Base brings affordable, reliable energy and whole-home backup to homes across Texas — fixed low rates and battery backup that kicks in automatically. Backed by Lightspeed and a16z.
About the role
Base is hiring a Supplier Industrialization Engineer to make sure our suppliers can build Base parts at quality, cost, and rate. We want to know our suppliers' lines as well as our own factories. You'll qualify suppliers, ramp their lines from prototype to mass production, and bring the supplier's view into design reviews. Ramp supplier lines from early prototype to full production: equipment, staffing, and process. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Manufacturing line design and capital cost estimating
- APQP, PPAP, SPC, and 8D/RCCA
- Embedding on-site with suppliers through NPI and ramp
- Battery, power electronics, or electromechanical assemblies
More about this role
Base is America’s next-generation power company. We’re rebuilding the foundation of modern civilization–electricity–by deploying a vast network of distributed batteries that is transforming today’s fragile, centralized grid into a resilient and abundant system. We are engineers, operators, and creatives solving some of the most complex, interdisciplinary challenges of our time.
Base is hiring a Supplier Industrialization Engineer to make sure our suppliers can build Base parts at quality, cost, and rate. We want to know our suppliers' lines as well as our own factories. You'll qualify suppliers, ramp their lines from prototype to mass production, and bring the supplier's view into design reviews.
Ramp supplier lines from early prototype to full production: equipment, staffing, and process.
Size up new suppliers for capability and long-term fit with Base.
Work directly with suppliers to design and optimize their manufacturing processes so they scale without losing quality.
Audit facilities, processes, and quality systems during supplier qualification.
Represent the supplier in design-for-manufacturability reviews.
Map supplier processes to find capacity bottlenecks before they...
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