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 Emeryville, CA.

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

Develop and maintain inspection plans, acceptance criteria, and first article inspections across assembly, test, and calibration operations

Execute nonconformance control day to day: containment, disposition support, and hands-on root cause analysis (5 Whys, fishbone) with the technicians who build the product

Drive corrective actions to closure. Implement the fix, verify effectiveness, document the evidence

Perform and improve receiving, in-process, and final inspection, including GD&T interpretation and measurement method selection

Work supplier quality issues: receiving rejections, supplier corrective actions, and incoming inspection criteria

Support customer source inspections and third-party audits with records and technical answers

Coach inspectors and assembly technicians on inspection technique and quality fundamentals

What We're Looking For

Founder mentality: We love people who build like it’s their own company. You move fast, take ownership, and find a way through when the path isn’t obvious. You have the drive to make big things happen and the judgment to take smart risks along the way. If you prefer a clearly defined lane, a predictable pace, and all the answers before you start, there’s nothing wrong with that—but Foundry might not be the right fit.

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.