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As Quality Lead, you will oversee product quality systems, establish quality management protocols, conduct audits, and collaborate with various teams to enhance quality assurance across production processes.
About Machina Labs
Machina Labs was founded in 2019 to redefine how the world manufactures. Based in Los Angeles, we are pioneering the software-defined factories of the future, where advanced robotics and artificial intelligence replace rigid tooling and enable rapid, flexible production at any scale.
Our mission is simple yet transformative: unlock manufacturing and unconstrained innovation. By developing modular robotic forming systems, we empower industries such as aerospace, automotive, and defense to design, prototype, and produce with unprecedented speed, efficiency, and sustainability.
Backed by leading deep-tech investors, including NVIDIA’s NVentures, Innovation Endeavors, and Lockheed Martin Ventures, Machina Labs is building the first commercial robotic sheet metal forming machines, creating a future where manufacturing is as agile and adaptive as software.
Every day, we work side by side with some of the world’s most innovative organizations to solve their toughest challenges and accelerate the pace of progress. At Machina Labs, we’re not just building robots; we’re reshaping entire industries.
Join us as we bring the factory of the future to life!
About the Role
As Quality Lead, you’ll take end-to-end ownership of building and maintaining the systems that ensure our products meet the highest standards of performance and reliability. This is a hands-on, high-visibility role where you’ll partner across engineering, operations, and supply chain to embed quality throughout our manufacturing process.
You will lead Machina’s AS9100D certification journey, establish the framework for continuous improvement, and lay the foundation for a scalable Quality Management System (QMS). This role is ideal for someone who’s ready to step up from senior QE or supplier quality roles into owning a company-wide quality function at a fast-growing startup.
What You’ll Do
- Build, document, and continuously improve Machina’s Quality Management System in alignment with AS9100D and ISO 9001.
- Prepare and lead internal/external audits; manage findings, corrective actions, and preventive improvements.
- Drive root-cause analysis (RCCA), CAPA, and FMEA processes to eliminate recurring defects and ensure product reliability.
- Develop and maintain procedures for incoming, in-process, and final inspection.
- Manage supplier quality: conduct audits, establish Approved Supplier Lists, and monitor vendor performance.
- Lead MRB and nonconformance investigations; facilitate timely disposition of material.
- Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain teams to ensure compliance and drive continuous improvement.
- Serve as the point person for quality training, awareness, and metrics reporting.
- Support customer and certification audits as Machina scales.
What You Bring
- B.S. in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Aerospace, or related discipline).
- 5+ years of experience in Quality, Manufacturing, or Supplier Quality Engineering within aerospace, defense, or advanced manufacturing environments.
- Strong understanding of AS9100/ISO 9001 standards and audit processes.
- Demonstrated experience with RCCA, CAPA, and Lean/Six Sigma tools.
- Proficiency with inspection methods, GD&T, PPAP/FAI, SPC, and risk-based thinking.
- Hands-on approach with excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Passion for building systems, not just maintaining them—a self-starter who thrives in a fast-moving environment.
Bonus Points For
- Experience in a quality manager/engineer role at an AS9100 Certified facility.
- Managed or participated in the certification process of a facility from a registrar to a recognized specification (ISO, AS9100, NADCAP, etc.).
- Prior participation in lean, safety, and compliance activities.
- Authored and/or revised technical documents (i.e. quality procedures, work instructions, process specifications, RCCA investigations, technical reports, etc.).
Why Machina Labs?
- Opportunity to own the quality function from the ground up and shape how a next-generation manufacturing company scales.
- Work with a talented, mission-driven team combining robotics, AI, and advanced manufacturing.
- Competitive base salary, stock options, comprehensive medical/dental/vision coverage, and generous PTO.
Machina Labs is an Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with state and federal law.
We endeavor to make the job application process accessible to any and all users. If you have a disability that impacts your ability to complete the job application process and would like to request assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please contact us at (888)444-9777. This contact information is for accommodation requests only, not to inquire about the status of applications.
Top Skills
As9100D
Fai
Gd&T
Iso 9001
Lean
Ppap
Six Sigma
Spc
Machina Labs, Inc Los Angeles, California, USA Office
9410 Owensmouth Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 91311
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