Senior Quality Engineer
Core
Ensure externally supplied materials and components meet quality, safety, and delivery requirements for firearms manufacturing through supplier audits, corrective actions, and process capability assessments.
Role type
Senior Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE)
Builds
Firearm components and assemblies meeting strict safety and reliability standards
Domain
Manufacturing / Defense / Firearms
Required skills
Supplier auditing, Root cause analysis (RCA), APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, MSA, GD&T interpretation, Metrology, CMM operation, Process capability analysis, Lean/Six Sigma methodologies, Negotiation
Preferred skills
Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Six Sigma Black Belt, Program management, Cross-functional collaboration
Technologies
CMM, Gage R&R tools, Statistical analysis software
Responsibilities
Conduct supplier audits and capability assessments, Drive supplier corrective actions using structured RCA, Lead quality activities during design and development (APQP/PPAP), Reduce supplier quality incidents and production disruptions, Act as liaison between engineering, manufacturing, procurement, and suppliers, Develop measurement system analysis and validation strategies
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
