Quality Assurance Engineer

Job title: Quality Assurance Engineer

About the Role As a Quality Assurance Engineer, you will help ensure the hardware we build meets the highest standards of quality, reliability, and manufacturability. You will work across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and external suppliers to develop scalable quality processes, investigate failures, and drive continuous improvement throughout the hardware lifecycle.

What You'll Do

• Develop and maintain quality processes for electronic and electromechanical hardware throughout the product lifecycle.
• Perform incoming, in-process, and final quality inspections for PCBAs, cable assemblies, machined components, and structural hardware.
• Lead root cause investigations for manufacturing defects, supplier issues, and field failures using structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Drive corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) and verify their effectiveness.
• Partner with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and suppliers to improve product quality and manufacturability.
• Define quality metrics, analyze trends, and communicate performance to engineering and leadership.
• Develop inspection plans, acceptance criteria, and quality documentation for new products.
• Support supplier qualification, audits, and first article inspections.
• Help maintain and improve quality management systems and ensure compliance with applicable industry standards.
• Within 1 month, you’ll: complete onboarding and become familiar with LeoLabs' products, manufacturing processes, and quality systems; learn current production workflows, suppliers, and inspection requirements; begin supporting hardware inspections and ongoing quality initiatives.
• Within 3 months, you’ll: take ownership of quality activities for active hardware builds; lead investigations into manufacturing and supplier quality issues; begin implementing improvements to inspection processes and quality documentation.
• Within 6 months, you’ll: establish meaningful quality metrics and reporting that drive engineering and manufacturing decisions; lead cross-functional root cause investigations and corrective actions; strengthen supplier quality and manufacturing quality processes across multiple hardware programs.
• Within 12 months, you’ll: become the technical leader for hardware quality across the Manufacturing Team; drive measurable improvements in product quality, manufacturing yield, and supplier performance; help establish scalable quality systems that support future hardware development and production.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in hardware quality assurance or quality engineering.
• Experience supporting PCBAs, electronic assemblies, and electromechanical products in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of root cause analysis and corrective action methodologies.
• Experience interpreting engineering drawings, schematics, bills of materials, and manufacturing documentation.
• Experience using quality data to drive process improvements and reduce defects.
• Familiarity with Arena or another PLM system, NetSuite or another ERP system, and Altium Designer.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. personnel security clearance (ITAR requirements).

Nice to Have

• Experience with ISO 9001, AS9100, or other quality management systems.
• Experience working with contract manufacturers and supplier quality programs.
• Familiarity with SolidWorks and mechanical drawings.
• Experience performing first article inspections and managing nonconforming material.
• IPC certification or experience applying IPC workmanship standards.
• Experience supporting aerospace, defense, robotics, or other high-reliability hardware products.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary: USD 96,000 per year, plus bonus, stock options, and benefits.