Product Safety / Quality Engineer

Mission Summary

Motional is seeking a high integrity, detail-oriented and adaptable Quality Engineer to support the Operational Safety Team within our Enterprise Safety & Quality department. The Operational Safety team oversees the execution of our autonomous driving testing, development and demonstrations. We are looking for a Safety / Quality Engineer that will support the completion of safety investigations and help in the development, implementation and continual improvement of our safety policies, processes and procedures helping ensure safety standards are maintained. As a Safety / Quality Engineer you will be responsible for improving the safety and quality of our product through rigorous safety investigations and problem solving. This role reports to our Operational Safety Manager.

A Quality Engineer at Motional:

• Is responsible for overseeing and improving the quality of autonomous vehicle product performance and associated hardware and software components
• You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including hardware, software, manufacturing, and safety engineering, to develop and implement quality assurance processes, conduct root cause analyses, and ensure compliance with industry standards.
• Forms the interface between the customer and engineering for all quality related subjects

Essential Duties:

• Conduct failure analysis and root cause investigations for software and hardware issues, implementing corrective and preventive actions.
• Manages the quality landscape of Risks, Issues and Problems for both internal and externally facing programs and projects
• Define and monitor quality metrics, identifying trends and areas for improvement.
• Facilitating communication and actions on quality by conducting periodic quality reviews and by aligning and engaging with cross-functional teams
• Analyzing field feedback reports, data and information on product performance to provide insights and direction to development teams that help key product and process decision making
• Forms the independent unbiased communication channel and link from field quality and customer experience to engineering, development and problem resolution owners
• Formulates actions plans to address top risk, issues and problems that are quantifiable and measurable
• Defining, monitoring and owning product Quality KPIs and metrics
• Support validation and verification testing of autonomous vehicle systems.
• Providing Quality team's risk assessment as the advocate for the customer experience in programs and projects at a across functional team level
• Ensures achievement of all quality related milestones and deliverables to meet program / project

Qualifications:

Educational Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field.

Technical / Specialized Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• 3+ years of experience in quality engineering, preferably in autonomous vehicle / robotics technology companies, or automotive, aerospace industries
• Six Sigma or equivalent problem solving qualifications
• Strong knowledge of quality management systems (QMS) and methodologies
• Experience with automotive / autonomous standards (ISO 26262, IATF 16949, ASPICE. ISO21448, UL4600)
• Knowledge of regulatory requirement R156, R157
• Familiarity with software validation techniques and debugging tools.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze complex technical issues.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work across multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience with data analysis tools and statistical software is a plus.
• Ability to work in a highly ambiguous environment across multiple locations
• Customer focused mindset

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk, or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and at times for long periods; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and move up to 50 pounds.

Working Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly exposed to the office environment, outside weather conditions, road conditions, and pedestrian traffic. The team member is regularly exposed to mechanical and computer parts. The team member is occasionally exposed to fumes and airborne particles. The noise level in the environment is low to moderate. When traveling, the team members will be exposed to airports, airplanes, hotels and public transportation environments.

Motional AD LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and we welcome all qualified applicants. All applicants will receive impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic data, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation or other legally protected status. Motional AD LLC is a Drug-free workplace.