Senior Build Project Engineer – Hardware & Production Readiness

Monarch Quantum; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

Fidelity 401(k) plan with 4% employer匹

20 PTO days per year

13 paid company holidays

9/80 work schedule

Job summary

Monarch Quantum is seeking a Principal Build Project Engineer in San Diego to own end-to-end hardware builds, from early prototypes through NPI and full production readiness.

You will collaborate with leadership, design engineering, and operations to drive on-time delivery, robust configuration management, and supply continuity, while guiding teams through complex multi‑team programs in a fast-paced startup environment.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in engineering or related field.
• 8+ years of relevant experience, startup or tech experience preferred.
• Experience leading multi‑program hardware builds from prototype to production.

Responsibilities

• Own build schedules across programs, aligning milestones and cross‑team dependencies.
• Lead planning and execution of early prototypes and transition to scalable production builds.
• Drive coordination across Supply Chain, Design Eng., Process Development, and Operations to remove bottlenecks.
• Oversee BOM, drawings, tooling, and inspection readiness for complex builds.
• Provide program-level build progress updates with risks and outcomes for leadership.
• Maintain configuration management with serial-number level records and change control.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Hardware program management

Effective communication

Education

Master's degree in engineering

Job description

Monarch Quantum is seeking a Principal Build Project Engineer in San Diego to own end-to-end hardware builds, from early prototypes through NPI and full production readiness.

You will collaborate with leadership, design engineering, and operations to drive on-time delivery, robust configuration management, and supply continuity, while guiding teams through complex multi‑team programs in a fast-paced startup environment.