Quality Engineer

Heaviside Industries, Inc.; California; On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, Vision & Dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Heaviside Industries, Inc. in California is seeking a Quality Assurance professional to own nonconformance and corrective action processes, support internal audits, and drive ISO 9001 compliance across the QMS.

The role includes First Article Inspection planning, risk assessment and management, document control, RMA reporting, and producing management-ready quality metrics in a defense manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• Experience with ISO 9001 and quality systems.
• Experience conducting internal and external audits.
• Knowledge of FAI procedures and documentation.
• Ability to assess and mitigate quality risks.
• Document management and QMS administration experience.
• Analytical skills for quality and RMA reporting.
• Familiarity with chemical management requirements.
• Strong attention to detail and process discipline.
• U.S. Person as defined by ITAR.

Responsibilities

• Manage the NC-Process (Root Cause – Corrective Action).
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Track and report nonconformance trends.
• Plan and conduct internal audits; support certification.
• Ensure ISO 9001 compliance; audit readiness.
• Plan and execute First Article Inspections (FAI).
• Review and approve FAI documentation and reports.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate quality risks.
• Maintain risk registers and support risk reviews.
• Develop, maintain, and control QMS documents.
• Manage document control processes; approvals & distribution.
• Produce quality reporting for management & stakeholders.
• Manage RMA reporting and KPI tracking; chemical management.

Skills

Nonconformance RC-CA

ISO 9001

Audits

FAI Procedures

Risk Management

QMS Administration

Documentation Control

RMA Reporting

Chemical Management

Data Analysis

Attention to Detail

Tools

ERP/MES Systems

Job description

ABOUT HEAVISIDE INDUSTRIES

Heaviside Industries builds multi-domain autonomous precision munitions for U.S. and allied special operations and conventional forces. While modern warfare has rapidly evolved with the proliferation of unmanned systems, hyper-precise munitions in contested environments are the future of the battlefield. Economical precision strike capabilities are critical to U.S. and allied war efforts, enabling successful defeat of enemy military assets and infrastructure. Heaviside builds precision munitions designed to operate in GPS-denied and spectrum-jammed battlefields—where traditional systems degrade or fail—without inflated prices or sacrifice to performance.

All engineering and manufacturing is conducted in-house in Heaviside’s Los Angeles, CA headquarters and Oslo, Norway office.

Heaviside is backed by Interlagos, Menlo Ventures, Flume Ventures, Cantos, Anorak Ventures, and Ravelin Ventures.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Nonconformance & Corrective Action

• Manage the NC(Non-Conformity)-Process (Root Cause – Corrective Action)
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions
• Track and report on nonconformance trends

Audit & Compliance

• Plan and conduct primarily internal audits. External will probably be applicable in the future.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 9001 standard.
• Support certification and surveillance audits

First Article Inspection (FAI)

• Plan and execute First Article Inspections
• Review and approve FAI documentation and reports

Risk Management

• Identify, assess, and mitigate quality-related risks
• Maintain risk registers and support risk review processes

Documentation & QMS

• Develop, maintain, and control QMS documents
• Manage document control processes (versioning, approvals, distribution)
• Ensure the Quality Management System is kept current and audit-ready

Reporting

• Produce quality reporting for management and stakeholders
• Manage RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization) reporting and analysis
• Track quality metrics and KPIs
• Chemical Management
• Oversee chemical management processes and compliance requirements

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Strong understanding of nonconformance and corrective action (RC-CA) processes
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001
• Experience conducting or supporting internal/external audits
• Experience with First Article Inspection (FAI) procedures
• Risk assessment and risk management skills
• Document management / QMS administration experience
• Analytical skills for quality and RMA reporting
• Familiarity with chemical management requirements and regulations
• Strong attention to detail and process disciplineGood written and verbal communication skills for reporting and documentation
• U.S. Person as defined by ITAR (22 CFR §120.62)

NICE TO HAVE

• Experience in a manufacturing or defense industry environment
• Familiarity with ERP/MES systems
• Experience working across multi-site quality operations
• Knowledge about AS9100 and AQAP 2110 standards

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you 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 the ITAR here. (https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/?id=ddtc_kb_article_page&sys_id=24d528fddbfc930044f9ff621f961987)

Heaviside is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Heaviside is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, physical disability or any other legally protected status.