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# Supplier Quality Engineer / Specialist at Invinity Energy Systems

- **Company:** Invinity Energy Systems
- **Location:** 1250 E Pender St Vancouver, Canada
- **Compensation:** $100k–$120k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-09-29
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-26
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/invinity/60dbd88f-51fe-4ef9-aa58-f25c4195f955

## Job description

We are at the beginning of a global energy transformation of a scale not seen in generations. A future low-cost, low-carbon electric grid, serving a world that electrifies everything, is within our reach.

The last remaining gap is breaking the link between electricity supply and demand. The lowest-cost, most sustainable sources of energy today come from intermittent renewable generation; but our homes, businesses and industries need electricity at the flick of a switch.

That gap can be closed by energy storage: Devices that store electricity when it is plentiful, then provide power back to the grid when it is needed. Solutions, including ones using lithium-ion batteries, are being deployed in massive numbers to start filling this gap. But so far, none of those solutions have proven the ability to deliver power any time, anywhere, over decades of service: The level of reliability we’ve come to expect, and that the future grid will need.

This is the biggest challenge in energy today. Invinity is at the forefront of finding a solution. And we need you to help us deliver it.

Developed, manufactured and delivered by our teams in Canada and the UK, Invinity’s vanadium flow batteries (or “VFBs”) can be installed anywhere and consistently deliver electricity as needed over a service life exceeding 30 years. Moreover, Invinity’s VFBs are highly recyclable, don’t rely on rare or conflict minerals, and won’t catch fire.

Invinity is a global VFB leader, with over 190 megawatt-hours of its batteries operational or in construction  for over 82 projects across 15 countries - more than any other emerging energy storage provider. We’ve deployed the largest flow battery systems in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and the UK. Along the way we’ve earned financial support from the UK Infrastructure Bank, the U.S. Department of Energy, and some of the world’s leading institutional investors.

We are seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer / Specialist to support the quality, qualification, and ongoing performance improvement of our supplier base. This role will work closely with suppliers and internal cross-functional teams to ensure purchased materials, components, and assemblies meet quality, delivery, cost, and technical requirements.

The ideal candidate will have experience working with suppliers in a manufacturing environment, with a strong understanding of quality systems, process control, root cause analysis, corrective action, supplier audits, and continuous improvement. Candidates with a Mechanical Engineering background or demonstrated experience in mechanical manufacturing processes will be preferred.

Key Responsibilities:

- Develop, qualify, and maintain suppliers to ensure reliable delivery of quality materials, components, and assemblies.
- Conduct supplier assessments, audits, and capability reviews to evaluate manufacturing processes, quality systems, technical readiness, and delivery performance.
- Lead supplier qualification and Part Approval activities, including First Article Inspection, PPAP or equivalent validation processes, capability studies, and production readiness reviews.
- Review and assess supplier-proposed alternative materials, components, and manufacturing processes for mechanical parts, including metal, plastic, fabricated, machined, cast, and molded components. Lead technical-equivalency and supplier-change assessments for material changes, second-source suppliers, and obsolescence risks; evaluate form, fit, function, durability, manufacturability, supplier capability, regulatory or certification impact, cost, and validation requirements. Define the required documentation, samples, testing, First Article Inspection, PPAP, or other validation evidence, provide a technical recommendation for pre-approval, and coordinate final approval through the Engineering change-control process.
- Develop and approve supplier quality-planning deliverables, including process flow diagrams, PFMEAs, control plans, inspection plans, MSA studies, capability studies, and corrective-action plans, as appropriate to the component risk.
- Monitor supplier performance using key metrics such as quality, on-time delivery, responsiveness, cost competitiveness, and corrective action closure.
- Work with suppliers to identify root causes of defects, implement corrective and preventive actions, and drive sustainable quality improvements.
- Lead supplier quality initiatives focused on process stability, yield improvement, cost reduction, capacity readiness, and risk mitigation.
- Collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Operations, and Sourcing teams to ensure supplier capabilities align with business requirements and product specifications.
- Support new product introduction and engineering change activities by ensuring suppliers are prepared to meet technical, schedule, and quality expectations.
- Drive cost reduction initiatives with suppliers through process improvement, value engineering, waste reduction, and manufacturability improvements.
- Ensure suppliers comply with applicable regulatory, environmental, safety, and quality requirements.
- Identify supplier risks and develop mitigation plans to protect continuity of supply and support operational performance.
- Travel to supplier locations as required to conduct audits, resolve technical issues, support launches, and verify corrective actions.

Requirements:

- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field; Mechanical Engineering preferred.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in supplier quality, manufacturing engineering, quality engineering, or process improvement.
- Experience working with suppliers in a manufacturing environment, preferably involving complex components, assemblies, or engineered products.
- Demonstrated knowledge of quality systems, supplier audits, root cause analysis, corrective action planning, statistical process control, and process capability.
- Experience supporting supplier qualification and validation activities such as FAI, PPAP, control plans, inspection plans, capability studies, or equivalent processes.
- Ability to interpret mechanical engineering drawings, GD&T, specifications, bills of materials, test requirements, inspection requirements, and supplier manufacturing documentation.
- Familiarity with lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, value engineering, and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Strong project management skills with the ability to prioritize multiple supplier quality activities and manage cross-functional deliverables.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work effectively with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
- Candidates with demonstrated expertise in mechanical systems, including machined components, fabricated assemblies, castings, molded parts, fluid-handling components, or related manufacturing processes, will be preferred.
- Ability to travel to supplier locations as required.

Preferred Experience:

- Experience supporting suppliers in energy storage, industrial equipment, fluid-handling systems, mechanical assemblies, or other technically complex manufacturing sectors.
- Working knowledge of ISO 9001, IATF 16949, ASME standards, GD&T practices, or other relevant quality and regulatory standards.
- Experience conducting supplier capacity assessments, production readiness reviews, and manufacturing process audits.
- Experience supporting supplier corrective action requests, 8D problem solving, and supplier escalation processes.

Success Measures

Success in this role will be measured by the ability to:

Improve supplier quality performance through defect reduction and implementation of best quality practices and procedures

- Support timely supplier qualification and production readiness activities.

Reduce supplier-related risks through proactive quality planning and mitigation planning.

- Deliver cost reduction and value engineering opportunities.
- Build strong supplier relationships that support long-term business objectives.
- Support reliable supply of materials, components, and assemblies that meet technical, quality, delivery, and cost requirements.

If you are passionate about supplier quality, technical problem solving, and building high-performing supplier partnerships, we encourage you to apply for this opportunity. This role offers the chance to directly influence supplier capability, product quality, cost competitiveness, and operational readiness.

Invinity Energy Systems is small enough that every team member plays a critical role in our daily business, but large enough to participate in landmark clean energy projects around the world. With its exposure to our most impactful emerging products, this role will be critical in us delivering on those opportunities. If you are great at what you do, willing to engage with our dedicated, collaborative culture, and motivated by taking on and delivering against some of the biggest opportunities in energy today, we’d love to hear from you.

## About Invinity Energy Systems

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Invinity Energy Systems manufactures utility-grade vanadium flow batteries for commercial, industrial, and grid-scale energy storage, enabling reliable, low-cost renewable energy on demand.
- **Entity Type**: Public (Ticker: AIM:IES)
- **Headquarters**: London, England, United Kingdom (with major operational hubs in Vancouver, Canada; Motherwell & Bathgate, Scotland; Suzhou, China; and San Francisco, USA)
- **Founded**: 2020 (merger of redT energy plc and Avalon Battery Corporation)
- **Founders**: Not applicable — the company was formed through the merger of two pre-existing flow battery leaders.

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Energy Storage / Clean Energy Technology / Utility-Grade Batteries
- **Target customers**: B2B — Utilities, grid operators, large-scale commercial & industrial (C&I) facilities, datacenters, and government entities.
- **Mission or purpose**: Help the world transition to a renewable energy future by providing safe, economical, durable energy storage that unlocks low-carbon power on demand.

## Products & Services
- **[Endurium Battery System]**: The latest generation vanadium flow battery (VFB), optimized for large, high-throughput, long-duration energy storage (LDES) projects from C&I to grid scale. Factory-built, modular, and designed for 30+ years of continuous operation with no degradation.
- **[VS3 Battery System]**: Previous generation product, currently available and supported. Achieves high-utilization renewable firming.
- **Energy storage solutions**: Custom engineering and integration services for tailored project needs, from 2 MWh and up, offered alongside the battery systems themselves.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not available in recent search results; it is a publicly traded company on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of $551,200 (2024) per LinkedIn; **Total energy dispatched**: 9 GWh globally; **Batteries delivered**: Over 2,000. The 2025 Annual Report shows a 6x increase in sales year-on-year.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**:
    - Backed by the UK Government’s **National Wealth Fund**
    - Major partnerships with global energy developers, including **ABB** (co-developed Endurium)
    - Projects supported by the **US Department of Energy** and the **UK Government’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)**
    - Expanding partnerships in India and China
- **Growth Signals**:
    - Achieved a 66% minimum unit cost reduction target for Endurium vs. VS3, 18 months ahead of schedule.
    - Tripled battery shipments from factories year-on-year.
    - 16.7 GWh of UK LDES Cap & Floor bids includes Invinity technology.
    - Workforce of 141 employees as of 2024, with +13.6% headcount growth (YoY) — [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/invinity-energy-systems)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Non-degrading technology**: Vanadium flow batteries charge/discharge for 30+ years with no capacity fade, unlike lithium-ion.
- **Safety & Sustainability**: Batteries are non-flammable, fully recyclable, and contain no conflict materials (e.g., no cobalt or rare earths).
- **Proven at scale**: Largest operating VFB projects in the UK, EU, USA, Canada, and Australia all use Invinity technology.
- **Institutional & government backing**: Consensus validation from DNV studies, project finance backing, and support from national governments.

## Strategic Focus
- Aggressive cost reduction and scaling of the Endurium product line to meet surging global LDES demand.
- Expanding manufacturing globally (UK, Canada, China, and planning for USA and India).
- Targeting the rapidly growing datacenter and C&I energy storage market.
- Building on a 16.7 GWh pipeline of LDES bids in the UK, plus major commercial opportunities in Europe, North America, and Asia.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-driven work**: A directly impactful role in the global energy transition — “help the world transition to a renewable energy future.”
- **Culture of impact**: The company is small enough that every team member plays a critical role, but large enough to participate in landmark clean energy projects [invinity.com](https://invinity.com/careers/).
- **Global & hybrid**: Principle locations in Vancouver, Edinburgh, London, and San Francisco. Workforce distributed across 7 countries including Canada, UK, USA, New Zealand, and Sweden — supporting a flexible/hybrid culture.
- **Engineering focus**: The company seeks engineers (Mechanical, Electrical, Systems), supply chain specialists, and quality leads. The R&D environment is hands-on with flow battery cell design and manufacturing process improvement.
- **Inclusive environment**: Committed to equal opportunities and a comprehensive Equal Opportunities Policy [invinity.com](https://invinity.com/careers/).

## Sources
1. [invinity.com - About Us](https://invinity.com/about-us/)
2. [invinity.com - Careers](https://invinity.com/careers/)
3. [linkedin.com - Invinity Energy Systems](https://linkedin.com/company/invinity-energy-systems)
4. [invinity.com - 2025 Annual Report & Financial Statements](https://invinity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Invinity-Energy-Systems-plc-2025-Annual-Report.pdf)
5. [jobs.lever.co - Invinity Careers](https://jobs.lever.co/invinity)

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