Quality Engineer - Aerospace & Defense Automation

Hadrian Automation; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401k

Relocation support

Flexible vacation

Equity

Job summary

Hadrian is building autonomous factories to reindustrialize America. The Quality Engineer role focuses on reviewing customer requirements, owning new processes, and ensuring compliance with policies.

You will onboard customers, work with automation teams, manage audits, and drive data-led improvements while developing the Quality Management System and documentation. This full-time on-site role offers competitive compensation and benefits in Santa Monica, CA.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years in a quality engineering role, preferably in aerospace or defense manufacturing.
• Awareness of lean principles and continuous improvement methodology.
• Experience with complex quality specifications, including customer flowdowns.
• In-depth knowledge of AS9100 standards and experience managing customer audits and quality requirements preferred.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, especially quality-related tasks (inspection processes, AS9102 FAIR, source inspections).
• Strong project management skills and experience working with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Onboard new customers by mapping their quality requirements and performing gap assessments to align with current capabilities.
• Work closely with our automation team to integrate new customer quality processes into our automation systems.
• Act as a project manager for customer and 3rd party audits, ensuring all pre-audit tasks are completed and post-audit actions documented.
• Drive and implement data-driven process improvements based on quality specifications and flow downs from customers.
• Develop and refine our Quality Management System to meet industry benchmarks and integrate with automation tools.
• Create quality plans and protocols in collaboration with quality and manufacturing teams.
• Act as a product owner for quality-related automation tools, ensuring they meet customer requirements and industry standards.
• Develop standards for customer-specific quality documentation like process maps, control plans, and SOPs.

Skills

Quality engineering

Lean methodologies

Audits

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Hadrian is building autonomous factories to reindustrialize America. The Quality Engineer role focuses on reviewing customer requirements, owning new processes, and ensuring compliance with policies.

You will onboard customers, work with automation teams, manage audits, and drive data-led improvements while developing the Quality Management System and documentation. This full-time on-site role offers competitive compensation and benefits in Santa Monica, CA.