Atoms
Head of Quality
San Francisco, CA · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$170k-$220kDetected 13 hours ago
RoboticsLeadership
About the role
- You are the final authority on what ships.
Responsibilities
- Own release gates and quality systems across the full build: boards, box assembly, vehicle upfitting
- Define the quality metric set and drive systematic defect reduction
- Build root-cause discipline: 8D, CAPA, structured failure analysis feeding back into design and process
- Hire and lead the quality team as volumes scale
- Scaling experience: has taken quality systems from low-volume builds to serial production
- Knows what "really good" looks like: time inside a large OEM or Tier 1 quality organization, combined with the pragmatism to build from zero in a startup environment
- We exist to uncover valuable unknown truths and turn them into progress, which means constantly pushing beyond what's known and building what doesn't yet exist.
- Atoms is a company driven by invention and continuous change - we are constantly reimagining our industries, building new products, and refining how we operate.
Requirements
- 10+ years in quality leadership for complex hardware: automotive, AV, EV, space, robotics, or similar safety-critical industries
Compensation
- The base salary range for this role is $170,000 - $220,000 per year.
- 8 paid holidays per year
Benefits
- Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package.
- You may also be eligible for equity awards and an annual performance-based bonus.
- Benefits Summary (USA Full-Time Exempt Employees):
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance (multiple plans, incl.
- Company-paid life and disability insurance (short- and long-term).
- Optional supplemental life insurance for self, spouse, and children.
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)
- Time Off policies:
- Discretionary vacation days
- Paid Bereavement leave
Company info
- Atoms is building the machines that power the next era of progress.
- Over the last decade, software has transformed the digital world. But the physical world, where food is made, minerals are mined, goods are moved, and industries are run, remains far less intelligent, far less efficient, and far more constrained. We're changing that.
- Atoms builds Physical AI- real-world robots for the industries that move civilization forward, starting with food, mining, and transport. Our systems are designed to understand, predict, and control the real world with precision, turning complex physical operations into something more reliable, more scalable, and more productive.
- This work requires more than robotics. It requires deep integration across hardware, software, AI, operations, manufacturing, and real estate. We don't just build machines in a lab. We deploy them into real environments, operate them, learn from them, and improve them until they work at scale.
- We are roboticists, engineers, operators, and builders.
- We believe the next great technology companies will not only transform information, but the physical systems that shape everyday life.
- If you want to work on hard problems with real-world impact, join us.
- Over the last decade, software has transformed the digital world.
- But the physical world, where food is made, minerals are mined, goods are moved, and industries are run, remains far less intelligent, far less efficient, and far more constrained.
- We're changing that.
- Atoms builds Physical AI- real-world robots for the industries that move civilization forward, starting with food, mining, and transport.
- Our systems are designed to understand, predict, and control the real world with precision, turning complex physical operations into something more reliable, more scalable, and more productive.
- This work requires more than robotics.
- It requires deep integration across hardware, software, AI, operations, manufacturing, and real estate.
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