# Senior Quality Engineer - Compute at Atoms

- Company: Atoms
- What the company does: Backed by Initial Capital.
- Company website: https://atoms.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $182K to $228K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-24
- Apply by: 2026-11-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/atoms/jobs/8843482002
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/atoms-senior-quality-engineer-compute/

## About the role

We are seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to build quality for our compute box build, from incoming material through the unit that ships. In this role, you will set the inspection standards, control plans, and disposition process for the line, hold the release gate on every unit, and drive defects to root cause with engineering and suppliers.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field
- 6+ years in manufacturing quality, NPI quality, or supplier quality on electronic or electromechanical hardware: PCBA, box build, harnesses
- Compute, ECU, or electronics box-build quality in automotive, autonomous vehicle, robotics, or aerospace programs
- Set up quality on a new line or new product: control plans, inspection plans, and disposition process, without an established organization behind you
- Fluency in PFMEA, control plans, 8D, 5-Why, and fishbone as working tools
- Ownership of an MRB or nonconformance disposition process

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