Hardware Process Assurance Engineer

At Wisk, we're transforming the future of urban mobility through safe, all-electric, autonomous flight. We are a passionate team working together toward a sustainable future, solving high-impact problems that have never been solved before. By delivering everyday flight for everyone, we're making it possible to spend less time getting there and more time being there. If you want to be part of shaping the future of mobility, then read on!

We are looking for a Hardware Process Assurance Engineer to join our team. The goal of a Hardware Process Assurance Engineer at Wisk is to assure the process for developing, controlling, and verifying hardware products is planned and complied with, and effectively improving the quality of our airborne electronic hardware (AEH) products – whether developed by Wisk or provided by suppliers. You will be part of the Enterprise Quality team that is committed to creating, implementing and developing a culture of continuous improvement.

Why we need you:

• The successful candidate is effective at communication at different levels of the organization to provide support and oversight of multiple disciplinaries. In this role, the candidate must be proactive, forward thinking and self-motivated with the ability to inspire and influence a team of like-minded engineers.
• The Hardware Process Assurance Engineer at Wisk will work closely with various functional and product teams, ensuring the development of high-quality, safety-critical, well-tested hardware to build the first fully autonomous all-electric aircraft that performs and operates safely in an urban air-mobility environment. In support of this goal, you will be part of the Enterprise Quality team that leads and partners with organizations on developing our Quality Management Systems (QMS), internal audit programs and establishes our quality assurance processes. Your mission is to continuously improve our culture of quality, compliance and safety. 

What you will do:

• As part of the Enterprise Quality organization, and deployed in a Compliance Team you will act as a Hardware Process Assurance Engineer for a novel type of aircraft development targeting the autonomous UAM market.
• You will take part in project activities, from proposal and planning through hardware delivery.
• You will support supplier oversight and evaluation throughout the supplier’s Hardware Development Lifecycle.
• You will help support problem solving activities and analysis of project hardware quality metrics to improve hardware quality and manage risk.
• You will plan and execute hardware quality audits and assessments; support Root Cause Analysis (RCA’s) and improvement initiatives.
• As a Hardware Process Assurance Engineer, you will help define the Hardware Process Assurance Plan for new projects.

What you have done:

• B.S. in engineering, electrical, computer science, mathematics or physics with at least 8 years of hardware process assurance engineering experience supporting hardware with DO-254 requirements.
• You have performed hardware process assurance audits and assessments
• You have hands-on experience with Hardware Development lifecycle (including Requirements Analysis, Design, Integration & Test)
• You have a strong and applied understanding working with Quality Management Systems

Desired:

• Familiarity with aerospace standards, terminology and tools.
• You have knowledge of Process Assurance for System Engineering (ARP-4754A) and Software Engineering (DO-178C)
• Experience in Quality Management Systems (AS9100)

Who you are:

• You are a highly motivated, self starting individual with a broad set of skills and never afraid of facing complex technical challenges
• You are a solution oriented individual with a strong analytical mindset
• You have strong communication skills and can easily tailor your communications to suit the audience
• You can adapt quickly or propose changes needed to achieve early results in a timely fashion
• You embrace challenges and take commitments and deliver results within reasonable expectations
• You are a positive team player

We are located in Mountain View just a couple of hundred feet from Shoreline Lake and its surrounding walking/jogging trails. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and life insurance, alternative work schedule (9/80), flexible time off, 11 company holidays, a 401(k) plan with 50% company matching vested immediately, communication allowance, and education assistance. And on top of all that, we also offer a variety of perks such as flight lessons, wellness allowances, employee referral bonus, charitable giving match, and much more. 

Wisk Aero provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Wisk Aero abides by applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. 

Wisk Aero is an E-Verify employer.