Product & Process Quality Engineer

Amsterdam

Full-time

Permanent employee

The role

At Ore Energy, we are on a mission to fundamentally expand the amount of energy society can reliably harness and use, helping move civilization toward a more abundant energy future. We are doing this by developing long-duration, utility-scale iron-air batteries that provide safe, low-cost, multi-day energy storage for electricity grids and data centers.

We are expanding our industrialization capabilities and are looking for a highly motivated, bright Product & Process Quality Engineer to join our team in Amsterdam. In this role, you will be the bridge between design engineering, physical testing, and early manufacturing, ensuring our products and processes meet high standards of reliability and performance.

We are not looking for a rigid corporate bureaucrat. We want a pragmatic, cost-conscious, and hands-on quality professional with solid foundational experience who is eager to learn and build clean, efficient quality systems from scratch. You understand that quality in a scale-up is about enabling safe, rapid hardware iterations, not slowing them down with unnecessary red tape.

This role reports directly to the Chief Product Officer (CPO).

Key responsibilities

Lifecycle Quality Integration: Define and implement quality criteria from early prototype phases and design validation (DVT) through to production readiness.
Risk Management (FMEA): Facilitate and maintain cross-functional Design FMEA (DFMEA) and Process FMEA (PFMEA) sessions to identify and mitigate risks early.
Root-Cause Analysis: Lead structured failure investigations (using tools like 8D, Ishikawa, 5 Whys) on test deviations, prototype failures, and component non-conformities, driving effective corrective actions.
Control & Inspection Plans: Develop cost-effective inspection strategies, test control plans, component traceability frameworks, and clear quality-gate readiness criteria.
Statistical Analysis: Apply practical statistical quality tools (such as MSA, SPC, and capability studies) to evaluate prototype performance and process variations.
Supplier Quality Support: Review supplier inspection results, coordinate on component specifications, and resolve material deviations with external partners.
Continuous Improvement: Build simple, scalable internal quality processes that support fast-paced product development and continuous team learning.

Your profile

Experience: 3+ years of hands-on experience in product or process quality roles within a complex, physical hardware development or manufacturing environment.
Quality Toolkit: Solid foundational knowledge of DFMEA/PFMEA, control plans, risk management, and root-cause analysis methodologies.
Pragmatic & Cost-Conscious: A natural problem-solver who values lean, practical systems over heavy administration. You are highly motivated to keep operations nimble and cost-effective.
Hands-on Curiosity: Comfortable working directly alongside multidisciplinary engineers in laboratories, workshop floors, and testing areas. You are open to feedback and have a massive appetite to learn about battery electrochemistry and advanced hardware systems.
Analytical Mindset: Highly structured and detail-oriented. You easily distinguish between symptoms, correlations, and true root causes when analyzing technical datasets.
Industry Background: Experience in batteries, energy storage, automotive, aerospace, or advanced medical/hardware devices is highly valued.
Communication: Outstanding communication skills in English. You are confident in constructively challenging technical decisions when quality or reliability risks are identified.

About us

The Challenge We Are Solving

Do you want to contribute to one of the most important challenges of our time: accelerating the energy transition? Are you excited by breakthrough energy storage technology with real-world impact? Would you like to be part of a mission-driven company where your work directly contributes to building the future of clean energy?

Then we are looking for you.

Ore Energy develops long-duration energy storage solutions to support a reliable, zero-carbon electricity system.

Powering the Next Generation of Infrastructure

The electricity grid is undergoing its most significant transformation in a century. As renewables become the cheapest source of new power, the challenge is no longer producing clean energy, it is making it reliably available when and where it is needed, regardless of when the sun shines or the wind blows. Our iron-air batteries are uniquely designed to store renewable energy over multi-day periods, allowing clean electricity to become a dependable, around-the-clock backbone of the grid while reducing reliance on fossil-fuel peaker plants and building a more resilient, fully decarbonized power system.

This is a rare opportunity to join a company at the moment when technology readiness, customer traction, and market demand are converging. Ore Energy has already raised significant capital, built and tested its technology under real-world conditions, and is now moving toward large-scale commercial deployment. As we transition into this industrial implementation phase, we are building the team, systems, and capabilities required to scale our solution and help define how long-duration storage powers both the future grid and the next generation of industry and data infrastructure.

Our Culture & Beliefs

We believe impactful technology is built by talented people who are motivated by complex challenges, scientific rigour and strong execution. That is why we are looking for dedicated professionals who want to help shape a cleaner and more resilient energy future.

At Ore Energy, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where every individual has the opportunity to thrive. We believe that diversity of thought, background, and experience drives innovation and success. Are you unsure if you meet all the requirements? Please do apply, we’d love to hear from you! Your unique perspective and skills could be exactly what we’re looking for.