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