Supplier Quality Engineer, Electrical Systems

Rondo is accelerating industry’s transition to lower-cost, zero-carbon heat and power.  Our Rondo Heat Batteries turn low-cost renewable electricity into continuous, high-temperature heat and power, enabling industrial facilities to replace fossil-fired boilers without costly process changes. The result is lower-cost, zero-carbon industrial energy delivered safely, reliably, and at 98% efficiency.  Rondo is commercially deployed and rapidly scaling, today. Backed by world-class industrial leaders and investors — including Breakthrough Energy, Energy Impact Partners, Rio Tinto, Aramco, SABIC, SCG, TITAN, Microsoft, H&M, and John Doerr — Rondo is building the next generation of industrial energy infrastructure at global scale.    We are looking for an experienced Supplier Quality Engineer to build and scale our electrical supplier quality capability across Europe and beyond.  This is a highly impactful role at the intersection of engineering, manufacturing, and supplier development. You will own supplier quality for critical electrical systems and components, partnering closely with Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and our suppliers to ensure we consistently deliver high-quality products at scale.  Success in this role means more than resolving quality issues—it means developing suppliers, industrializing new products, preventing defects before they occur, and building robust quality systems that support Rondo's rapid global growth.  This role requires frequent travel to supplier facilities throughout Europe and internationally.    What You Will Do (key responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to):  Build Supplier Quality Capability  Develop and execute the supplier quality strategy for electrical components and assemblies. Establish scalable supplier qualification, audit, and performance management processes. Build strong technical relationships with strategic suppliers and become their primary quality partner. Define supplier quality standards, acceptance criteria, and quality documentation. Partner with supply chain to qualify new suppliers and audit existing   Drive Supplier Development & Industrialization  Support the industrialization of new electrical products and suppliers from prototype through production. Partner with Engineering and Supply Chain to ensure manufacturability and production readiness. Lead supplier activities, production readiness reviews, and process validation. Review manufacturing processes and identify opportunities to improve quality, throughput, and robustness. Help to implement APQP and PPAP methodology  Improve Product Quality Lead investigations into supplier-related quality issues using structured problem-solving methodologies. Drive root cause analysis and implementation of permanent corrective actions. Monitor supplier performance through KPI...