Staff Engineer, Quality (R4744)
Core
Leading quality initiatives across the product lifecycle for advanced autonomous aircraft, ensuring performance, reliability, and safety from design to production.
Role type
Staff Quality Engineer (Aerospace/Defense)
Builds
Autonomous aircraft systems (Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft)
Domain
Defense technology / Aerospace
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
AS9100 standards compliance, root cause analysis, corrective and preventive action (CAPA) implementation, process capability improvement, control plan development, inspection strategy design, data-driven performance monitoring, cross-functional leadership, NPI support
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain robust quality systems aligned with AS9100 standards; lead root cause investigations and implement corrective/preventive actions; partner with engineering, manufacturing, and supplier teams to identify risks and improve process capability; support new product introduction (NPI) efforts; establish control plans and inspection strategies; use data-driven methods to monitor and improve manufacturing performance; shape quality strategy and mentor team members.
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic influence