Technical Operations Engineer, Quality & Test

Technical Operations Engineer, Quality & Test owns the transition of Karman hardware from engineering validation to field-ready units at pilot scale. This hands-on, execution-oriented role is responsible for building the repeatable build processes, quality systems, production test infrastructure, and supply chain foundations that make scaling from pilot to mass production possible.

Requirements

• Own the product quality process from engineering validation through design verification, production validation, and pilot-scale build readiness
• Develop and maintain build travelers, work instructions, and assembly procedures
• Establish and document in-process quality checkpoints, acceptance criteria, and inspection standards
• Lead first article inspection processes for new designs and design changes
• Own non-conformance reporting and corrective and preventive action processes
• Develop and execute production test protocols
• Build and maintain quality records, test data, and traceability documentation
• Lead process failure mode and effects analysis and design for manufacturability and testability reviews
• Coordinate supplier quality activities
• Support approvals for engineering change orders and engineering change notices
• Verify bill of materials accuracy and revision control
• Support field deployments and pilot builds
• Operate and maintain test instrumentation and Hardware-in-the-Loop environments
• Manage Jira tickets for quality issues, process improvement initiatives, and production readiness tasks

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Flexible paid time off
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Employer-match 401k