About this role
Job title: Production & Quality Engineer
About the Role We’re looking for people who like solving hard, practical problems and want to have a direct impact on how JaiaBot Systems gets built, tested, and deployed. The Production & Quality Engineer will help us transition from low-volume builds to repeatable, high-quality production at scale. This is a hands-on role at the center of our hardware operation.
What You'll Do
- Optimize Production Workflows – Improve assembly and test processes to identify failures earlier in the process
- Turn low-rate production builds into repeatable production workflows that can scale
- Maintain version-controlled work instructions, test procedures, check lists etc
- Identify and fix bottlenecks to improve speed and consistency
- Own Product Quality – Define quality standards, inspections, and acceptance criteria
- Develop and run test procedures for subsystems and full systems
- Investigate failures and drive root cause analysis and fixes
- Build systems for tracking defects, failures, and reliability trends
- Ensure issues are caught early—not in the field
- Work with Suppliers – Establish incoming inspection processes
- Collaborate with vendors to improve part quality and consistency
- Help qualify new suppliers as we scale
- Collaborate Across the Team – Work closely with mechanical, electrical, software and test engineers
- Provide feedback to improve design for manufacturability and testability
- Help close the loop between field performance and design improvements
What We're Looking For
- 3–8+ years in production, manufacturing, or quality engineering (hardware-focused)
- Experience with electromechanical systems (robotics, marine, aerospace, automotive, etc.)
- Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and quality fundamentals
- Root cause analysis (5 Whys, fishbone, etc.)
- Ability to read CAD drawings, schematics, and BOMs
- Experience developing test procedures and validation workflows
- Self-directed and comfortable with ambiguity
- Willing to build structure where it doesn’t yet exist
- Strong communicator in a small, fast-moving team
- Takes ownership and follows problems through to resolution
Nice to Have
- Experience scaling production from prototype to volume
- Familiarity with marine or harsh-environment systems
- Test automation or data analysis experience (Python, etc.)
- Experience with PLM, MES, or ERP systems
- Exposure to environmental or durability testing standards
Compensation & Benefits
- Not disclosed