Staff Quality Engineer

The role

The Staff Quality Engineer serves as a senior technical expert responsible for driving multi-site RCCA culture and supporting engineering and manufacturing quality. This role leads technical investigations and partners across departments to improve product reliability and operational performance.

What you will do

• Apply structured engineering methodologies to determine physical, process, software, or systems root causes
• Utilize analytical tools including Fault Tree Analysis, Fishbone, 5 Why, Statistical Analysis, Tolerance Stack Analysis, and FMEA
• Validate corrective actions using engineering data, experimentation, testing, and verification
• Drive permanent corrective actions that eliminate recurrence across products and manufacturing sites
• Provide technical quality leadership across multiple manufacturing locations
• Standardize RCCA methodologies and engineering investigations across the enterprise
• Coach site Quality Engineers on advanced engineering problem solving
• Lead enterprise technical reviews for recurring issues and customer escapes
• Support rapid problem escalation and recovery during production interruptions
• Lead enterprise RCCA for manufacturing defects, supplier escapes, customer returns, field failures, and reliability issues

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
• 10+ years of engineering aerospace, defense, automotive, or advanced manufacturing
• Demonstrated success solving complex engineering problems
• Extensive experience leading engineering-based RCCA
• Experience supporting multi-site manufacturing operations
• Excellent communication and executive presentation skills
• Must be able to travel 30-50% of the time

Nice to have

• Design and development engineering management experience

Benefits

• Medical Insurance: Comprehensive health insurance plans covering a range of services
• Saronic pays 100% of the premium for employees and 80% for dependents
• Dental and Vision Insurance: Coverage for routine dental check-ups, orthodontics, and vision care
• Saronic pays 100% of the premium under the basic plan for employees and 80% for dependents
• Generous PTO and Holidays
• Paid maternity and paternity leave to support new parents
• Competitive Salary: Industry-standard salaries with opportunities for performance-based bonuses
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Equity options to give employees a stake in the company’s success
• Basic life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage
• Discounted pet insurance options including 24/7 Telehealth helpline
• Free lunch benefit and unlimited free drinks and snacks in the office

Before you apply

• Requires access to export-controlled information or items that require U.S. Person status (U.S. citizens, legal permanent residents, or certain protected classes of asylees and refugees)

About the company

Saronic Technologies is a leader in revolutionizing autonomy at sea, dedicated to developing state-of-the-art solutions that enhance maritime operations through autonomous and intelligent platforms.