Quality & Supplier Development Engineer (m/f/d)

Your Role

We are seeking a highly motivated Quality & Supplier Development Engineer to strengthen our supply chain and ensure the highest quality standards across our international production partners. You will be the crucial link between our engineering and production teams and our external suppliers, driving process excellence and conformity.

Your mission

• Global Supplier Audits: Lead and execute regular supplier audits and on-site visits (mandatory travel requirement of approximately 25% of the time) to ensure quality, compliance, and process alignment across the supply chain
• Quality Assurance: Ensure supplier compliance with quality management systems, particularly ISO 9001 standards or similar regulatory frameworks (e.g., IATF 16949). Experience with AS 9100 is a plus
• Supplier Qualification & Management: Act as the technical contact for key suppliers, leading qualification, development, and ongoing performance management
• SCAR & RCA: Manage the Supplier Corrective Action Request (SCAR) process and lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) activities for major quality issues
• Production Process Excellence and Compliance: Deeply engage with and assess supplier production processes to identify trends, bottlenecks, optimize efficiency, and minimize non-conformities
• Continuous Improvement: Support continuous improvement initiatives, leveraging tools and methodologies. Knowledge of the Lean Six Sigma approach is a plus

Your profile

• Experience: Minimum 5 years of professional experience in international supplier management, quality assurance, or production engineering within a manufacturing environment.
• Travel: Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% of the time for supplier visits and audits.
• Technical Background: A degree or technical background is mandatory, ideally in Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, or Electrical Engineering (non-chemistry focused).
• Quality Standards: Proven working knowledge and experience with the ISO 9001 quality management system or comparable standards.
• Language Skills : Fluency in English (written and spoken) is required. Proficiency in German (ideally B2 level) is essential for communication with key regional suppliers and internal teams. Knowledge of Mandarin Chinese is a plus.
• Industry Knowledge (Plus): Knowledge of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and related industry standards (e.g., safety, testing) is a significant advantage.
• Work Style: Highly analytical, proactive, self-driven, and a skilled communicator.

Why STABL Energy?

STABL Energy is one of the most innovative start-ups in the energy transition, ees Award winner and named a global Top100 Energy Start-up. We are funded by renowned and experienced Tech VCs from Germany, Denmark and Switzerland.

What you’ll love about working with us:

• Agile, open & innovation-driven culture with flat hierarchies, quick decision-making processes and real ownership
• Company pension scheme to support you plan for the future
• Flexible working hours, a hybrid work model, and the option to work remotely from abroad
• Digital meal vouchers with Circula Lunch - enjoy tasty lunches on us!
• Monthly benefit in kind to spend at your favourite stores
• Corporate benefits portal with exclusive employee discounts
• Regular team-building activities and team events
• Company EGYM Wellpass membership to train with no limits at numerous fitness clubs across Germany

Ready to innovate, impact, and inspire? Apply Now!

We’d love to hear from you to help us build the energy system of the future! Even if you don’t meet 100% of the requirements, we encourage you to apply anyway. Our motto is 'Hire for attitude, train for skills', so we value potential and lifelong learning just as much as experience.

About us

We make energy storage stable and secure the future of energy. As technological pioneers, we develop storage solutions that extend battery life cycles and encourage the sustainable use of resources. Our approach is simple: we never recycle a battery too soon. STABL Energy is more than just a traditional start-up company. Ready to be part of us, innovate, impact, and inspire?