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Senior Quality Engineer

Karman Industries
Los Angeles, USA
Full-time
Senior · 5+ years experience
Onsite
Discovered 1 months ago
QMSCAPAMSA/GR&RSPCDFMEA/PFMEAISO 9001

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Key Responsibilities

  • QMS ownership
  • Build and own the QMS end-to-end: document control, internal audits, CAPA, management review, supplier quality, and certification body liaison
  • Lead ISO 9001 stage 1 and stage 2 certification; maintain ongoing surveillance readiness
  • Serve as the internal authority on quality standards, requirements, and compliance obligations
  • Quality controls
  • Define inspection criteria, control plans, and acceptance criteria across the product lifecycle
  • Own nonconforming material handling, calibration system, and quality metrics dashboard (yield, defect rate, CAPA cycle time, customer complaints)
  • Establish customer complaint handling with CAPA linkage; evaluate measurement system adequacy (MSA/GR&R)
  • Quality engineering
  • Embed in product development: design reviews, DFMEA/PFMEA, quality gates, and process validation (IQ/OQ/PQ)
  • Drive SPC adoption and structured problem-solving (8D, 5-Why, Ishikawa) on critical processes
  • Own the long-term certification roadmap — assess emerging requirements and leverage the QMS foundation to add standards without duplicating systems
  • Champion quality culture — provide training, coach teams on tools and standards, foster source ownership.

Basic Requirements

  • 5+ years in quality engineering, quality assurance, or quality management
  • Hands-on experience building or owning a QMS
  • Working knowledge of ISO 9001 requirements and audit process
  • Experience writing quality documentation (procedures, control plans, inspection criteria)
  • Proficiency with CAPA, root cause analysis, and structured problem-solving methods
  • Ability to work autonomously and make decisions without established precedent
  • Comfortable operating as an individual contributor and functional owner simultaneously

Preferred Requirements

  • ISO 9001 Lead Auditor certification (or equivalent internal auditor training)
  • Experience taking an organization through ISO 9001 stage 1/stage 2 certification
  • Familiarity with ISO 14001 or experience with integrated management systems (IMS)
  • Background in a relevant industry: hardware, manufacturing, industrial, or similar
  • Experience with SPC, MSA/GR&R, or statistical quality tools
  • FMEA facilitation experience (DFMEA and/or PFMEA)
  • Exposure to ISO 45001, IATF 16949, or AS9100 a plus
  • Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options , and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan .
  • Karman Industries is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Karman Industries is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

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