Senior Manager Quality Engineering

The role

You will build and lead a Quality Engineering organization that establishes quality from product design through production. You will own quality planning, manufacturing controls, production quality, incoming inspection, MRB, and quality system development.

What you will do

• Build and lead the Quality Engineering organization including Quality Engineers and the Quality Technician Supervisor
• Establish quality planning for new products by translating design requirements into manufacturing controls and inspection strategies
• Lead PFMEA and control plan development with Design and Manufacturing Engineering
• Drive resolution of production and incoming quality issues through root cause analysis and corrective action
• Develop and improve Quality Management Systems and MRB processes
• Partner with cross-functional teams to improve product and process quality across robot systems
• Use inspection results and defect trends to prioritize systemic improvements and communicate performance to leadership

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a Quality Engineering management role within a complex hardware, electromechanical, automotive, aerospace, robotics, or similarly demanding manufacturing environment
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, Materials, or a related engineering discipline
• Demonstrated experience leading Quality Engineers and technical quality teams through new product introduction and production ramp
• Strong technical experience with manufacturing quality controls for complex electromechanical hardware, including inspection, metrology, and process validation
• Proven experience developing and implementing control plans, PFMEA, inspection strategies, and corrective action processes
• Deep experience with structured problem-solving, root cause analysis, and building practical quality systems
• Strong cross-functional leadership and communication skills

Nice to have

• Experience scaling quality engineering organizations and systems through rapid production growth or high-rate NPI
• Experience in robotics, electric vehicles, consumer electronics, or other vertically integrated electromechanical products
• Experience developing or improving MRB, incoming inspection, metrology, and production quality operating systems
• Familiarity with statistical quality methods, process capability, measurement system analysis, and data-driven quality reporting
• Experience working across motors, batteries, electronics, structural assemblies, and other complex hardware systems
• Experience building quality systems from first principles in a startup or rapidly scaling manufacturing environment

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Generous paid time off, company holidays, and parental leave
• 401(k) plan with company match (100% on the first 3% of contributions, 50% on the next 2%)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA) options
• Commuter benefits (transit and parking)
• Short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental health, financial, and personal support
• Onsite snacks and catered lunches

About the company

1X is building humanoid robots that work in any space humans exist. They are developing NEO, a general purpose robot designed to move, learn, and operate in the real world.