Senior Site Quality Engineer - Field‑Based (Warehouse Automation)

symbotic; United States; Remote; USD 101,000 - 139,000; Full time

Job summary

Symbotic is seeking an experienced Senior Site Quality Engineer to lead quality at customer installation sites and coordinate with partners, suppliers, and internal teams. You’ll apply structured quality methods to identify and resolve issues, ensuring installations meet stringent quality and safety standards.

The role involves overseeing up to three sites, guiding on-site QC resources, performing root-cause analysis with 8D, and driving continuous improvement using Six Sigma and Lean.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of quality engineering in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Experience with quality tools: FMEA, DOE, MSA, GRR, 8D, etc.
• Experience collaborating with Engineering, Quality, Development, and Manufacturing.
• Strong analytical and communication skills, translating findings into actions.

Responsibilities

• Provide Quality leadership at customer installation sites and resolve issues using structured quality methods.
• Oversee up to 3 Symbotic installation sites simultaneously and supervise local QC resources.
• Surveil installation partners to ensure processes meet quality parameters.
• Plan, execute, and manage quality activities with suppliers and customer sites.
• Employ 8-D corrective actions for root cause analysis and preventive actions.
• Communicate issues across operations and drive closed-loop resolution.
• Support disposition of discrepant material and qualification of new materials/processes.
• Utilize Six Sigma and Lean methods to drive quality and process improvements.
• Mentor site quality personnel to execute quality SOPs.
• Travel up to 75%.

Skills

Quality leadership

Root cause analysis

8D problem solving

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Statistical analysis

Process improvement

Education

B.S. in Engineering

Tools

Minitab

JMP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Symbotic is seeking an experienced Senior Site Quality Engineer to lead quality at customer installation sites and coordinate with partners, suppliers, and internal teams. You’ll apply structured quality methods to identify and resolve issues, ensuring installations meet stringent quality and safety standards.

The role involves overseeing up to three sites, guiding on-site QC resources, performing root-cause analysis with 8D, and driving continuous improvement using Six Sigma and Lean.