Senior Quality Engineer

As we expand our cutting-edge manufacturing capabilities, we are looking for a motivated Senior Quality Engineer who wants to build a meaningful career and join our dynamic team in Fremont.

The QA Engineer is responsible for supporting all quality engineering activities to support the product life cycle, from the introduction of new products (NPI) through sustaining changes. This includes auditing, verifying, and validating product designs and manufacturing processes, project planning, and applicable documentation, rather than actively participating in the creation of design specifications or manufacturing requirements. The position is responsible for investigating root causes, tracking defect trends, and ensuring systemic changes are implemented so issues do not recur.

QA does not fix the process alone; instead, QA facilitates process improvements and corrective actions collaboratively with Manufacturing Engineering (ME) and Production. The position will also develop, modify, apply and maintain quality standards, and generate protocols and reports. The QA Engineer provides coaching to engineers and repair personnel on quality system requirements and process improvement methodologies for their product families.

• Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering (ME) and Production to facilitate process fixes, investigate root causes, track defect trends, and ensure systemic changes are made to prevent the recurrence of issues.
• Incorporate ISO, API Q1, and AS9100 standards through the product life cycle by auditing, validating, and verifying the required inspection and process control methodologies.
• Provide authoritative guidance about six sigma principles (Sampling, Acceptance Criteria, DOE, Statistical Process Control, Root Cause Analysis, FMEA) as well as guidance on Design Control elements to New Product Introduction (NPI) team members and Repair Staff.
• Develop and execute verification and validation plans and protocols associated with product/process quality according to ISO regulations and company SOPs.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously without supervision, including creating detailed project tasks, interfacing with team members, and solving project-related conflicts.
• Support supplier audits to ensure supplier capability including reconciliation of inspection methods, and evaluation of proposed vendor changes for NPI and sustaining activities.
• Perform internal audits of the quality system to ISO requirements.
• Support the CAPA program to facilitate the timely closure of corrective and preventive actions.
• Control, implement and review ECOs to ensure compliance to quality system.
• Estimate and gather necessary information on timelines and cost related to QA/QC tasks for Project Planning.
• Perform hazard and risk analysis for new products and sustaining products.
• Perform investigations for issues affecting product quality.
• Act as liaison between QA and project engineers to ensure that inspection process capabilities have been verified and appropriately documented.
• Review and analyze mechanical drawings utilizing Solid Works for inspection planning and verification.
• Develop, implement, and verify inspection plans utilizing CMM (Coordinate Measuring Machine) equipment and GD&T principles.

• BS in Engineering or similar degree with 4+ years of experience in the manufacturing industry or 8 years of experience in lieu of engineering degree.
• 4+ years’ work experience in a Quality Engineering role.
• Demonstrated expertise in applying and interpreting Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) standards on mechanical drawings.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM), including knowledge of programming, operation, and data interpretation.
• Proficiency in Solid Works for reviewing 3D models, extracting measurement data, and interacting with engineering documentation.
• Experience in LEAN, Six Sigma and Process Validation.
• ASQ CQE/CSSBB or equivalent preferred.
• Strong knowledge of requirements for mechanical drawings and product specifications required to communicate requirements to suppliers.
• Strong working knowledge of design and…