Staff Quality Engineer

The posting, as Agility Robotics wrote it

Agility’s commercially deployed humanoids operate alongside teams in warehouses, manufacturing facilities, and distribution centers—tackling physically demanding and repetitive tasks while enabling workers to focus on higher-value work. With industry-leading safety standards and years of proven deployment data, we're pioneering a new era of automation that enhances human potential.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Staff Manufacturing Quality Engineer to lead factory quality engineering across our final assembly, sub-assembly, and testing operations. In this role, you will hold technical ownership of line quality, process capability, and quality gate containment at our manufacturing facilities. You will partner cross-functionally with Manufacturing Engineering, Advanced Manufacturing, NPI, Supply Chain, and Design Engineering to establish rigorous process controls, qualify production lines, drive defect prevention, and ensure zero-escape assembly for mission-critical electromechanical systems.

About the Work

• Own Factory Quality & Yield Performance: Establish, monitor, and drive continuous improvement across key manufacturing quality metrics—including First Time Quality (FTQ) First Pass Yield (FPY), Scrap & Rework Rates, and End-of-Line (EOL) failure escape rates across sub-assembly and final integration lines.
• Drive Process Characterization & Statistical Control: Design and execute Measurement System Analysis (Gage R&R), Process Capability studies (Cp/Cpk), and Statistical Process Control (SPC) charting on critical-to-quality (CTQ) parameters, such as automated torque fastening, press-fits, PCBA flashing, and joint calibration.
• Champion PFMEA & Control Plans: Develop, maintain, and rigorously update Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA) and manufacturing Quality Control Plans (QCP). Ensure lessons learned from field returns (CAPA/RMA) and NPI prototypes are proactively mitigated in line architecture.
• Own Line 8D & Root Cause Problem Solving: Lead cross-functional problem-solving initiatives using 8D, DMAIC, 5-Why, and Fishbone methodologies for chronic manufacturing defects, line stops, and assembly quality escapes, driving verified corrective and preventive actions.
• NPI to Production Quality Transition: Partner with NPI and Manufacturing Engineering during build phases (EVT/DVT/PVT) to audit assembly lines, validate line tooling/fixtures, sign off on quality gates, and certify line readiness for commercial rate ramp.
• Standardize Quality Work Instructions & Inspection: Define and implement standardized incoming/in-process inspection criteria, quality verification fixtures, Go/No-Go tooling, and assembly quality checklists across workstations.
• Executive Quality Reviews & Pareto Analytics: Analyze factory defect trends to publish regular quality Pareto analyses, root-cause summaries, and corrective action status updates to operations and engineering leadership.

About You

• Education: Bachelor’s

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fit Start Date: Eligible for benefits on your first day of employment.

• Well-Being Support: Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Time Off:
• Exempt Employees: Flexible, unlimited PTO and 12 company holidays, including a winter shutdown.
• Non-Exempt Employees: 10 vacation days, paid sick leave, and 12 company holidays, including a winter shutdown, annually.
• On-Site Perks: Catered lunches four times a week and a variety of healthy snacks and refreshments at our Salem and Pittsburgh locations.
• Parental Leave: Generous paid parental leave programs.
• Work Environment: A culture that supports flexible work arrangements.
• Growth Opportunities: Professional development and tuition reimbursement programs.
• Relocation Assistance: Provided for eligible roles.
• Annual Discretionary Bonus: Provided for eligible roles.

All of our roles are U.S.-based. Applicants must have current authorization to work in the United States.

Agility Robotics is committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Each individual has the right to work in a professional atmosphere that promotes equal employment opportunities and prohibits unlawful discriminatory practices, including harassment. Therefore, it is the policy of Agility Robotics to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Agility Robotics prohibits any such discrimination or harassment.

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