Staff Quality Engineer: Build Scalable Quality Systems

Activate; San Leandro (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

SirenOpt is seeking a Staff Quality Engineer to establish and scale rigorous quality practices across hardware, firmware, and software. You will lead verification and validation, improve documentation, and analyze quality metrics to ensure reliable products and scalable processes as the company grows.

You will define quality strategy from concept through commercial release, implement robust test approaches, and collaborate across a fast-moving engineering team to drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field with 8-12 years of relevant industry experience.
• Experience supporting products from concept through development, verification and validation, manufacturing readiness, and commercial release.
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001 and QMS documentation practices and contributing to audit readiness.
• Experience working with requirements and test management tools (e.g., Jama or similar).
• Strong statistical background, including DoE, gauge R&R, multivariate analysis, and use of statistical software such as JMP or Minitab.

Responsibilities

• Design, execute, and analyze quality tests across hardware, firmware, and software to ensure product performance, reliability, and conformance to requirements.
• Inform verification and validation strategy and execution for standalone commercial tool, including system-level test planning, validation readiness, support for product release, process validation.
• Establish and implement foundational quality systems, including QMS processes, SOPs, work instructions, templates, and controlled documentation practices.
• Develop and maintain traceability between requirements, risks, test methods, test results, and product quality evidence.
• Support process validation activities for manufacturing, assembly, calibration, and test processes, including development of validation plans and acceptance criteria.
• Apply statistical methods to evaluate product and process performance, including test method effectiveness, repeatability, process capability, and variation analysis.
• Drive root cause investigation, nonconformance resolution, and corrective and preventive actions for product and process quality issues.
• Contribute to design reviews, risk assessments, inspection strategies, and quality planning from concept through commercial release.
• Help create scalable quality practices that are appropriate for a startup environment and can grow with the company.
• Support quality needs across SirenOpt's broader product portfolio beyond the standalone commercial tool as products mature and expand

Skills

Quality system

Statistical analysis

Root cause analysis

Documentation practices

Education

B.S. in engineering/physics

Tools

Jama

DoE

Job description

SirenOpt is seeking a Staff Quality Engineer to establish and scale rigorous quality practices across hardware, firmware, and software. You will lead verification and validation, improve documentation, and analyze quality metrics to ensure reliable products and scalable processes as the company grows.

You will define quality strategy from concept through commercial release, implement robust test approaches, and collaborate across a fast-moving engineering team to drive continuous improvement.