Supplier Quality Engineer
Core
Ensure supplier base delivers flight-quality hardware to orbit by owning quality systems, root cause processes, and statistical controls.
Role type
Supplier Quality Engineer
Builds
Autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors
Domain
Aerospace / Defense / Supply Chain Quality
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> physical/clinical work (hardware quality assurance)
Required skills
Supplier Corrective Action Request (SCAR) management, Root Cause Analysis (5-Why, Fishbone, 8D), Statistical Process Control (SPC), Measurement System Analysis (Gage R&R), Non-conformance Report (NCR) disposition, PPAP/FAIR review, Engineering Drawing reading (GD&T per ASME Y14.5), Statistical quality tools (Cp/Cpk, DOE)
Preferred skills
Six Sigma certification (Green Belt or higher), AS9100/ISO 9001 auditing, Aerospace/Defense industry background, Supplier quality data system building
Technologies
SPC, Cp/Cpk, Gage R&R, DOE, ASME Y14.5
Responsibilities
Own SCAR process end-to-end, lead RCCA investigations on escapes, build and maintain supplier quality data and statistical trending, apply SPC and MSA to evaluate process capability, create and disposition NCRs, audit supplier quality management systems, review incoming and in-process inspection data, own PPAP/FAIR review and approval, partner with Supplier Development Engineering on chronic quality issues, travel to supplier sites for audits and verification
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC