Quality Lead
Harbinger
Quality Assurance
Sturgis, MI, USA
USD 70k-90k / year + Equity
Posted on Mar 27, 2026
About Harbinger
Harbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger’s best-in-class team of EV, battery, and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to bring a first-of-its-kind EV platform to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs and Hybrids. Harbinger: Familiar Form, Revolutionary Foundation.
Job Overview:
As a Quality Lead, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our EV platform. You will be responsible for leading a team to conduct thorough inspections, implementing quality control measures, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to maintain and improve our production standards. You may also be required to maintain calibrated test equipment, prepare test data, and identify areas for quality control improvement.
What You and your team will Do:
- Perform thorough evaluations of incoming materials, components, and finished products to detect defects, discrepancies, and deviations from established quality standards.
- Ensure precise record-keeping of inspection results, including photographs and detailed reports.
- Work with the quality control team to address material quality concerns and decide on appropriate dispositions (accept, reject, or rework).
- Collaborate with production and quality teams to analyze the root causes of defects and non-conformities, and propose process improvements.
- Engage in continuous improvement initiatives aimed at boosting product quality and operational efficiency.
- Partner with cross-functional teams, including manufacturing, quality, and engineering, to swiftly address incoming material challenges.
- Advocate for safety in all aspects of your work.
Who You Are:
- A leader able to empower others rather than micromanage.
- Comfortable with computers and computer systems.
- Skilled at reading and understanding engineering drawings, standards, and procedures.
- Experience working with MES or ERP systems.
- Practical experience in performing both in-process and final inspections.
- Proficient in using a range of mechanical and electrical inspection tools, including calipers, micrometers, multi-meters, surface plates, height gauges, comparators, gauge blocks, and thread gauges.
- Committed to maintaining accuracy and attention to detail while completing tasks efficiently.
- Comfortable using JIRA and Confluence for reporting.
- Capable of working independently and making smart decisions based on general guidance.
- Enjoy collaborating with team members to achieve common goals.
Minimum Qualifications:
- High school diploma or GED.
- Minimum 5 years experience leading a team.
- Minimum 5 years of experience working in Quality Inspection roles, preferably within the Automotive industry.
Key Benefits & Perks:
- Comprehensive Health, Dental & Vision (HDV) – 100% employee covered
- Early-stage Stock Options
- Robust Retirement Savings (401k, HSA, FSA)
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) & Parental Leave
- Annual Vacation Bonus
- Wellness & Fertility Benefits
- Cell Phone Stipend
- Complimentary Meals & Stocked Kitchens
California Pay Range
$70,000—$90,000 USD
Equal Opportunity
Harbinger is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Harbinger is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at info@harbingermotors.com.
Candidate Data Privacy
Harbinger may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Harbinger may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.
Harbinger may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our HR, legal, and finance teams, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Harbinger affiliates; and (iii) Harbinger’s service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services.
Harbinger may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions.
Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services. Any unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles submitted in response to our job posting shall be considered the property of Harbinger and are not subject to payment of referral or placement fees if any such candidate is later hired by Harbinger unless you have a signed written agreement in place with us which covers the applicable job posting.