Quality Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled Quality Engineer with a background in electronics to join our growing Quality team. The role will focus on quality assurance of Spire’s electronic systems, ensuring the reliability and compliance, both within spacecraft hardware and ground‑based supporting equipment. Alongside your specialism, you will also contribute across the broader quality domains including manufacturing, supplier quality, engineering, and process improvement. The Quality Engineer will collaborate closely with managers and team leads, to implement effective quality measures within their respective teams. To excel as a Quality Engineer at Spire, the ideal candidate will possess exceptional problem‑solving abilities, ensuring that all processes and products consistently meet or exceed established quality standards.

What You’ll Do as Quality Engineer:

• Electronics Quality (Primary Focus): Develop and implement quality strategies for electronic assemblies & parts, covering internal developments, COTS components, PCBs, and embedded systems across the full product lifecycle. Co‑ordinate and support engineering design, test, and manufacturing teams in conducting failure analyses, root‑cause investigations, and corrective/preventive actions (e.g. RCA, 8D, 5‑Why). Monitor, evaluate, and report on in‑process quality performance. Provide quality oversight of electronic manufacturing processes, including soldering, PCB assembly, reflow, conformal coating, and component selection. Collaborate with design engineering to drive DFM, DFT, and reliability improvements.
• Broader Quality Responsibilities: Maintain and improve the organisation’s Quality Management System (ISO 9001, working towards AS9100). Support quality planning, audits, document control, and continuous improvement initiatives. Chair cross‑functional problem‑solving activities across functional domains. Participate in supplier evaluations, audits, and ongoing performance management. Support production quality activities including first article inspections, process capability, and product acceptance (including environmental and reliability testing). Contribute to risk management and compliance across internal and external stakeholders.

Key Skills:

• Degree in Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related field.
• Solid understanding of IPC standards (e.g. IPC-A-610, J-STD-001) and electronics manufacturing best practices.
• Strong experience in electronics manufacturing, quality engineering, or hardware reliability.
• Demonstrated use of quality management methodologies such as Six Sigma, Lean, or 8D problem solving.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, schematics, BOMs, and test documentation.
• Experience working in a fast‑paced engineering or high‑reliability environment (space, aerospace, defence, or similar).
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively across disciplines.

Preferred Skills:

• Familiarity with high‑reliability engineering or quality assurance standards used in regulated technical industries.
• Familiarity with incoming inspection processes for electronic components.
• Understanding of reliability testing methods (e.g. thermal cycling, vibration, HALT/HASS).
• Experience working with configuration management or document control systems.
• IPC‑A‑610 Certification.

Spire operates a hybrid work model, and this position will require you to work a minimum of three days per week in the office. Access to US export‑controlled software and/or technology may be required for this role. If needed, Spire will arrange the necessary licenses—this is not something candidates need to have before applying.

About Spire: We improve life on Earth with data from space. Spire Global is a space‑to‑cloud analytics company that owns and operates the largest multi‑purpose constellation of satellites. Its proprietary data and algorithms provide the most advanced maritime, aviation, and weather tracking in the world. In addition to its constellation, Spire’s data infrastructure includes a global ground station network and 24/7 operations that provide real‑time global coverage of every point on Earth. Spire is Global and our success draws upon the diverse viewpoints, skills and experiences of our employees. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status. To help maintain a safe and secure workplace for Spire employees, all candidates who receive a conditional offer will be required to complete a background check. This may include criminal history and employment verification.