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title: 'Senior Quality Engineer at Lightship'
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# Senior Quality Engineer at Lightship

- **Company:** Lightship
- **Location:** Broomfield, CO
- **Compensation:** $95k–$115k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-09-03
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/lightship/db82f744-8400-464b-9268-bf47238e8697

## Job description

## Overview

Lightship is the first American all-electric recreational vehicle manufacturer currently developing an aerodynamic, battery-powered trailer for the electric age. As the macro transition to an all-electric transportation ecosystem accelerates, Lightship is bringing the increased convenience and superior performance that electrification offers to a pastime enjoyed by over 11 million American families.

Honoring Diverse Perspectives Lightship is committed to hiring and developing top talent from diverse backgrounds. We believe representing and supporting diverse groups is key to the success of our team members, customers, shareholders and the achievement of our mission and vision. We operate in a collaborative environment with a flat organizational structure and expect a high degree of integrity, autonomy and creativity from all members of the team.

## About the Role

As an experienced Senior Quality Engineer, you will help support the production of a high-quality luxury recreational vehicle. You will develop and maintain quality standards, lead investigations, drive continuous improvement, and manage supplier quality. The daily team briefing begins promptly at 8:00 am, and you are expected to be present and ready to work at that time.

## Responsibilities

- Development of manufacturing requirements, quality standards and product quality plans to assure products will meet expectations of our target customers
- Identification of critical requirements to assure proper supplier and production focus on features and necessities
- Support development of manufacturing equipment, controls and test plans to address risks identified in FMEA
- Support process capability analyses to investigate the ability of suppliers and production processes to meet defined specifications and quality standards
- Manage and facilitate the root cause & corrective actions system through tracking and validation of issues and support in root cause analysis through facilitating brainstorming, use of lean methodologies, hypothesis testing, design of experiments, etc
- Communicating well with internal and external teams, traveling to suppliers in different regions, and on-the-spot critical decision making
- Lead the MRB process to ensure parts are dispositioned in a timely and efficient manner to minimize inventory and production impact.
- Assist with implementation and execution of change control.
- Support line side with sorting / rework instruction development and execution, training operators or technician to carry those instructions in a proper manner
- Engage supply chain, engineering and design team members for driving resolution to quality issues related to suppliers
- This can require travel up to 20% of the time

## Minimum Qualifications

- Bachelor of Science in Electric, Mechanical, Materials, Industrial Engineering, or evidence of exceptional experience in related fields or equivalent practical experience
- 5+ years of experience with broad technical background and the ability to work with engineering, manufacturing, service and suppliers across a wide variety of issues
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills to establish effective working relationships within Lightship and outside
- Excellent oral, written and presentation communication skills
- PPAP/APQP processes, an advanced working knowledge of Statistical Process Control (SPC), Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) and Lean Manufacturing, and how to apply these skills to improve quality, capacity, and reduce cost
- Able to work under pressure while managing competing demands and tight deadlines
- Well organized with meticulous attention to detail

## Preferred Qualifications

- Experience creating technical specifications for manufacturing equipment, and introducing new products and new processes from a prototype environment to a production environment
- Specific training and demonstrated success in applying design for quality and problem-solving methodologies, FMEA, process capability analysis, hypothesis testing, DoE, SPC, etc
- Previous experience with CMM and/or scanning equipment
- Excellent team building skills in dealing with suppliers, peers and other functional areas

Equity

- Lightship compensation consists of the yearly salary above plus equity, which gives you a stake in the company.

## About Lightship

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Lightship is America’s first all-electric recreational vehicle company, building the AE.1 travel trailer to enable zero-emission road trips.
- **Entity Type**: Private (venture-backed; Series B stage)
- **Headquarters**: Broomfield, Colorado, United States (with offices in South San Francisco and San Francisco)
- **Founded**: 2020
- **Founders**: Toby Kraus (CEO) and Ben Parker (Chief Product Officer)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Motor vehicle manufacturing (electric recreational vehicles)
- **Target customers**: B2C – RV owners, outdoor enthusiasts, and EV truck owners looking for a sustainable travel trailer
- **Mission or purpose**: “Sustainability and joyful outdoor travel experiences can go hand in hand. We’ve built the all-electric AE.1 to enable zero-emission road trips so that you can explore nature while preserving it for generations to come.” [lightshiprv.com/company](https://lightshiprv.com/company)

## Products & Services
- **[AE.1 All-Electric Travel Trailer]**: A fully electric, aerodynamic travel trailer designed to retain most of a towing EV’s range or boost gas mileage. Type: Hardware (vehicle). [lightshiprv.com/careers](https://lightshiprv.com/careers)
- **[PowerSled]**: An electric mobile power product (introduced May 2026) for off-grid and outdoor use. Type: Hardware. [lightshiprv.com/careers](https://lightshiprv.com/careers)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue ~$2.4M (estimated); total funding $87.8M across five rounds (latest Series B closed December 2025 at $26.6M). [linkedin.com/company/lightshiprv](https://www.linkedin.com/company/lightshiprv)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Prelude Ventures (led Series A and Series B), Obvious Ventures (led Seed and Series B)
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Expanding Colorado factory from 32,000 to 76,000 sq. ft., aiming to quadruple AE.1 production by end of 2026. [linkedin.com/company/lightshiprv](https://www.linkedin.com/company/lightshiprv)
  - Headcount grew 23.8% YoY (now 88 employees). [linkedin.com/company/lightshiprv](https://www.linkedin.com/company/lightshiprv)
  - More than 85% of supply chain is US-based. [lightshiprv.com/company](https://lightshiprv.com/company)
  - Employer rating 4.6/5.0 on Built In (5 reviews). [builtin.com/company/lightship-lightshiprvcom](https://builtin.com/company/lightship-lightshiprvcom)

## Competitive Advantages
- **First-mover in all-electric RV segment**: Only mass-produced all-electric travel trailer on the market.
- **Aerodynamic design** that preserves EV towing range, solving a key pain point for EV owners.
- **Deep EV talent pool**: Team includes alumni from Tesla, Rivian, Proterra, Zoox, and AeroVironment. [lightshiprv.com/company](https://lightshiprv.com/company)
- **US-centric supply chain** (85%+ domestic) reduces logistics risk and appeals to buyers seeking American-made products.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scale manufacturing**: Expanding factory capacity to 4x current output by end of 2026.
- **Product line expansion**: Introducing PowerSled and potentially more RV models.
- **Sustainability mission**: Cementing position as the go-to electric RV brand for eco-conscious travelers.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture highlights**: Values include “balance at work, home, and in the great beyond,” honoring diverse perspectives, autonomy with collaboration, and building to last. [lightshiprv.com/company](https://lightshiprv.com/company)
- **Work environment**: Highly collaborative, with a high dose of integrity, autonomy, and creativity. [lightshiprv.com/company](https://lightshiprv.com/company)
- **Remote/hybrid/office policy**: Roles are listed as on-site (Broomfield, CO or South San Francisco, CA). Hybrid/remote not explicitly mentioned; likely office-first for hardware roles.
- **Notable perks**: DEI focus, supportive of outdoor lifestyle, working on climate-positive products. Compensation rated 3.6/5 on Built In, career advancement 3.6/5; work-life balance scores 5.0/5. [builtin.com/company/lightship-lightshiprvcom](https://builtin.com/company/lightship-lightshiprvcom)

## Sources
1. [Lightship Careers Page](https://lightshiprv.com/careers)
2. [Lightship Company Page](https://lightshiprv.com/company)
3. [Lightship on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/lightshiprv)
4. [Lightship on Built In](https://builtin.com/company/lightship-lightshiprvcom)
5. [Lightship on Lever (jobs)](https://jobs.lever.co/lightship)

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