Bedrock Robotics

Bedrock Robotics

Operations - Quality Engineering Lead

San Francisco, CA · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 33 days ago
AlgorithmsAgentic AIAuditingProcess ImprovementPerformance ManagementEmbedded SystemsRoboticsHardware DesignTest AutomationManual TestingLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingPublic SpeakingAdaptability

About the role

  • This role sits at the intersection of engineering, manufacturing, and field operations, ensuring product reliability, scalability, and performance from early prototyping through high-volume production and real-world deployment.
  • You operate at both microscopic level (root cause) and system level (process + metrics)
  • You constantly balance speed vs. quality in a fast-moving hardware environment

Responsibilities

  • Product & Design Quality
  • Lead Design for Quality initiatives, including Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA)
  • Partner with hardware, electrical, and software engineering teams during EVT/DVT/PVT phases to ensure robust design validation
  • Drive design improvements based on failure data, field insights, and reliability testing
  • Develop contingency plans as necessary and maintain visibility to the relevant company functions of major issues and alerts.
  • Establish and manage Incoming Quality Control (IQC), In-Process Quality Control (IPQC), and Outgoing Quality Control (OQC) frameworks
  • Develop supplier quality strategy, including qualification, audits, and performance management
  • Implement process controls, yield tracking, and defect reduction initiatives across contract manufacturers
  • Lead root cause analysis and corrective/preventative actions (CAPA) for production issues
  • Own validation metrics and ensure products meet performance and durability targets

Requirements

  • Cross-Functional Leadership: Demonstrated ability to work effectively across diverse teams (Engineering, Product, Operations, Partnerships, etc.).
  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively across diverse teams (Engineering, Product, Operations, Partnerships, etc.).

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, or related field)
  • 8+ years of experience in product quality, manufacturing quality, or reliability engineering-preferably in component level, system hardware, robotics and/or autonomous systems
  • Proven experience across NPI phases (EVT, DVT, PVT, ramp, sustaining)
  • Deep expertise in quality systems: FMEA, SPC, CAPA, 8D, Six Sigma methodologies
  • Strong background in reliability engineering and failure analysis
  • Experience with fleet-based or deployed systems is highly preferred
  • If you thrive in dynamic environments, love solving complex challenges, and want to make an impact with cutting-edge technology, we'd love to hear from you!
  • You spend your day turning messy, cross-functional problems into structured insights and scalable fixes-so the product works reliably at scale.

Skills

  • Streamline root cause analysis and data triage
  • Automate reporting, anomaly detection, and workflow management
  • Improve cross-functional coordination across complex, multi-phase programs
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
  • Comfort in presenting Metrics and Quality approaches to senior leadership and external stakeholders.
  • Risk Management: Proven track record of identifying, managing, and mitigating risks in large, complex programs.
  • Adaptability: Comfortable with ambiguity and able to thrive in a fast-moving, constantly evolving environment.
  • Building or refining quality dashboards and KPIs
  • Improving diagnostic frameworks so failures are easier to detect and classify
  • Working on automated test strategies (production or validation)

Benefits

  • Fleet health metrics (uptime, failure rates, MTBF/MTTR)

Company info

  • At Bedrock, we're moving AI out of the lab and into the real world.
  • Our team is composed of industry veterans who helped launch Waymo, scaled Segment to a $3.2B acquisition, and grew Uber Freight to $5B in revenue.
  • Today, we're deploying autonomous systems on heavy construction machinery across the country, accelerating project schedules of billion-dollar infrastructure projects and improving safety on job sites.
  • Backed by $350M in funding, we're working quickly to close the gap between America's surging demand for housing, data centers, manufacturing hubs, and the construction industry's growing labor shortage.
  • This is where algorithms meet steel-toed boots.
  • You'll collaborate with construction veterans and world-class engineers to solve physical-world problems that simulations can't touch.
  • If you're ready to apply cutting-edge technology to solve meaningful problems alongside a talented team-we'd love to have you join us.
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