Production Quality Engineer

Company Description

Atlas is an industrial drone manufacturer established in 2015. Atlas has set out to build solutions that leverage groundbreaking unmanned capabilities to improve efficiencies and promote safety. Innovations we create here increase the value of aerial technologies in people's day-to-day lives and revolutionize the aeronautical industry. We are looking for exceptional talent striving for new challenges, ready to bring up new solutions, brainstorm and throw themselves into creating the new every day.

Role Description:

Atlas team are seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to maintain quality control processes and standards to ensure that products meet established quality criteria. Cooperate with cross-functional teams, including production, design, and supply chain, to identify and resolve quality issues, reduce defects, and enhance overall product quality.

This is a full-time, hybrid role based in Riga, Latvia.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze manufacturing and incoming defects, evaluate test and inspection results, perform root cause analysis, and support corrective and preventive actions to improve product and process quality.
• Manage and develop Incoming Quality Control (IQC) activities, including inspection criteria, coordination of inspections, defect analysis, and supplier corrective actions.
• Support production quality assurance through in-process inspections, first-article checks, and quality support during manufacturing and assembly activities when required.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (production, engineering, supply chain) to establish, complete root cause, improve quality control measures, inspection protocols, and testing procedures.
• Support control of non-conforming products, ensuring proper identification, segregation, documentation, and controlled material flow.
• Maintain accurate quality records, including inspection results, non-conformities, root cause analyses, and corrective actions.

Required skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related technical field.
• Or relevant hands-on experience in electronics manufacturing, drones manufacturing or quality engineering.
• Ability to read and understand technical documentation, including drawings, specifications, and test requirements.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with a structured approach to defect investigation and root cause analysis.
• Attention to detail and ability to draw clear conclusions from test, inspection, and production data.
• Good communication and cooperation skills in a cross-functional engineering environment.
• Confident PC skills.
• Willingness to learn and develop in the field of quality engineering and manufacturing.
• Would be an advantage: Familiarity with electronics manufacturing standards (e.g. IPC) or quality systems (ISO 9001 / AQAP).

Our offer:

• Salary EUR 3000 to 3500 gross depending on qualifications.
• Experience in a fast-growing, highly innovative global industry.
• Excellent work conditions and open-minded team.
• Health and accident insurance policies.
• Free parking lot next to the office.
• Corporate events, regular internal activities and other benefits.
• Professional development opportunities and training.