Hardware Quality Engineer

Boom Supersonic; Englewood (CO); On-site; USD 124,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Long-term incentives/equity

Flexible PTO policy

Progressive benefits

Job summary

Boom Supersonic is building the Overture supersonic airliner and the Superpower gas turbine. This role leads the design and implementation of a repeatable inspection system covering receiving, in-process, and final checks, aligned with AS9100.”

The candidate will develop inspection reports, traceability, and nonconformance workflows, collaborating with the shop floor to standardize programs and close capability gaps.

Qualifications

• Experience as a quality engineer in an aerospace, defense, or precision manufacturing environment.
• Track record of building quality processes, not just running them.
• Strong GD&T fundamentals and the ability to develop inspection plans from drawings independently.
• Familiarity with AS9100 or similar quality management frameworks.
• Experience speccing and procuring inspection equipment.
• Ability to work directly with machinists, programmers, and engineers—and hold your ground when the data says something nobody wants to hear.
• CMM programming experience is a plus. It's not a requirement.

Responsibilities

• Define how parts get inspected — from receiving through in-process checks to final inspection — and build the processes that make it repeatable.
• Develop the inspection report format, traceability framework, and nonconformance workflow that the quality system runs on.
• Work directly with our inspection team to establish standards for how inspection programs are built, documented, and handed off.
• Identify gaps in our current inspection capability, spec the equipment needed to close them, and make the business case to procure it.
• Establish how we handle parts that leave for outside processing — heat treat, coating — and what gets verified when they come back.
• Build toward AS9100 compliance from day one — architecting processes today that don't need to be rebuilt later.

Skills

Aerospace quality engineer

Quality processes

GD&T fundamentals

AS9100 familiarity

Inspection equipment sourcing

Collaboration with shop floor

CMM programming (nice to have)

Job description

Boom Supersonic is building the Overture supersonic airliner and the Superpower gas turbine — machines that require some of the most demanding manufacturing in modern industry.

That only works if the hardware meets design intent. Right now, we have the inspection capability to check parts. What we don't have is the system that makes inspection credible, repeatable, and scalable. That's what this role exists to build.

What You’ll Do

• Define how parts get inspected — from receiving through in-process checks to final inspection — and build the processes that make it repeatable


• Develop the inspection report format, traceability framework, and nonconformance workflow that the quality system runs on


• Work directly with our inspection team to establish standards for how inspection programs are built, documented, and handed off


• Identify gaps in our current inspection capability, spec the equipment needed to close them, and make the business case to procure it


• Establish how we handle parts that leave for outside processing — heat treat, coating — and what gets verified when they come back


• Build toward AS9100 compliance from day one — architecting processes today that don't need to be rebuilt later

This job is demanding

You will walk into a shop where good work is being done but the quality system around it is underdeveloped. There will be parts that fail inspection and no established process for what happens next.

Your job is to build the system that handles all of that — without slowing the shop down or creating bureaucracy that gets in the way of building hardware.

That requires technical depth, judgment, and the ability to earn credibility on the floor rather than enforce compliance from a desk.

You probably have

• Experience as a quality engineer in an aerospace, defense, or precision manufacturing environment


• A track record of building quality processes, not just running them


• Strong GD&T fundamentals and the ability to develop inspection plans from drawings independently


• Familiarity with AS9100 or similar quality management frameworks


• Experience speccing and procuring inspection equipment


• The ability to work directly with machinists, programmers, and engineers — and hold your ground when the data says something nobody wants to hear

CMM programming experience is a plus. It's not a requirement

Why Boom

Boom is building one of the most ambitious industrial programs of this century. The work is hard, the pace is fast, and the expectations are high.

In return, you’ll get real ownership over a quality system built from the ground up, direct impact on hardware that matters, and the opportunity to architect the inspection infrastructure behind a supersonic aircraft and next-generation turbine.

Compensation

The Base Salary Range for this position is $123,746 - $157,230 per year. Actual salaries will vary based on factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Boom’s total rewards package for employees. Other rewards may include long-term incentives/equity, a flexible PTO policy, and many other progressive benefits.

There is no set deadline to apply for this job opportunity. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active.

ITAR Requirement

To conform to U.S. Government aerospace technology export regulations (ITAR and EAR), applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about ITAR here.

Boom is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

Want to build a faster future? Come join Boom.

The Pay Range For This Role Is

123,746 - 157,230 USD per year(US)