Job Summary: 
At LG Energy Solution Arizona, Inc., the Engineer II – Cell Quality Assurance will play a key role in improving manufacturing methods and procedures within the battery electrode production process to ensure products meet company quality specifications. Working closely with production, engineering, and quality teams, this role evaluates manufacturing processes, analyzes quality data, and implements improvements to strengthen product reliability and process consistency. The Engineer II applies quality tools such as PPAP, PFMEA, SPC, Gage R&R, calibration systems, and corrective and preventive actions to address production issues and support continuous quality improvement. Through cross-functional collaboration and data-driven analysis, this role helps ensure battery cell components meet established standards for quality, reliability, and performance.

Report To: 
Sr. Manager, Cell Quality Assurance 

Responsibilities:
• Develop and document inspection Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure inspection reliability and verify applicability within inspection and testing processes.
• Analyze production process conditions and manufacturing data to identify root causes of electrode nonconformance, including field quality issues, and implement corrective actions in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Conduct analysis of nonconforming electrode samples, document investigation results, report findings to headquarters, and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Utilize analytical and statistical methods, including Statistical Process Control (SPC), to monitor electrode manufacturing quality, identify potential risk factors, and implement preventive quality measures.
• Perform surveillance audits of electrode production processes to verify compliance with quality standards, procedures, and operational requirements.
• Review and approve PPAP documentation and 4M process changes related to electrode manufacturing to ensure quality requirements are maintained.
• Perform cell validation testing, including performance, safety, and reliability evaluations, to confirm product quality and manufacturing process stability.
• Maintain worksite organization and cleanliness in accordance with 5S3R standards (Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain; Right Location, Right Quantity, Right Container) to support safe and efficient electrode inspection and testing operations.

Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required (Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering preferred).
• 3+ years of experience in Quality Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering within an automotive or high-volume manufacturing environment, including internship or co-op experience.
• Experience supporting high-volume production environments, including development and implementation of Control Plans, PFMEA, and process controls.
• Knowledge of quality methodologies and problem-solving tools, including Minitab, Six Sigma, and 8D problem-solving methods.
• Experience using Microsoft Office and Minitab for data analysis and reporting.
• Knowledge of electrochemistry and lithium-ion battery cell materials (e.g., cathode, anode, separator) preferred.
• Experience performing cell validation testing, including performance, safety, and reliability testing.

Skills:
• Knowledge of APQP, inspection equipment and techniques, and root cause failure analysis methodologies.
• Familiarity with capability studies, statistical analysis, and manufacturing process evaluation.
• Understanding of PFMEA, Control Plans, PPAP, 8D/5-Why problem solving, and fault tree analysis (FTA).
• Knowledge of SOPs, Control Plans, CTQs, and parameters used for conducting process audits.
• Strong data analysis and reporting capabilities, including the ability to prepare technical reports and summarize quality findings.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate across production, engineering, and quality teams.
• Demonstrated teamwork and effectiveness in achieving organizational goals.

Job Summary: 
At LG Energy Solution Arizona, Inc., the Sr. Engineer – Analysis, Quality Assurance leads complex failure investigations to identify the root causes of safety and reliability issues related to lithium-ion battery cells. Operating within an advanced laboratory and analytical environment, this role drives in-depth analysis of internal, external, and field-returned samples to determine failure mechanisms and systemic risks across supplier, production, and finished product stages. The Senior Engineer develops detailed technical reports, leads cross-functional investigations, and provides technical leadership for failure analysis activities and investigation strategy. Through these efforts, the role guides engineering and quality teams in implementing effective corrective and preventive actions that strengthen product safety and reliability.

Responsibilities:
• Lead structural and design safety risk analysis of lithium-ion battery cell systems using advanced analytical methods and precision analysis equipment.
• Lead complex battery failure investigations by analyzing internal samples, field-returned products, and adjacent cell conditions to identify root causes and failure mechanisms.
• Design and lead reproducibility experiments to validate suspected failure mechanisms and confirm systemic root causes of field quality issues.
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in failure analysis, mentoring engineers and guiding operators on standardized analysis methods and proper use of laboratory equipment.
• Develop and maintain a failure occurrence knowledge library documenting key failure phenomena identified through field quality investigations and reproducibility testing.
• Perform advanced data analysis and present investigation findings, root causes, and recommended corrective actions to engineering leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Drive cross-functional investigations with Engineering, Quality, Customer Service/Warranty teams, suppliers, and global headquarters to resolve complex product issues and strengthen product reliability.
• Maintain laboratory organization and compliance with 5S3R standards (Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain; Right Location, Right Quantity, Right Container) to ensure a safe and efficient analysis environment.

Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field; equivalent diploma with relevant experience may be considered.
• 7+ years of experience in quality engineering, failure analysis, or reproducibility testing within an automotive or manufacturing environment.
• Extensive experience conducting complex failure investigations of lithium-ion battery components, including fire-related or safety-critical events.
• Advanced experience using failure analysis and non-destructive testing equipment, including 3D CT systems, SEM/EDX, ion milling, mechanical polishing, or optical microscopy.
• Experience operating battery charge and discharge system equipment for product testing and failure investigation.
• Experience in metrology, measurement systems programs, and calibration processes preferred.
• Demonstrated problem-solving capability, with Six Sigma Green Belt or equivalent methodology experience preferred.
• Ability to work flexible hours as needed to support global collaboration and investigation activities.

Skills:
• Knowledge of IATF and ISO standards.
• Experience using Minitab, Six Sigma methodologies, and 8D problem-solving approaches.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
• Ability to provide technical guidance on failure analysis methods and investigation approaches.
• Strong critical thinking abilities and analytical problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated teamwork and effectiveness in achieving project and organizational goals.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Minitab for data analysis and reporting.
• Strong data analysis and statistical problem-solving capability.

Job Summary:
At LG Energy Solution Arizona, Inc., the Sr. Engineer- Quality Systems leads quality assurance activities for lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing, ensuring electrode production processes consistently meet company specifications, safety standards, and reliability requirements. This role drives root cause investigations of complex quality issues, oversees implementation of corrective and preventive actions, and strengthens process controls across manufacturing operations. The Senior Engineer partners with production, process engineering, and global quality teams to analyze manufacturing performance, guide quality improvement initiatives, and ensure alignment with corporate quality systems. Through advanced data analysis, quality tool application, and technical leadership, this role helps maintain product quality, process stability, and continuous improvement in battery cell manufacturing.

Report To: 
Sr. Manager, Quality Assurance

Responsibilities:
• Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the organization’s Quality Management System (QMS) to ensure compliance with ISO, IATF, and other applicable quality standards.
• Manage activities related to quality system certification, including preparation for external certification audits, coordination with auditors, and ensuring ongoing compliance with certification requirements.
• Oversee and execute internal audit programs, ensuring audits are conducted effectively and corrective actions are implemented to address identified gaps.
• Develop, maintain, and standardize quality system documentation, including procedures, policies, work instructions, and records required to support certification and regulatory compliance.
• Drive organization-wide corrective and preventive action (CAPA) processes, ensuring issues identified through audits, performance metrics, or investigations are resolved effectively.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Production, Engineering, Purchasing, and Quality to integrate quality system requirements into operational processes.
• Coordinate with headquarters and global sites to align quality system standards, share best practices, and support corporate quality initiatives.
• Monitor quality system performance metrics and drive continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen process control and maintain certification readiness.

Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field; equivalent diploma with relevant experience may be considered.
• 7+ years of experience in quality engineering, manufacturing quality, or quality management systems within an automotive or high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Certified Internal Auditor certification preferred, including IATF or ISO.
• Experience conducting or supporting quality management system audits, including internal or external auditing activities.
• Experience with metrology, measurement system analysis (MSA), and calibration programs.
• Strong experience applying Automotive Core Tools, including FMEA, Control Plans, SPC, and MSA.
• Demonstrated problem-solving expertise, with Six Sigma Green Belt or equivalent methodology experience preferred.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams within manufacturing environments, including production, engineering, and supplier quality teams.
• Ability to work flexible hours as needed to support global collaboration and operational requirements.

Skills:
• Strong experience with IATF compliance and audit management.
• Experience implementing and maintaining Quality Management Systems (QMS) within manufacturing environments.
• Experience planning and executing internal quality audits.
• Proficiency in Automotive Core Tools, including APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans, MSA, and SPC.
• Expertise in corrective action processes and 8D problem-solving methodologies.
• Experience managing process changes using 4M change control methodologies.
• Strong knowledge of document control systems and process standardization practices.
• Experience managing Customer-Specific Requirements (CSR) within automotive quality systems.
• Strong cross-functional leadership and communication skills across production, engineering, and quality teams.
• Advanced data analysis and statistical problem-solving capability.

POSITION SUMMARY

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Field Engineer to join our team. In this hands-on role, you will serve as the critical link between our software engineering team and real-world deployment environments. You will execute, monitor, and troubleshoot software systems in active warehouse and industrial settings, ensuring seamless sensor deployments and high-quality execution across field operations.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Execute software front-ends (GUI and command-line interfaces) in field warehouse environments
• Troubleshoot software execution issues in real-time, ensuring minimal disruption to operations
• Collaborate closely with the broader software engineering team on issue diagnosis and continuous improvement
• Manage and monitor the quality of software execution in real-time during deployments
• Deploy and configure arrays of sensors into industrial warehouse settings
• Unpack, assemble, configure, disassemble, and transport technical equipment to and from field sites
• Maintain clear, accurate documentation of deployments, issues, and resolutions

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 4+ years of experience in a relevant technical field role
• Willingness and ability to travel to field sites as required
• Proficiency with Linux, Bash, and/or Zsh environments
• Strong hands-on ability to unpack, assemble, disassemble, and transport technical equipment
• Demonstrated documentation skills — able to produce clear, thorough technical records
• Strong problem-solving skills with comfort working in fast-paced, dynamic environments
• Effective communicator — able to relay technical findings to both field and remote engineering teams

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (BONUS POINTS)

The following are not required but will make your application stand out:

Software & Systems

• Familiarity with motion capture ecosystems: Optitrack, Manus, StretchSense, or Rokoko
• Experience with AR/VR headsets or Zed stereo cameras
• Basic Python scripting ability for automation or diagnostics
• Experience with AWS CLI and foundational cloud services
• Experience with real-time monitoring tools
• Experience with remote system administration

Hardware & Connectivity

• Knowledge of hardware communication protocols: I2C, SPI, UART
• Experience deploying sensor arrays or IoT devices in the field
• Familiarity with industrial automation or warehouse management systems

Documentation & Operations

• Experience writing technical documentation, SOPs, or deployment guides
• Experience with machine shop tools and physical fabrication

Salary Range: $110,000-$120,000/K

The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate’s combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience 

JOIN AXON AND BE A FORCE FOR GOOD

At Axon, we’re on a mission to Protect Life. We’re explorers, pursuing society’s most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products, we work better together. We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities and each other.

Life at Axon is fast-paced, challenging and meaningful. Here, you’ll take ownership and drive real change. Constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter.

Our mission is to protect life.

We’re out to make the world a safer place by solving big problems and taking on the public safety challenges of our time. From our company's inception building TASER devices to a full suite of hardware and software solutions, we are focused on providing police agencies with state-of-the-art devices and services they need to successfully serve and protect us. In the next few years, we're going to eliminate the burden of paperwork in policing, so officers can increase the time they spend building relationships and serving in their communities. We’ll put video at the heart of police records so our justice system can get to the truth faster. And we won't stop innovating until the bullet is rendered obsolete.

It’s a big mission, but it’s one we’ll pursue relentlessly every single day.

Details:

Location: On-site 4 days per week at one of our US hubs (Scottsdale, Boston, San Francisco, Atlanta, or Seattle)

YOUR IMPACT

As a Senior RF Engineer II on the Wireless & Connectivity Center of Excellence (CoE) team, you will lead the design and development of advanced wireless connectivity solutions across Axon’s product portfolio — including Body-Worn Cameras, in-vehicle systems, wearables, and other next-generation platforms.

You will own RF architecture and implementation across a broad range of wireless technologies — from integration of Wi-Fi + Bluetooth combo modules to detailed chip-down cellular designs — spanning PCB layout, RF routing, matching networks, and antenna port optimization. Your deep expertise in LTE, 5G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GNSS, and related wireless systems will be applied to hands-on design, validation, and performance optimization of mission-critical video and communications products serving law enforcement, public safety, and enterprise customers.

You will leverage your technical depth, disciplined engineering approach, passion for wireless innovation, and strong ownership mindset to deliver robust, high-performance designs that meet the demanding reliability and coexistence requirements of real-world public safety environments.

In addition to leading complex RF circuit designs, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional global engineering teams — spanning industrial design, hardware, firmware, mechanical, manufacturing, and regulatory — to deliver world-class products at scale. As a senior technical contributor, you will influence architectural decisions, drive best practices in RF design and validation, and mentor engineers to elevate the overall technical capability of the organization.

This role offers the opportunity to apply and expand your expertise while contributing to technologies that directly enhance public safety, operational effectiveness, and community trust.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Lead the RF design and integration of high-performance wireless subsystems for compact, battery-powered portable and vehicular products (drones, automotive-mounted systems, mobile devices, action cameras)
• Actively contribute to the hands on design and optimization of chip-down RF circuitry and integrated modules for technologies such as LTE, 5G, GNSS, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth technologies, ensuring robust performance across complex multi-radio systems
• Own the RF system architecture and execution from concept through mass production, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams including electrical, mechanical, and software engineering
• Partner with antenna engineers to select, evaluate, and integrate antenna solutions—printed, PCB, or metal—into high-density product designs
• Conduct RF system debugging, interference mitigation, and receiver desense analysis to optimize real-world performance
• Drive PCB layout for RF integrity, performing detailed layout reviews and driving design recommendations to ensure optimal wireless performance
• Oversee technical deliverables from design partners, managing schedules and ensuring engineering quality throughout the product lifecycle
• Characterize, test, and validate RF performance using lab equipment such as spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, radio testers, and RF chambers
• Conduct real-world RF field testing to validate wireless performance, capture KPIs, and troubleshoot connectivity performance issues
• Translate product-level wireless performance requirements into actionable RF specifications and test plans
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to building internal RF engineering best practices

What you’ll bring

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline
• 9–12+ years designing, integrating, and optimizing wireless RF solutions for battery-powered and vehicular embedded products deployed in real-world environments (e.g., drones, automotive-mounted systems, mobile devices, action cameras)
• 5+ years designing and integrating chip-down cellular RF circuits (e.g., LTE, 5G, Cat-4 and above)
• Demonstrated expertise in multi-transceiver wireless system architecture, RF circuit design, and system integration across 4G, 5G, multi-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GNSS technologies as a minimum.
• Proven experience as a Lead embedded RF Engineer, personally driving RF architecture, schematic design, integration, debug, and validation from concept through mass production
• Proficient in providing technical oversight of RF design partners, including design reviews and ownership of day-to-day technical interactions
• Proven ability to own and drive multiple complex wireless projects, balancing architectural trade-offs, execution risk, and delivery timelines
• Strong cross-functional, system-level understanding of the challenges and trade-offs involved in the real-world integration of multiple RF transceivers within complex, high-density mobile, wearable, and vehicular embedded systems
• Significant practical experience with RF debugging, interference analysis, coexistence challenges, and receiver de-sense mitigation
• Strong hands-on proficiency with RF measurement equipment, characterization and test methodologies, and evaluation criteria required to ensure robust and reliable wireless performance
• Strong schematic design experience, preferably using Cadence / OrCAD
• Demonstrated ability to guide PCB layout for wireless designs, perform detailed layout reviews, and issue actionable design recommendations
• Solid understanding of antenna theory, antenna structures, selection trade-offs, and performance requirements within constrained embedded platforms
• Familiarity with industry standards and regional regulatory certification processes relevant to RF design (e.g., 3GPP, PTCRB, GCF, FCC, ETSI)
• Experience operating within global, cross-functional engineering teams, including mentoring and technical guidance of junior engineers
• Strong documentation, communication, and technical presentation skills

Preferred Experience

• Familiarity with Qualcomm RF chipsets, diagnostic and characterization tools (e.g., QXDM, QRCT, QCAT)
• Experience with antenna design and integration, including PCB, printed, or metal antenna implementations
• Experience using RF simulation and analysis tools to inform design trade-offs, performance prediction, and optimization

BENEFITS THAT BENEFIT YOU

• Competitive salary and 401k with employer match
• Discretionary paid time off
• Paid parental leave for all
• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Fitness Programs
• Emotional & Mental Wellness support
• Learning & Development programs
• And yes, we have snacks in our offices