Senior Associate Engineer, Process Quality

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About Blue Current

Blue Current (the “Company”) is the industry leader in the development of silicon solid state batteries. Free of flammable liquid electrolytes, Blue Current’s fully dry, inherently safe batteries significantly reduce risks to human and environmental health while providing a higher-performance alternative to traditional lithium-ion batteries. Blue Current’s silicon-based platform is highly adaptable, enabling a cost-effective solution for both the mobility and stationary storage markets. Blue Current’s team works out of its state-of-the-art headquarters and pilot line facility in Hayward, California. To learn more about Blue Current, Inc., visit http://bluecurrent.com.

Position Summary

The Senior Associate Engineer, Process Quality carries out the day-to-day quality work that keeps Blue Current's measurements trustworthy and its processes in control. Working under the direction of senior engineers and the Process Quality manager, this role performs quality testing and inspection, keeps quality records and control charts current, and gathers the evidence that investigations depend on. It is a hands-on role at the bench and on the manufacturing floor, learning the methods and systems that govern quality at Blue Current while taking on steadily more of their execution. Success means quality data that is complete, accurate, and available for the team to make decisions, while continuously improving the company’s understanding of process and product performance.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Performs routine quality control testing and inspection on incoming materials, in-process components, and finished cells according to established test methods and acceptance criteria
• Collects, enters, and verifies quality data in established systems, checking records for completeness and flagging values that fall outside expected ranges
• Maintains process control charts for assigned operations, identifies out-of-control signals, and escalates them to the responsible process owner and the Process Quality manager
• Shares feedback between engineering and quality by observing process execution, identifying gaps between documented and actual practices, and highlighting opportunities to improve safety, reproducibility, or quality.
• Executes measurement system analysis studies, including Gauge R&R, following established protocols, and documents the results
• Drafts and revises standard operating procedures (SOP) and work instructions for quality control methods under the direction of senior engineers, and routes them through document control
• Conducts first-pass investigation of nonconforming material and process deviations, documenting observations and evidence, and contributes findings to root cause analyses led by senior engineers
• Performs incoming inspection on supplier materials against specification, documents non-conformances, and tracks open supplier quality issues to closure
• Compiles quality metrics and pre

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-based work for test configuration, monitoring, data review, and documentation.

• Regular use of personal protective equipment (PPE) including safety glasses, gloves, and lab coat; additional PPE may be required depending on materials handled
• Able to pass a respirator fit test and wear a respirator periodically.
• Travel is estimated at less than 10% of working time and would be primarily domestic (e.g., vendor or equipment site visits)
• FAT program execution or in the event of vendor or supplier visits.
• Work in gloveboxes or a dry room may be required at times, up to a full work day
• Standard weekday business hours; occasional off-hours availability may be required to support long-running test campaigns, installations, or troubleshooting.

Salary Range
$95,400 — $127,000 USD

Equal Opportunity Employment Statement

Blue Current is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

At-Will Employment & Disclaimer

Employment at Blue Current is at-will. This means that either the employee or Blue Current may terminate the employment relationship at any time, for any reason or no reason, with or without cause, and with or without advance notice, subject to applicable law. This job description does not create an express or implied contract of employment, nor does it alter the at-will nature of the employment relationship. The duties, responsibilities, and qualifications described herein are subject to change at the Company's discretion and do not represent all tasks that may be required of this role.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for sponsorship now or in the future.