IonQ
Senior Staff Quality Engineer - Hardware
Louisville, Colorado, United States · Staff+ · Contract
Work authorization required$146k-$192kDetected 1 day ago
AWSProduct ManagementFinancial ModelingLogisticsProcess ImprovementEMI/EMCSystems EngineeringRoboticsHardware DesignRF EngineeringControlsMedical DevicesLeadershipCollaborationProblem SolvingMentoringLean Manufacturing
About the role
- As a Senior Staff Quality Engineer, you will serve as the primary technical authority for quality excellence across our spacecraft structural and propulsion systems.
- You won't just be checking boxes; you will be architecting the framework that ensures our hardware survives the harshest environments-and works as expected!
Responsibilities
- Lead, facilitate, and investigate nonconformances with root cause corrective action (RCCA) methodologies (such as 8D, DMAIC, and other structured problem-solving methods). Analysis of NCRs, trends, supplier projects, and internal processes.
- Provide real-time quality support on the manufacturing floor, including developing inspection test procedures, acceptance test procedures (ATP) and overseeing environmental testing quality compliance (vibration, thermal vacuum, EMI/EMC).
- Develop in-process inspection criteria, First Article Inspection plans, and final product acceptance protocols.
- Develop, manage, and support MRB (Material Review Board) dispositions and oversee rework/ repair activities.
- Implement incoming inspection process for hardware and materials, and review supplier quality escape reports.
- Collaborate with Systems Engineering to verify that critical-to-quality (CTQ) features are flowed down and verified at build stages.
- Support internal and external audits, including customer and certification audits.
- Manage supplier quality assurance activities for aerospace parts and assemblies.
- Support manufacturing readiness activities including PFMEA (Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) and Control Plans.
- Maintain calibration, gaging, and special process control systems in compliance with aerospace standards.
Requirements
- Knowledge of spacecraft subsystems and operations
- Experience operating in a contamination- and ESD-sensitive environment
- Experience testing high-power RF electronics
- No prior space experience is required.
Nice to have
- ASQ certifications (CQE, CRE, CMQ/OE) are highly preferred.
- Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt with a proven track record of using statistical methods (DOE, SPC, ANOVA) to reduce variability in low-volume, high-complexity manufacturing.
- We empower employees to thrive by fostering a culture of autonomy, productivity, and respect.
- Familiarity with RF SMT test or manufacturing experience (Radio Frequency Surface-mount technology) is a plus.
Compensation
- Posted base salary figures are subject to change as new market data becomes available.
Benefits
- will vary based on individual factors such as education, qualifications, and experience of the final candidate(s), specific
- Our benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, matching 401(k), unlimited PTO and paid holidays, parental/adoption leave, legal insurance, and a home technology stipend.
- Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided when a candidate receives an offer of employment.
- office location, and calibration against relevant market data and internal team equity.
Visa & Work Authorization
- citizen, lawful U
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