Job description
Nimble is an AI robotics company building the autonomous supply chain to power fast, efficient and economical commerce. We’re training robot AGI to power a proprietary generalist supply chain superhumanoid, the first robot in the world capable of performing thousands of tasks across the supply chain. We’ve raised over $220M at over $1B valuation and formed a strategic alliance with FedEx to build a national network of autonomous warehouses capable of generating many billions in annual revenue. We are a hardcore and obsessed team of the world’s best engineers and operators. If you are obsessed with your craft, enjoy a high-intensity and fast moving high impact environment, are super high agency in getting hard things done and want to be part of building the world’s most legendary robotics company at the most pivotal moment in history, we want to work with you.
We are on a mission to empower and inspire mankind to accomplish legendary feats by inventing robots that liberate us from the menial. We will accomplish this by training robot AGI to invent and build the Autonomous Supply Chain – everything from the inside of factories and warehouses to your front door – powered by generalist superhumanoids.
Our founding team comes from the AI labs at Stanford and Carnegie Mellon and our board of directors include famed robotics and AI legends including Fei-Fei Li (Chief Scientist of AI at Google and Director of Stanford’s AI Lab), Marc Raibert (founder of Boston Dynamics), and Sebastian Thrun (founder of GoogleX, Waymo; Stanford Professor and considered the father of autonomous vehicles).
Let’s be legendary.
Responsibilities
- Conduct supplier audits, quality assessments, and process inspections to ensure compliance with company standards.
- Develop and maintain processes to identify, contain, and resolve quality issues at supplier sites.
- Evaluate and approve supplier First Article Inspections (FAI) and Production Part Approval Processes (PPAP).
- Collaborate with suppliers to enhance manufacturing processes, improve capabilities, and support production ramp-up.
- Identify cost-effective solutions to improve supplier performance and reduce defects or delays.
- Provide technical guidance for implementing corrective actions and process improvements at suppliers.
- Ensure suppliers comply with international quality standards (ISO 9001, ISO 14001) and regulatory requirements.
- Monitor supplier adherence to environmental, safety, and operational standards.
- Serve as a liaison between suppliers and internal teams to resolve technical and operational challenges.
- Track and report supplier performance metrics, including on-time delivery, defect rates, and process efficiency.
- Conduct root cause analysis for supplier quality issues and implement corrective and preventive actions.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering (or equivalent experience). Masters preferred.
- 3+ years of experience in supplier quality, supplier development, or industrialization within manufacturing.
- Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes: CNC machining, casting, injection molding, sheet metal fabrication, PCBA, cable harnesses, actuators.
- Hands-on experience with quality tools: PPAP, FMEA, SPC, 8D, etc.
- Willingness to travel globally to supplier sites (up to 30%)
Compensation
