Head of Quality

Atoms • San Francisco, CA

1d • $170,000 - $220,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Atoms is scaling an autonomous vehicle fleet from prototype builds to serial production, spanning PCBA production, compute box assembly, and vehicle upfitting across in-house facilities and contract manufacturers. The Head of Quality will build the quality function from zero and own it end to end, serving as the final authority on what ships.

Requirements

• 10+ years in quality leadership for complex hardware: automotive, AV, EV, space, robotics, or similar safety-critical industries
• Scaling experience: has taken quality systems from low-volume builds to serial production
• Knows what “really good” looks like: time inside a large OEM or Tier 1 quality organization, combined with the pragmatism to build from zero in a startup environment
• Deep hands-on knowledge of IPC standards, APQP/PPAP or equivalent, and supplier quality management
• Willing to hold the line on release decisions under schedule pressure

Responsibilities

• Own release gates and quality systems across the full build: boards, box assembly, vehicle upfitting
• Define the quality metric set and drive systematic defect reduction
• Hold final QA authority over all production, including any third-party upfitter or CM; no unit releases without your gate
• Build root-cause discipline: 8D, CAPA, structured failure analysis feeding back into design and process
• Set workmanship and inspection standards and audit suppliers against them
• Stand up the quality documentation backbone: control plans, PFMEA, incoming inspection, traceability
• Hire and lead the quality team as volumes scale

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (multiple plans, incl. HSA options).
• Company-paid life and disability insurance (short- and long-term).
• Voluntary insurance: accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity.
• Optional supplemental life insurance for self, spouse, and children.
• Pet insurance discount.
• 401(k).
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)
• Discretionary vacation days
• 8 paid holidays per year
• Paid sick time
• Paid Bereavement leave
• Paid Parental Leave
• Equity awards
• Annual performance-based bonus

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed