Senior Quality Engineer
Zoox · Foster City, CA
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Quality
- Travel
- 15%
- Experience asked
- 8+ years
- Certification
- Green Belt preferred
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- Yesterday
The role in 30 seconds
A senior quality role at Zoox (automotive) in Foster City, CA. 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).
- They ask for
- 8+ years · Green Belt preferred
- Tools it names
- Green Belt, FMEA, PPAP, Control plans, CAPA, GD&T
- Day to day
- about 15% travel
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About the role
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
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