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Engineer I, Quality (R5976)

Shield AI· Aircraft Operations Division – Quality
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Seattle, WA$90k - $140kFull Time EmployeePosted 4w ago

About the role

Associate Quality Engineer supporting Quality Engineering activities throughout the development of XBAT, a first-of-a-kind aerospace and defense product. Partners with Design Engineering, Systems Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Test, Supply Chain, and Program Management to identify and mitigate product and process risks from development toward production.

Responsibilities

  • Support Quality Engineering activities across the XBAT product development lifecycle.
  • Partner with Design Engineering to identify product risks and establish appropriate controls.
  • Participate in design reviews, manufacturing readiness reviews, test reviews, and other development milestones from a quality perspective.
  • Support investigation and root cause analysis of prototype, test, and manufacturing failures.
  • Lead or support RCCA activities using structured problem-solving methodologies.
  • Support management of nonconforming material and prototype hardware, including containment, investigation, disposition, and documentation.
  • Evaluate engineering and manufacturing changes for quality risks and support implementation of appropriate verification activities.
  • Support development of inspection, test, and verification strategies based on product risk.
  • Support First Article Inspection and other product verification activities as XBAT transitions toward production.
  • Support audits and assessments of XBAT development processes against AS9100, customer, contractual, and program requirements.
  • Develop and maintain quality documentation, procedures, checklists, and objective evidence.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Quality Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
  • 0–3 years of engineering, quality, manufacturing, test, or related experience.

Skills

Required:Quality engineeringRoot cause analysis
Nice to have:RCCA / 8D / CAPA / DMAICAS9100GD&T and engineering drawings

Benefits

  • Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
  • Temporary employee offer package: Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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