What you’ll do…

As a Quality Project Engineer, you will lead the delivery of APQP activities for assigned components, ensuring quality readiness through pre-SOP. Acting as the key quality interface across engineering, manufacturing and the customer, you will drive a structured, right-first-time approach to product and process development.
You will play a critical role in ensuring new battery products meet both internal and customer quality expectations as we scale our operations.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Representing Quality & the “voice of the customer” in the development of product and processes in the industrialization of products. 
• Ensuring the Agratas APQP framework is integrated into the master project plan. 
• Executing the Agratas APQP framework in assigned projects and regularly reporting the project quality status. 
• Facilitating cross-functional teams during the development of deliverables through the APQP process – e.g. Process flows, FMEA, Control plan etc. 
• Utilising lessons learnt during product development processes to ensure continuous improvement of our Quality deliverables. 
• Evaluating and reporting the output of APQP deliverables, acting as a checker to ensure both correctness and completeness of artefacts as well as supporting the interconnection between interdependent APQP elements. 
• Reporting on product development process overall status, key risks and opportunities. 

Who we are…

Agratas is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons. We will design, develop and manufacture high-quality, high-performance, sustainable batteries for the mobility and energy sectors. We are a scale-up business with a start-up mentality and the backing of a well-established parent company. The UK business headquarters is in the Midlands and we are currently building a battery manufacturing facility in Bridgwater, Somerset. 

What you’ll bring…

Essential:

• Experience delivering APQP within automotive (ideally Tier 1 environment)
• Strong knowledge of core quality tools (FMEA, Control Plan, SPC, MSA, PPAP)
• Experience working cross-functionally and with customers
• Degree in Engineering or Quality-related discipline

Preferred:

• Six Sigma Green Belt
• Experience improving or developing processes
• Familiarity with Power BI, PowerApps or SharePoint
• Exposure to a fast-paced or start-up environment

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.

Agratas is a place to be authentically you. 
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.