What you'll do…
The Senior Quality Engineer, Process Quality is responsible for driving quality performance across electrode manufacturing processes, ensuring robust process controls are in place to deliver safe, reliable, and high-performing battery products. Working closely with Manufacturing, Engineering, Laboratory, and Failure Analysis teams, you will play a key role in controlling process variation, reducing defects, and improving process capability.
Being part of our dynamic and high-performing Quality team, your key responsibilities will include:
- Support quality activities across electrode manufacturing processes including slurry mixing, coating, calendaring, and slitting.
- Monitor and improve process performance using SPC, process capability analysis, and quality data.
- Develop and maintain Control Plans, PFMEA, MSA, and inspection strategies.
- Investigate process deviations and non-conformities using structured problem-solving methodologies such as 8D and Root Cause Analysis.
- Drive defect prevention and continuous improvement initiatives to improve process capability and product quality.
- Support process validation, industrialisation, and NPI activities.
- Collaborate with Manufacturing, Engineering, Laboratory, and Failure Analysis teams to resolve quality issues and improve manufacturing performance.
- Support audits and ensure compliance with IATF 16949 and internal quality standards.
Who we are…
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.
As a scale-up business with a start-up mindset and the backing of a well-established parent company, we combine agility with long-term stability. In the UK, our R&D facility is based in Oxford, while our large-scale battery manufacturing facility is being developed in Bridgwater, Somerset, helping to establish one of the UK's most advanced battery manufacturing operations.
What you'll bring…
Essential
- Degree in Engineering or a related discipline.
- Experience in Process Quality within lithium-ion battery manufacturing, supporting electrode manufacturing processes.
- Knowledge of slurry mixing, coating, calendaring, slitting, and associated process quality controls.
- Experience with SPC, Control Plans, PFMEA, MSA, and Root Cause Analysis.
- Knowledge of IATF 16949 and/or ISO 9001.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
Desirable
- Experience supporting anode or cathode manufacturing processes.
- Knowledge of electrode inspection systems and contamination control.
- Experience supporting NPI, process validation, and manufacturing readiness activities.
- Familiarity with Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement methodologies.
What you'll get…
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.
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.