Manufacturing QA Engineer

Gatik; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 78,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

Gatik is seeking a Manufacturing QA Engineer to bridge product design and production. You'll manage the manufacturing process for integrating autonomy hardware, ensuring quality and efficiency, in a collaborative, on-site environment. Ideal candidates possess experience in manufacturing QA within automotive or hardware tech industries.

Qualifications

• 3-7 years of experience in QA or related fields.
• Strong experience in electromechanical systems.
• Familiarity with manufacturing process control.

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing process for hardware integration.
• Develop assembly procedures and inspection documentation.
• Implement QA processes including defect tracking.

Skills

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Collaboration

Quality Assurance Processes

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering

Tools

Quality Assurance Tools

PLM systems

JIRA

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Who we are

Gatik, the leader in autonomous middle-mile logistics, is revolutionizing the B2B supply chain with its autonomous transportation-as-a-service (ATaaS) solution and prioritizing safe, consistent deliveries while streamlining freight movement by reducing congestion. The company focuses on short-haul, B2B logistics for Fortune 500 retailers and in 2021 launched the world's first fully driverless commercial transportation service with Walmart. Gatik's Class 3-7 autonomous trucks are commercially deployed across major markets, including Texas, Arkansas, and Ontario, Canada, driving innovation in freight transportation.

The company's proprietary Level 4 autonomous technology, Gatik Carrier, is custom-built to transport freight safely and efficiently between pick-up and drop-off locations on the middle mile. With robust capabilities in both highway and urban environments, Gatik Carrier serves as an all-encompassing solution that integrates advanced software and hardware powering the fleet, facilitating effortless integration into customers' logistics operations.

About The Role

You'll play a key role in bridging the gap between product design and scalable production. You will lead the manufacturing process for autonomy hardware integration into trucks, troubleshoot on-site build issues, and drive quality assurance initiatives to ensure high reliability and production efficiency. This is a hands-on, on-site role that requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams and external manufacturing partners.

What you'll do

• Lead the end-to-end manufacturing process for integrating autonomy hardware into trucks.
• Develop and maintain assembly procedures, inspection checklists, and documentation to ensure build consistency and traceability.
• Collaborate closely with the design, integration, and production teams to rapidly resolve build issues and implement corrective actions.
• Define and implement QA processes including inspection plans, failure analysis protocols, and defect tracking.
• Analyze quality data and product metrics to identify trends, systemic issues, and opportunities for improvement.
• Lead build events and validation activities, including first article inspections and in-process audits.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing and QA processes to increase reliability and throughput.
• Serve as a key technical resource at the manufacturing site, escalating issues and coordinating solutions with internal engineering teams.
• Collaborate with Contract Manufacturer to establish processes
• Perform various tests and inspections on raw materials, parts and finished trucks to verify that specified processes are met
• Ensure and adhere to industry standards, regulations, and company policies
  
  

What we're looking for

• 3-7 years of experience in manufacturing engineering, quality engineering, or related roles in automotive, aerospace, or hardware tech industries.
• Strong hands-on experience with electromechanical systems, harness routing, sensor installation, and system-level testing.
• Familiarity with manufacturing process control, quality standards, and root cause analysis tools
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, wiring diagrams, and specifications.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and a detail-oriented mindset with a bias for action.
• Comfortable working on-site in a dynamic and collaborative production environment.
• Proficiency with QA and documentation tools (e.g., PLM systems, spreadsheets, issue trackers like JIRA).
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or related technical field.
  
  

More about Gatik

Founded in 2017 by experts in autonomous vehicle technology, Gatik has rapidly expanded its presence to Mountain View, Dallas-Fort Worth, Arkansas, and Toronto. As the first and only company to achieve fully driverless middle-mile commercial deliveries, Gatik holds a unique and defensible position in the AV industry, with a clear trajectory toward sustainable growth and profitability.

We have delivered complete, proprietary AV technology - an integration of software and hardware - to enable earlier successes for our clients in constrained Level 4 autonomy. By choosing the middle mile – with defined point-to-point delivery, we have simplified some of the more complex AV challenges, enabling us to achieve full autonomy ahead of competitors. Given extensive knowledge of Gatik's well-defined, fixed route ODDs and hybrid architecture, we are able to hyper-optimize our models with exponentially less data, establish gate-keeping mechanisms to maintain explainability, and ensure continued safety of the system for unmanned operations.

Visit us at Gatik for more company information and Careers at Gatik for more open roles.

Notable News

• Forbes: Forget robotaxis. Upstart Gatik sees middle-mile deliveries as the path to profitable AVs
• Tech Brew: Gatik AI exec unpacks the regulations that could shape the AV industry
• Business Wire: Gatik Paves the Way for Safe Driverless Operations ('Freight-Only') at Scale with Industry-First Third-Party Safety Assessment Framework
• Auto Futures: Autonomous Trucking Group Gatik Secures Investment From NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS
• Automotive News: Gatik foresees hundreds of self-driving trucks on road soon, and that's just the beginning
• Forbes: Isuzu And Gatik Go All In To Scale Up Driverless Freight Services
• Bloomberg: Autonomous Vehicle Startup Takes Off by Picking Off Easier Routes
• Reuters: Driverless vehicles on limited routes bump along despite US robotaxi scrutiny
  
  

Taking care of our team

At Gatik, we connect people of extraordinary talent and experience to an opportunity to create a more resilient supply chain and contribute to our environment's sustainability. We are diverse in our backgrounds and perspectives yet united by a bold vision and shared commitment to our values. Our culture emphasizes the importance of collaboration, respect and agility.

We at Gatik strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels they have opportunities to succeed and grow because we know that together we can do great things. We are committed to an inclusive and diverse team. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any legally protected status.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Software Development

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