Drimva

Uber

Staff Quality Engineer

$211K–$234K

Sunnyvale, California · Staff · Full-time · Posted Jul 31, 2026

Experience
10+ years of hands-on experience.
Education
Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.

About the job

Owns hardware system quality and validation for autonomous data collection vehicle platforms as they move into mass production.

What you'll do

  • Develop and oversee hardware quality, testing, validation, inspection, and acceptance processes.
  • Manage quality processes across manufacturing and global supplier networks, including containment and defect resolution.
  • Lead failure investigations, corrective actions, rework, and technology transfer to support reliable production.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • Deep expertise in automotive quality systems and tools, including APQP, PPAP, PFMEA/DFMEA, SPC, and MSA, and knowledge of ISO 9001 and IATF 16949.
  • Experience taking complex hardware systems from NPI through high-volume mass production and managing global supply chains and cross-functional defect resolution.
  • Hands-on experience in hardware quality, manufacturing, or reliability engineering.

Nice to have

  • Experience with autonomous sensor suites and high-performance autonomous computing systems; experience leading quality and testing teams.
  • Master’s degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering or a related discipline; Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, or ASQ CQE certifications.

Pay

USD $211,000 per year - USD $234,000 per year (base salary)

Tools

APQP, PPAP, PFMEA/DFMEA, SPC, MSA, ISO 9001, IATF 16949, CAN diagnostics

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