Senior Manufacturing Quality Engineer - Robotics

figure.ai; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Figure is an AI robotics company developing autonomous general-purpose humanoid robots headquartered in San Jose, CA. This role leads quality on in-house assembly lines, defines control plans, and drives SPC to mass production.

You will own failure analysis, quality systems, and cross-functional collaboration with Manufacturing, Design, and Supplier Quality to ensure line readiness and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in quality engineering in high-volume electromechanical manufacturing (automotive, consumer electronics, robotics, or similar).
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, Mechatronics Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Hands-on experience authoring PFMEAs and control plans and carrying them from NPI into production.
• Structured problem-solving experience with 8D, 5-Why, fishbone analysis, and formal corrective action processes.
• GD&T knowledge and the ability to interpret complex technical drawings.
• Statistical analysis and SPC using JMP or Minitab, and the ability to build dashboards from inspection and test data.
• Experience with robotic systems, automation, or complex electromechanical assemblies.
• Track record of working on the production floor directly with operators, manufacturing engineering, and design teams.

Responsibilities

• Own quality on assigned in-house assembly lines, such as battery pack assembly and final robot assembly.
• Define control plans, in-process and end-of-line quality checks, and drive them toward automated inspection and data capture by the start of mass production.
• Monitor first-pass yield and defect Paretos, apply SPC where it adds control, and lead the daily quality response on the line.
• Lead manufacturing line audits covering process, specifications, tooling and gauges, data recording, and operator training.
• Act as the quality voice on next-generation robot builds: review process flows with Manufacturing Engineering, and author and maintain PFMEAs and control plans ahead of each build phase.
• Translate DFMEA severity and safety-critical classifications into process controls, and feed design gaps back to the design teams.
• Define quality line-readiness criteria and sign off readiness for prototype builds through start of production.
• Own failure analysis on field returns and remanufactured units: structured failure coding, teardown, and root cause using 8D, 5-Why, and fishbone analysis.
• Close the loop from field data to production and design corrective actions.
• Drive the DOA and return resolution process together with the remanufacturing and commercial teams.
• Contribute to building out the manufacturing quality management system: internal audit, corrective and preventive action, deviation handling, equipment qualification, and training standards.
• Partner with Supplier Quality on incoming inspection and supplier corrective actions for components used on the lines.
• Mentor quality engineers and technicians, and raise the standard of structured problem solving across Production, Manufacturing, and Quality.

Skills

Quality engineering

High-volume manufacturing

Electromechanical

Problem solving

SPC

GD&T

JMP/Minitab

CMM/Vision systems

Education

Bachelors in mechanical/electrical/manufacturing/mechatronics

Tools

PFMEA

Control plans

8D

5-Why

Fishbone

JMP

Minitab

CMM

Vision systems

Job description

Figure is an AI robotics company developing autonomous general-purpose humanoid robots headquartered in San Jose, CA. This role leads quality on in-house assembly lines, defines control plans, and drives SPC to mass production.

You will own failure analysis, quality systems, and cross-functional collaboration with Manufacturing, Design, and Supplier Quality to ensure line readiness and continuous improvement.