Senior Quality Engineer – Composite Manufacturing

Isg Personalmanagement; Madrid; Presencial; EUR 70.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Isg Personalmanagement seeks a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer for composite materials to own supplier quality across development, qualification, and serial production. You will qualify suppliers, conduct audits, and lead FAI and process validation per aerospace standards, ensuring robust CPPs and KC monitoring.

The role requires 5–8+ years in supplier quality for composites, with strong analytical and communication skills.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in materials science, mechanical or related field.
• 5–8+ years in supplier quality with composites.
• Experience with AS9100, NADCAP, supplier audits, and process qualification.

Responsabilidades

• Own supplier quality across development, qualification, and serial production.
• Qualify and certify new composite suppliers via capability assessments and audits.
• Lead FAI and process validation per aerospace standards (AS9102).
• Drive supplier performance with KPIs, scorecards, and improvement roadmaps.
• Review material certifications, COCs, control plans and quality records.

Conocimientos

Supplier Quality

Leadership

Analytical

Communication

Problem solving

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Materials Science

Herramientas

AS9100

NADCAP

Descripción del empleo

We are seeking a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) – Composite Materials to take end-to-end ownership of supplier quality for composite materials and components. This role focuses on ensuring robust manufacturing processes, material integrity, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement across a global supplier base. The role goes beyond inspection and compliance, emphasizing process capability, risk mitigation, and supplier maturity. The Senior SQE will lead supplier qualification, process validation, and technical quality decisions, acting as a key interface between suppliers and internal teams such as engineering, manufacturing, NDT, and program quality.

Senior Quality Engineer – Composite Manufacturing • Madrid, madrid, Spain

Key Responsibilities

• Own supplier quality performance throughout the full lifecycle: development, qualification, and serial production.
• Qualify and certify new composite suppliers through capability assessments, readiness reviews, and audits.
• Conduct system, process, and special process audits, including composite layup, curing, machining, and bonding.
• Drive supplier performance using scorecards, KPIs, and structured improvement roadmaps.
• Ensure robust control of composite manufacturing processes through definition and monitoring of Critical Process Parameters (CPPs), Key Characteristics (KCs), and process windows.
• Lead First Article Inspections (FAI) and process validation in accordance with aerospace standards (e.g., AS9102).
• Identify and mitigate supplier risks using PFMEA and structured process risk assessments.
• Review and approve material certifications, Certificates of Conformance, control plans, and quality records.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory and customer aerospace standards.
• Provide technical oversight of NDT activities (UT, C-scan, RT, thermography), including definition of acceptance criteria and review of results.
• Lead technical quality investigations related to composite defects (e.g., voids, delamination, bonding issues), including root cause analysis and CAPA implementation.
• Act as technical quality authority for composite suppliers.
• Advise internal stakeholders on supplier capabilities, material selection, and process limitations.
• Maintain expert-level knowledge of composite manufacturing technologies, including prepreg layup, resin infusion / RTM, autoclave and out-of-autoclave curing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or equivalent.
• 5–8+ years of experience in Supplier Quality Engineering with strong expertise in composite materials and special processes.
• Solid experience with AS9100, NADCAP, supplier audits, and process qualification.
• Proven ability to lead, influence, and make sound technical quality decisions.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Preferred

• ExperienceAerospace or space-grade composite structures.
• Hands-on experience with composite NDT and acceptance criteria.
• Familiarity with major aerospace standards (e.g., ECSS, ESA, NASA, or equivalent).
• Experience working in high-reliability or safety-critical environments.

Key Competencies

• Technical authority and confident decision-making
• Risk-based and systems-thinking mindset
• Ability to manage and develop multiple suppliers
• Data-driven, process-oriented approach to quality