Head of Quality Engineering

About Us

Foundry Robotics is building an AI-native robotics manufacturing company focused on deploying advanced assembly and production capability for leading robotics companies and national-security-critical hardware. Basically, we're building robots that build robots.

We are reimagining manufacturing through advanced robotics. Our mission is to rebuild the American manufacturing industry as an AI-first, assembly-focused, dual-use contract manufacturer. We aim to empower manufacturers with intelligent, efficient, and adaptable robotic systems that redefine productivity and quality. As a founding member of our engineering team, you will have a direct and significant impact on our product, culture, and ultimate success. This role is 100% in-person at our office in the mission, SF.

The Role

This role is for a Senior Quality Engineer who can build a quality function from first principles and run it credibly in front of demanding customers. You will architect our AS9100D-compliant Quality Management System (QMS) from scratch, lead the company through third-party certification, and own the system as our scope expands across new customers and programs. You will be the in-house technical authority on quality.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, document, and own Foundry Robotics' AS9100D / ISO 9001:2015 QMS, and lead the company through third-party certification

• Run the internal audit program, management review, and supplier quality, ensuring compliance with customer and regulatory requirements

• Own inspection plans, control plans, first article inspection, and quality records across assembly, test, and calibration operations

• Own nonconformance and corrective action end to end. Lead containment, drive root cause analysis, and prevent recurrence

• Serve as the quality point of contact for customer audits and source inspections, and report quality performance to leadership and customers

• Mentor inspectors, technicians, and junior quality staff as the team grows

What We're Looking For

• 7+ years of quality engineering experience in a regulated manufacturing environment

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, or equivalent demonstrated experience

• Working expertise in AS9100D and/or ISO 9001:2015 is a prerequisite. You have built or operated inside the standard and can write procedures that pass external audit

• Demonstrated experience leading or materially contributing to a QMS implementation or third-party certification effort

• Fluency in structured problem solving, FMEA, control plans, and process capability analysis

• Strong GD&T fluency and the ability to read, interpret, and challenge engineering drawings

• Equally effective in a procedure review and on the shop floor

• Bias toward action, scrappy problem solving, and moving fast without sacrificing rigor

Nice to Have (Not Required)

• ASQ certification, Six Sigma Green or Black Belt, or ISO 9001 / AS9100 lead auditor certification

• Experience with APQP / PPAP and IPC workmanship standards

• Experience in robotics, aerospace, defense, or other hardware-rich regulated industry

• Experience supporting multiple concurrent programs in a contract manufacturing environment

• Experience in an early-stage company where quality systems were built rather than inherited

Why Join Us?

This is one of the only places where world-class manufacturing operators, mechanical engineers, robotics researchers, and software engineers sit in the same room, building production systems together.

We are committed to being deeply embedded in the U.S. industrial base. Our focus is simple: build adaptive robotic assembly systems that make American manufacturing scalable, resilient, and competitive again.

The base salary range for this full-time position in the location of San Francisco is:

$150,000 to $250,000 USD

Compensation packages at Foundry Robotics for eligible roles include base salary, equity, and benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position, determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, interview performance, and relevant education or training. Foundry Robotics employees in eligible roles are also granted equity based compensation, subject to Board of Director approval. You'll also receive benefits including, but not limited to: Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage, and generous PTO.