Quality Engineer

Heaviside Industries; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, vision & dental

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Heaviside Industries seeks a Quality Assurance professional to lead nonconformance handling, root cause analysis, and corrective actions in a Los Angeles-based facility. The role drives ISO 9001 compliance, internal and external audits, and FAI coordination, ensuring robust risk management and QMS documentation.

Responsibilities include RMA reporting, quality metrics, and chemical management oversight. Excellent written and verbal communication are required, with ITAR considerations for U.S.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of nonconformance and corrective action (RC-CA) processes.
• Experience with ISO 9001 compliance and internal/external audits.
• Familiarity with First Article Inspection (FAI) procedures and documentation.
• Experience with risk assessment, risk management, and maintaining risk registers.
• Competence in managing QMS documents, version control, and audit readiness.
• Analytical skills for quality and RMA reporting; attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Manage the NC/RC-CA process, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Plan and conduct internal audits; support external audits.
• Plan and execute First Article Inspections and review FAI reports.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate quality-related risks; maintain risk registers.
• Develop and control QMS documents; ensure audit-ready documentation.
• Produce quality reporting and RMA analysis; track KPIs and metrics.
• Oversee chemical management compliance within the facility.

Skills

Nonconformance

Corrective action

ISO 9001

Audits

FAI

Risk assessment

QMS documents

RMA reporting

Chemical management

Documentation

Written communication

ITAR compliance

Tools

ERP/MES systems

Document control software

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.

About Heaviside Industries

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 regulationsStrong attention to detail and process discipline
• Good 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.