Staff Quality Engineer

Saronic Technologies; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Saronic Technologies in Austin, TX, seeks a Staff Quality Engineer to serve as the VP Quality senior technical expert responsible for RCCA culture across sites, driving root cause investigations and corrective actions to improve product reliability and manufacturing performance.

The role partners with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Product, and Operations to establish best practices, validate actions through testing, and mentor Quality Engineers in advanced problem solving while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering.
• 7+ years of engineering aerospace, defense, automotive, or advanced manufacturing experience.
• Demonstrated success solving complex engineering problems.
• Extensive experience leading engineering-based RCCA.
• Experience supporting multi-site manufacturing operations.
• Excellent communication and executive presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise RCCA for manufacturing defects, supplier escapes, customer returns, field failures, and reliability issues.
• Ensure investigations identify technical root causes rather than symptoms.
• Improve manufacturing capability through engineering analysis.
• Reduce defects through process optimization rather than increased inspection.
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) Quality activities across multi product line.
• Present technical findings and recommendations to cross-functional teams.

Skills

RCCA leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Engineering problem solving

Executive presentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering

Job description

Saronic Technologies is a leader in revolutionizing autonomy at sea, dedicated to developing state-of-the-art solutions that enhance maritime operations through autonomous and intelligent platforms.

Position Overview

The Staff Quality Engineer serves as the VP Quality senior technical quality expert responsible for driving multi-site RCCA culture supporting engineering and manufacturing quality. Reporting directly to the Vice President of Quality, this role leads enterprise-wide technical investigations, drives engineering-based Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA), and partners across Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Product, and Mission Operations to improve product reliability and operational performance.

This position applies deep engineering expertise to identify fundamental technical failure mechanisms, validate corrective actions through engineering analysis and testing, and eliminate systemic product and process risks.

The Staff Quality Engineer operates across multiple manufacturing sites and product lines, working with cross‑functional teams on design opportunities, manufacturing processes, and operational readiness while establishing best practices for technical problem solving across the enterprise.

Technical Problem Solving

• Apply structured engineering methodologies to determine true physical, process, software, or systems root causes—not simply procedural gaps.
• Utilize advanced analytical tools including Fault Tree Analysis, Fishbone, 5 Why, Statistical Analysis, Tolerance Stack Analysis, and FMEA.
• Validate corrective actions using engineering data, experimentation, testing, and verification.
• Drive permanent corrective actions that eliminate recurrence across products and manufacturing sites.

Multi‑Site Quality Leadership

• Provide technical quality leadership across multiple manufacturing locations.
• Standardize RCCA methodologies and engineering investigations across the enterprise.
• Coach site Quality Engineers on advanced engineering problem solving.
• Lead enterprise technical reviews for recurring issues and customer escapes.
• Support rapid problem escalation and recovery during production interruptions.

Root Cause & Corrective Action (RCCA)

• Lead enterprise RCCA for manufacturing defects, supplier escapes, customer returns, field failures, and reliability issues.
• Ensure investigations identify technical root causes rather than symptoms.

Manufacturing Quality Improvement

• Improve manufacturing capability through engineering analysis.
• Reduce defects through process optimization rather than increased inspection.
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) Quality activities across multi product line.

Cross‑Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Program Management, Product Management, Mission Operations, and Executive Leadership.
• Present technical findings and recommendations to cross‑functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
• 7+ years of engineering aerospace, defense, automotive, or advanced manufacturing
• Demonstrated success solving complex engineering problems
• Extensive experience leading engineering‑based RCCA
• Experience supporting multi‑site manufacturing operations
• Excellent communication and executive presentation skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Design and development engineering management experience

What Success Looks Like

• Establish an enterprise technical RCCA methodology across all manufacturing sites.
• Reduce quality escapes through permanent corrective actions.
• Improve manufacturing FPY.
• Mentor Quality Engineers in advanced engineering problem solving.

If this role is based in the United States, it requires access to export‑controlled information or items that require "U.S. Person" status. As defined by U.S. law, individuals who are any one of the following are considered to be a "U.S. Person": (1) U.S. citizens, (2) legal permanent residents (a.k.a. green card holders), and (3) certain protected classes of asylees and refugees, as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).

Saronic does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.

We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.