Atoms
Senior Quality Engineer - Compute
$182K–$228K
San Francisco, CA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 24, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 6+ years in manufacturing quality, NPI quality, or supplier quality on electronic or electromechanical hardware.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.
About the job
Build and own the quality system for Atoms’ compute box production, from incoming materials through inspection, disposition, and shipment release.
What you'll do
- Create and maintain control plans, PFMEA, inspection standards, and disposition processes for compute box assembly.
- Own nonconformance handling, supplier quality, traceability, and root-cause/corrective actions for production defects.
- Set quality metrics and partner with manufacturing test and engineering teams to close coverage gaps and improve product manufacturability.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.
- 6+ years in manufacturing quality, NPI quality, or supplier quality on electronic or electromechanical hardware.
- Experience setting up quality for a new line or product, including control plans, inspection plans, and disposition processes.
- Fluency in PFMEA, control plans, 8D, 5-Why, and fishbone; ownership of MRB or nonconformance disposition; ability to read drawings, GD&T, schematics, and BOMs; proficiency analyzing yield and defect data.
Nice to have
- Compute, ECU, or electronics box-build quality in automotive, autonomous vehicle, robotics, or aerospace programs.
Pay
$182,000 - $228,000 per year (base salary; USD)
Tools
PFMEA, 8D, 5-Why, GD&T, PCBA, BOMs, MRB
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