Senior Product Quality Engineer

Employer description

Senior Product Quality Engineer (P3) - Rev B 10/09/2026 

About Epirus 

Epirus is a high-growth technology company developing software-defined high-power microwave (HPM) systems with devastating counter-electronics effects on modern drone threats. The Epirus Leonidas HPM family of products, empowered by innovations in AI and microelectronics, is human safe and cost-effective. Distinguishing itself from lasers, Leonidas excels against drone swarms while also bending the cost curve back in DoD's favor - taking drone defeat costs from millions of dollars per drone to pennies on the dollar. 

Job Summary:  
We are seeking a Senior Product Quality Engineer to join our innovative, fast-growing defense technology company. This role focuses on our Small and Medium System product lines and requires an agile, collaborative, hands-on professional with experience in assembly, integration, and test of complex electromechanical systems. 

You will serve as a key quality partner throughout the product lifecycle, working closely with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and program management teams to deliver robust, reliable, and mission-ready products that meet the demanding requirements of defense applications. 

Responsibilities:  

• Support quality planning and execution throughout the Product Development Process, from design throughout production and field deployment, applying advanced quality mechanisms (DFMEA, PFMEA, control plans). 

• Implement quality strategies for inspection, assembly, integration, and test operations for small and medium complex systems. 

• Support quality gates and approval processes to ensure readiness at each phase transition. 

• Support Design for Quality (DfQ) principles across engineering teams and share lessons learned across products and programs. 

• Monitor quality and reliability KPIs for product and process performance and develop metrics to analyze trends and drive quality improvements. 

• Collaborate with engineering to define critical-to-quality (CTQ) characteristics and key product parameters and develop variation monitoring plans. 

• Participate in failure reporting, analysis, and corrective action systems (FRACAS). 

• Lead nonconformance management, root cause analysis and corrective actions for assembly and integration issues. 

• Manage field quality issues, including failure investigations, customer/program communication, and timely closure of corrective actions. 

• Collaborate with manufacturing and engineering to drive system wide quality initiatives to meet quality and reliability objectives.  

• Support and lead product qualification, first article inspection (FAI), and verification/validation efforts with test engineering. 

• Foster a culture of proactive quality ownership. 

Basic Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline. 

• 5+ years of experience in quality, manufacturing, or engineering for complex mechanical or electromechanical systems. 

• Experience working with cross-functional teams to solve quality issues and drive continual improvement. 

• Familiarity with system integration and test for complex applications. 

• Proficiency in root cause analysis, failure analysis, reliability testing, and problem-solving methodologies. 

• Experience in New Product Introduction (NPI) and transitioning products from development to production. 

• Knowledge of quality management system standards (ISO 9001, AS9100, or similar). 

• Knowledge of quality tools and principles using APQP framework (DFMEA, PFMEA, control plans, etc.). 

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to drive improvements in fast-paced environments. 

Preferred Skills and Experience: 

• Master's degree in Engineering or related discipline. 

• Professional certifications: ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Certified Auditor, or Six Sigma (Green Belt or Black Belt). 

• Understanding of electronics, complex assemblies, system integration, and test. 

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