What will you do as Quality Engineer?
At Big Ass Battery quality is not a spreadsheet party or ISO bingo night. We’re not looking for a paper tiger with a binder full of checklists. We want a Quality Engineer with real voltage — someone who knows when to use an 8D, and when a good old-fashioned “fix it now” approach works better. You’ll be dropped into a world full of sparks (the good ones): pragmatic engineers, badass batteries and a fast-growing company in an even faster maturing market. We need processes. Structure. Not too much, keep it flexible and scalable. But above all, someone who doesn’t blink at chaos but simply gets sh*t done. You're our internal quality multimeter — reliable, and full of juice. You'll be:
- Define and implement fit-for-purpose quality processes tailored to a high-growth tech environment — no corporate fluff
- Using 8D, Cp/Cpk, 5 Whys, FMEA — or just common sense if that works faster
- Running yield, scrap and defect analysis. You know “first time right” isn’t a fairy tale — it’s an objective
- Keeping suppliers sharp. You understand their processes, challenge their data, and raise their bar
- Creating dashboards (Google Sheets, Power BI, duct tape — whatever works) that make quality status visible to all
- Set and monitor outgoing quality levels that meet or exceed customer expectations
- Ensure alignment and ownership around quality from warehousing to customer delivery
- Guide internal teams through expectation management, clear communication, and hands-on coaching
What do we expect you will bring to Big Ass Battery?
You’re not just detail-oriented — you’re detail-obsessed in a charmingly unhinged way. You see a misaligned label from across the room and twitch. But you're not annoyed by it — you fix it, smile, and move on. You believe a good root cause analysis is better than therapy. You’re allergic to bureaucracy, but you love structure — as long as it works. You don’t build quality systems to tick boxes; you build them so things stop breaking. And when they do break, you’ve already got the fix halfway implemented before anyone else accepts their meeting invite. You bring tech-savvy, common sense, and a sense of humor. Last but not least; you’ve got a get-sh*t-done chip built in, but you still appreciate a good Pareto chart or a fishbone diagram when the situation demands it. Next to this personality you have:
- A Bachelor degree in electrical engineering or mechatronics or an equivalent level of gained technical experience
- A fully charged brain loaded with quality know-how: 8D, Cp/Cpk, 5 Whys, FMEA — you speak fluent quality, tech ánd human
- A proven track record in setting things up from scratch: procedures, metrics and dashboards
- Experience in quality related Lean methods and internal auditing
- Experience in supplier quality and external auditing
- At least Six Sigma Yellow Belt-certification but Green Belt gives you a head-start
- You believe chaos is fun — until it messes with quality. ISO 9001 is your safety net
- Affinity with mechanical stuff — our batteries have a shell too, and it should fit, breathe, and survive being dropped
- A pragmatic mindset: theory is your toolkit, not your religion
- Willingness to travel occasionally to key suppliers
- Availability for 40 hours per week
What do we have to offer you?
Besides a dynamic and ambitious environment, we offer a job where your ideas matter and you can truly make an impact! You'll be working with energetic and passionate colleagues who are eager to share knowledge and help you grow both professionally and personally. Here’s what else you’ll receive when joining Big Ass Battery:
- A salary that reflects the experience we are looking for, which must fit in the range €5.000 ~ €5.500 gross per month (based on 38 hours)
- And of course you receive 8% holiday allowance in May and an extra 13th month in December
- All the tools you need to excel at your job being a phone reimbursement of €25 net and a laptop to show off your quality creating skills!
- We follow the collective labor agreement Technisch Installatiebedrijf which includes the PMT pension scheme
- Enough time to recharge your personal battery with 25 vacation days and 13 additional days off (based on a 40-hour workweek)
- Reimbursement of travel expenses at €0,23 per kilometer
- We don't miss a party when we get the chance!
PLEASE NOTE; we are not a recognized sponsor so we are not able to hire outside of the EU for this specific position. If you don't have a European passport which enables you to work in the Netherlands we advise you to apply at a company that is a recognized sponsor, you can find this regulation at www.ind.nl.
PLEASE NOTE #2: Attention all secondment and/or recruitment agencies; we handle recruitment in-house. When we need help, we reach out to our partners who have already been selected. We consider introduced candidates without a signed assignment from Big Ass Battery as an open application. We can approach these candidates directly without the intervention of external parties and there is no payment obligation in any shape or form.
About Big Ass Battery 🔋
We are Big Ass Battery; a fast-growing scale-up in the premier league of the energy transition. We build energy storage systems at the highest level: from battery cell to complete 10ft battery containers. Big Ass Battery is a Dutch company and we are located in Helmond. We didn't fit in our previous office anymore so that is why we traded up in november 2023 to our new facility of 15.000 m2 and a total surface of 41.775 m2! When you join our team, you not only contribute to the production of batteries, but you also contribute to the growth of a company with big ass ambitions. Our batteries are an important part of the solution to the current challenges we face in the energy transition. For example, you can place a Big Ass Battery at an event location or for charging electric cars. Or on a construction site where a sustainable company wants to use electric excavators and other power tools. Companies can even link a revenue model to the use of the Big Ass Battery. Agricultural companies, for example, use the Big Ass Battery for solar energy storage. In short, plenty of possibilities.
