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Product Quality Engineer, Small Drones

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-12)💼 Full-time💰 $146,000–$146,000🗓 2026-08-24 → 2026-09-26

Core

Define, develop, and execute quality processes for Bolt and auxiliary accessory drone products to ensure reliability and high-quality delivery from concept through volume production.

Role type

Senior Product Quality Engineer (Defense Hardware)

Builds

Bolt quad-copter drones and auxiliary accessories for U.S. military and allied forces

Domain

Defense / Aeronautics / Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Quality Management Systems (QMS), Root Cause Analysis (RCCA), Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA), Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), Statistical Process Control (SPC), Design of Experiments (DOE), Data Mining, Statistical Analysis

Preferred skills

AS9100/ISO 9001, IPC standards, J-STD, Government Contract Quality Requirements, Teamcenter, SolidWorks, NX, Jira, Tableau, Altium

Technologies

MatLab, JMP, MiniTab, Teamcenter, SolidWorks, NX, Jira, Tableau, Altium

Responsibilities

Execute product development processes for New Product Introduction (NPI) phases; drive product quality and performance requirements for test and measurement system development; lead transition from engineering qualification to manufacturing production; manage Government Source Inspections (GSI) and Mandatory Inspection Points (GMIP); lead Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) and Material Review Board (MRB) activities; define and improve quality documentation and processes; establish metrics for measuring quality performance.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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