Full-Time
Senior Manager
Quality Control
Posted on 8/19/2025
ALSO
201-500 employees
Designs compact electric micromobility vehicles
Compensation Overview
$220k - $295k/yr
Palo Alto, CA, USA
In Person
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- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Materials Science, or related technical discipline.
- 10+ years of experience in quality leadership roles, ideally within consumer electronics, electric vehicles, or micro mobility sectors.
- Demonstrated success scaling quality teams and processes across Asia.
- Deep expertise in supplier development, NPI processes, and mass manufacturing.
- Strong knowledge of ISO 9001, IATF 16949, and other relevant quality systems.
- Fluent in English; Mandarin is a plus.
- Architect and execute the end-to-end quality strategy from development through end of life.
- Establish scalable, process-driven quality systems aligned with business growth and product complexity.
- Build and lead a high-performing regional quality team across key manufacturing locations in Asia.
- Define and implement supplier quality standards, scorecards, and audit processes.
- Partner with sourcing and engineering teams to qualify and develop new suppliers.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives with strategic suppliers to improve yield, reduce defects, and enhance reliability.
- Own the quality readiness plan from prototype through mass production.
- Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain to ensure quality is embedded from the design phase.
- Drive DFx (Design for Manufacturability, Testability, Reliability) practices and validate supplier PPAP/FMEA/CPs during NPI builds.
- Monitor and drive performance improvement across CM and ODM partners using KPIs (e.g., first-pass yield, RMA rates, process CpK).
- Root cause and implement corrective actions for field issues and factory quality escapes. Implement quality systems including CAPA, SPC, traceability, and audits to meet internal and regulatory standards.
- Recruit, train, and mentor regional quality engineers and managers to create a resilient quality organization.
- Strategic thinker with hands-on operational ability.
- Experience working with multi-material systems (plastics, metals, composites) and electronics/software integration.
- Excellent problem-solving, negotiation, and cross-cultural communication skills.
- Passion for micro mobility, sustainability, and innovation.
Also is a micromobility company spun out from Rivian Automotive in 2025 that designs compact electric vehicles for urban travel, including e-bikes, scooters, and small four-wheel models for consumer and commercial use. It follows a vertically integrated approach, developing electric motors, batteries, and software in-house to improve efficiency and design flexibility. Its Transcendent Mobility concept aims to make short trips more engaging and connected while reducing emissions. With Rivian retaining a minority stake and the founder serving as chairman of the board, Also plans to launch its first product in 2026 in the United States and Europe and pursues logistics and delivery applications to broaden urban mobility.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
Series C
Total Funding
$505M
Headquarters
Palo Alto, California
Founded
2025
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- DoorDash partnership develops autonomous delivery vehicles post-$200M Series C.
- Amazon multi-year deal supplies TM-Q e-cargo quads for US and Europe fleets.
- $1B valuation with $505M total funding accelerates 2026 TM-B and TM-Q launches.
What critics are saying
- DoorDash's Dot robot captures Phoenix market before Also's 2026 autonomous launch.
- Taiwan manufacturing faces US-China tariffs raising costs 20-30% within 12 months.
- Regulatory bans in San Francisco and London block bike-lane autonomous vehicles by 2027.
What makes ALSO unique
- Also's TM-B e-bike uses generator pedaling with software simulating natural cycling.
- Transcendent Mobility integrates automotive engineering into micromobility vehicles.
- Vertically integrated in-house motors, batteries, and software from Rivian spinoff.
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↓ -16%San Francisco-based startup Also has developed an electric bicycle that completely reimagines the connection between pedaling and motion. When riders pedal the TM-B, they turn a generator, with software controlling how that power combines with battery output to drive a motor. The bike emerged from conversations with Rivian, the electric car company that helped launch Also. The startup designed most components in-house, including a custom motor housed in cast magnesium and a modular seating system that allows quick configuration changes. During testing, the bike felt natural during normal riding whilst automatically adjusting resistance and power during sudden acceleration, functioning like an automatic transmission. The system responds instantly to changes in pedaling force without requiring manual gear shifts. The TM-B will be manufactured in Taiwan using Also-owned equipment and trained staff.
Rivian spinoff ALSO hits $1B valuation with a $200M Series C led by Greenoaks and a commercial partnership with DoorDash.
Rivian spinoff also plans to build autonomous delivery vehicles for DoorDash. By March 31, 2026 No Comments 3 Mins Read Also, a micromobility company founded within Rivian and spun out last year, will work with DoorDash to develop self-driving delivery vehicles, the companies announced Tuesday. As part of the deal, DoorDash participated in Also's $200 million Series C funding round led by previous investor Greenoaks Capital. DoorDash also has a seat on Also's board of directors. This raise brings Alsoo's total funding to $505 million and a valuation of more than $1 billion. The startup took off with a $105 million investment from Eclipse. Eclipse is also backed by Mind Robotics, an external industrial AI company that Rivian founded late last year. This also began in 2022 as an internal Skunk Works project at Rivian. As first reported by TechCrunch last year, the EV maker initially set out to make electric bikes and also worked with Jony Ive's design company LoveFrom. And while the company's first product is a high-end, funky-looking electric bike, it's also showing off designs for smaller, pedal-assisted delivery vehicles. Amazon, a major investor and partner in Rivian, ordered thousands of these delivery vehicles late last year. It also says it can carry more than 400 pounds while being small enough to fit in bike lanes. The deal with DoorDash marks the first time that Also will develop self-driving versions of small electric vehicles. Rivian founder RJ Scaringe and CEO Chris Yu told TechCrunch last year that almost any form factor was on the table, within practical limits. Rivian and Ars said micromobility startups not only leverage automakers' technology in their products, but also leverage their retail presence and economies of scale. It's also unclear whether it will take advantage of the autonomy technology Rivian is working on. tech crunch event San Francisco, California | October 13-15, 2026 Rivian currently plans to use a combination of cameras, ultrasonic sensors, radar, and eventually LIDAR to bring autonomy to its vehicles. And late last year, Rivian revealed it had developed its own custom silicon and autonomous computers to further enhance the self-driving capabilities of its vehicles. Scaringe has already hinted that Mind Robotics will use this chip, so it's possible that Also will use it as well. TechCrunch has reached out to both Rivian and Also and will update this article if they respond. DoorDash may handle self-driving technology. The company has its own autonomous division and has spent several years developing a robotic vehicle called Dot that is equipped with lidar, radar and camera sensors and can autonomously navigate roads, bike lanes and sidewalks. The brightly colored, cartoon-eyed vehicles can travel up to 20 miles per hour and make deliveries in the metro Phoenix area.
Also, an electric bike and transportation startup spun out of Rivian Automotive, has raised $200 million in a funding round that values the company at $1 billion. The Palo Alto-based firm also announced a partnership with DoorDash to develop autonomous deliveries. The financing was led by existing investor Greenoaks Capital, with participation from Prysm and DoorDash. The deal marks a significant milestone for Also as it expands beyond electric bikes into broader transportation solutions. The DoorDash partnership will focus on autonomous delivery technology, leveraging Also's expertise in electric mobility.
A Rivian-backed startup developing small electric vehicles was valued at $1 billion in a new investment from Greenoaks Capital, according to people familiar with the matter.