Hardware Quality Engineer: Space Tech, Onsite Menlo Park

LeoLabs, Inc.; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 111,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

LeoLabs, Inc. is seeking a Hardware Quality Engineer in Menlo Park, CA to ensure our hardware meets high standards of quality, reliability, and manufacturability.

You’ll work across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and external suppliers to drive scalable quality processes and continuous improvement throughout the hardware lifecycle. You will conduct inspections for PCBAs, electromechanical assemblies, and structural hardware, lead root-cause investigations, and define quality metrics

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, or related technical field.
• 5+ years of hardware quality assurance or quality engineering experience.
• Experience with PCBAs, electronic assemblies, and electromechanical products in manufacturing.
• Strong root cause analysis and corrective action methodologies.
• Ability to read engineering drawings, schematics, BOMs, and manufacturing docs.
• Quality data driven process improvements to reduce defects.
• Familiarity with Arena/PLM, NetSuite/ERP, and Altium Designer.
• Eligible for U.S. security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain quality processes for electronic and electromechanical hardware across the product lifecycle.
• Perform incoming, in-process, and final quality inspections for PCBAs, assemblies, and structures.
• Lead root cause investigations for defects, supplier issues, and field failures using structured problem solving.
• Drive CAPA actions and verify effectiveness.
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and suppliers to improve quality and manufacturability.
• Define quality metrics, trends, and communicate performance to leadership.
• Develop inspection plans, criteria, and quality documentation for new products.
• Support supplier qualification, audits, and first article inspections.
• Maintain and improve quality management systems and ensure compliance with standards.

Skills

Hardware QA

Root cause analysis

Quality inspections

Process improvement

Data-driven quality

Altium Designer

Arena/PLM

ERP systems

IPC standards

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Arena PLM

NetSuite ERP

SolidWorks

Job description

LeoLabs, Inc. is seeking a Hardware Quality Engineer in Menlo Park, CA to ensure our hardware meets high standards of quality, reliability, and manufacturability.

You’ll work across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and external suppliers to drive scalable quality processes and continuous improvement throughout the hardware lifecycle. You will conduct inspections for PCBAs, electromechanical assemblies, and structural hardware, lead root-cause investigations, and define quality metrics