Senior Quality Engineer

We are inventors, builders, and doers, passionate and purposeful in the work we do. We have a once-in-a-century opportunity to reinvent personal transportation—and we need your help. The Advanced Hardware Manufacturing Operations (AHMO) team is looking for a Senior Quality Engineer to develop systems, methodologies, quality processes, and best practices to guarantee high-quality products. You will support projects developed by cross-functional teams where quality results, teamwork, and initiatives measure individual performance. A successful candidate must have the ability to meet tight deadlines, have strong interpersonal and communication skills, be detail-oriented, and be able to work independently.

In this role, you will:

• Be the main point of contact between Program Management, Design Teams, Test Engineering, Supplier Quality, Manufacturing, and Risk Management for hardware NPI development, as well as sustaining engineering and failure analysis (i.e. LiDARs, cameras, and sensor pods).
• Play a fundamental role in supporting the setting up of procedures, instructions, and processes that will allow Zoox to align with the international standards for Quality Systems (IATF 16949, ISO 9001, ISO 13485, and similar)
• Lead Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) and guide teams to create quality documents including detailed Process Flow Diagrams, Process Failure Mode Analysis (PFMEA),  Control Plans, Inspection Reports, Dimensional reports, Functional Test Reports (FTR’s), Process Certs, Material Certs, Rework instructions, Temporary Deviation Orders (TDO’s), Packaging Reports, Part Submission Warrants (PSW’s) in various quality databases including Jira, RGBSI, 3DX, and other Internal Quality Logs
• Develop Incoming Quality Control (IQC), In Process Quality Control (IPQC), and outgoing Quality Control (OQC) requirements and set metrics for analyzing performance
• Be responsible for driving NCMR and CAPA to closure
• Hold MRB (Material Review Board) meetings with key stakeholders to determine the disposition of on-hand units in quarantine

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical, Electrical, or related engineering field (Master's preferred)
• 8+ years of NPI and sustaining engineering experience in electro-mechanical manufacturing
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and decision-making skills in fast-paced startup environments
• Proficiency in GD&T standards, mechanical tolerance stack-ups, and statistical analysis (e.g., Minitab)
• Thorough understanding of QMS, NCMR handling, and driving SCARs/CAPAs to resolution
• Ability to travel up to 15% domestically and internationally

Bonus Qualifications

• ASQ CQE/CQA/Certified 6-Sigma Black or Green Belt
• Experience with sensors such as LiDARs, radars, or cameras design
• Experience working in a fast-paced start-up environment and building a QMS from scratch