with external partners.

• Continuous Improvement: Build simple, scalable internal quality processes that support fast-paced product development and continuous team learning.

• Experience: 3+ years of hands-on experience in product or process quality roles within a complex, physical hardware development or manufacturing environment.

• Quality Toolkit: Solid foundational knowledge of DFMEA/PFMEA, control plans, risk management, and root-cause analysis methodologies.

• Pragmatic & Cost-Conscious: A natural problem-solver who values lean, practical systems over heavy administration. You are highly motivated to keep operations nimble and cost-effective.

• Hands-on Curiosity: Comfortable working directly alongside multidisciplinary engineers in laboratories, workshop floors, and testing areas. You are open to feedback and have a massive appetite to learn about battery electrochemistry and advanced hardware systems.

• Analytical Mindset: Highly structured and detail-oriented. You easily distinguish between symptoms, correlations, and true root causes when analyzing technical datasets.

• Industry Background: Experience in batteries, energy storage, automotive, aerospace, or advanced medical/hardware devices is highly valued.

• Communication: Outstanding communication skills in English. You are confident in constructively challenging technical decisions when quality or reliability risks are identified.