Sr. Quality Engineer, Project Kuiper

Sr. Quality Engineer

Project Kuiper is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Project Kuiper will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.

Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

As Sr. Quality Engineer, you will be part of a team that owns Corrective Action Board mechanisms responsible for solving systematic root causes of satellite production defects. You will work closely with Engineering, TPM, Manufacturing and Quality teams and serve as a "bar raiser" for problem solving rigor using Lean Six Sigma tools.

Key job responsibilities:

• Manage Corrective Action Board (CAB) mechanism at Kuiper Program level
• Work closely with Engineering, TPM and Operations teams on quality improvement projects
• Raise the bar for Dive Deep work performed on Project Kuiper's most impactful and complex satellite production defects
• Own key quality metrics
• Foster a culture of quality, improvement and learning in Project Kuiper

A day in the life:

This role is a Sr. Quality Engineer for Kuiper's satellite manufacturing and launch operations. This role must identify and solve problems within complex production operations while coaching teams and developing mechanisms to consistently deliver high-quality products. You will be challenged with solving problems that have never been tackled before at scale. We guarantee that you will get to work some of the smartest people in the industry, learn a lot, have fun and have the chance to positively impact the life of millions of people.

About the team:

Kuiper Quality's mission is to ensure that our supply chain, manufacturing and launch operations build, deliver and launch high-quality satellite infrastructure that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.