Epirus
Senior Product Quality Engineer
Torrance, California, United States · Senior
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 83 days ago
Data AnalysisData VisualizationProduct ManagementExcelSupply ChainProcess ImprovementERPGD&TMIL-STDLeadershipCommunicationPublic SpeakingLean Manufacturing
About the role
- This is an exciting Senior Product Quality Engineer role with an innovative, high-growth defense technology company.
Responsibilities
- Develop, implement, and maintain quality assurance processes, plans, and procedures in compliance with AS9100, Customer, and internal Quality Management System requirements.
- Lead implementation and adoption of advanced quality mechanisms in the product development process to drive production readiness.
- Manage field quality issues, including failure investigations, customer communication, and timely closure of corrective actions.
- Collaborate with manufacturing and engineering to drive system wide quality initiatives to meet quality and reliability objectives.
- Interpret and implement customer and program-specific quality flowdowns, ensuring compliance across internal teams and suppliers.
- Develop, implement, and maintain product quality metrics (e.g., yield, defect rates, escapes, field returns), including dashboards and trend analysis.
- Support and lead product qualification, first article inspection (FAI), and verification/validation efforts with test engineering.
Requirements
- BS degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years of quality, manufacturing, or engineering experience working in aerospace/defense or other regulated and/or high reliability industries.
- Knowledge of quality management system standards such as ISO 9001, AS9100, and/or other similar standards.
- Experience working with customer or program quality requirements and flowdowns
- Experience in the Aerospace/Defense industry working with highly technical electromechanical assemblies and tests.
- Knowledge of IPC and MIL-STD specifications.
- Ability to travel up to 10% as needed.
Nice to have
- Preferred Skills and Experience:
- Certifications such as ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Certified Auditor, Lean Six Sigma, or IPC standards are a plus.
Skills
- Experience with Oracle ERP and QMS software implementation/execution.
- Knowledge of reliability engineering, environmental/qualification testing, and failure analysis techniques.
- Proficiency with data analysis and visualization tools (e.g., Excel, Tableau, Power BI, or similar) for KPI tracking and reporting.
Company info
- About Epirus
- Epirus is a high-growth technology company dedicated to overcoming the asymmetric challenges inherent to the future of national security.
- Epirus' flagship product, Leonidas, is a software-defined system built using intelligent power management techniques which allow power-hungry systems to do more with less.
- Support internal and external audits and inspections from customers, regulatory bodies, and certification agencies.
- Prepare quality reports, metrics, and presentations for leadership and customers as needed.
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