Advanced Sourcing and Supplier Quality Engineer

Hexcel; Amesbury (MA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Hexcel is seeking an Advanced Sourcing and Supplier Quality Engineer for our Amesbury, MA site to lead supplier quality activities, audits, and risk management across direct-materials and supplier networks.

You will coordinate capability studies, validate materials and processes, collaborate with Engineering and R&T to define specs, and drive multi-sourcing plans to ensure robust, compliant supply chains for aerospace composites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Materials Science, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years in aerospace or regulated manufacturing with supplier quality, engineering, or sourcing.
• Experience leading supplier audits and cross-functional risk reviews.
• Strong knowledge of process validation and technical specification development.
• Experience with composite materials and manufacturing processes preferred.
• Six Sigma Green Belt / Black Belt or ASQ CQE or equivalent preferred.
• Ability to influence, resolve conflicts, and communicate with suppliers and leadership.
• Strong analytical, project leadership, negotiation, and executive communication skills.
• Willingness to travel to supplier and Hexcel locations.
• Support customer-facing audits with evidence of supplier robustness.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate supplier quality activity plans, metrics, governance, and cross-site alignment.
• Lead audits of critical/high-risk suppliers and ensure closure of findings.
• Coordinate validation for sustainability-related material and process changes.
• Assess supplier manufacturing processes across direct-material categories.
• Evaluate new suppliers and define onboarding requirements.
• Lead process capability and validation work (SPC, Cp/Cpk, PFMEA, control plans).
• Partner with Engineering to define material specifications and changes.
• Lead technical risk reviews for new product introductions and capacity expansion.
• Identify single points of failure and develop multi-sourcing strategies.
• Develop Americas supplier risk management framework and reporting.
• Lead supplier quality investigations and 8D/A3 corrective actions.
• Develop regional SSQ tools and metrics.

Skills

Supplier quality leadership

Audits & supplier development

Process validation

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Negotiation & communication

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, Materials Science, or a related technical field

Tools

SPC

Cp/Cpk

PFMEA

Control plans

8D problem solving

Job description

With our strong investment in research and development and our culture of continuous improvement, Hexcel is the industry leader in the manufacturing of advanced lightweight composite materials, including carbon fiber, woven reinforcements, resins, prepregs, honeycombs and engineered core and composite structures. We invite you to join the Hexcel team at various manufacturing sites, sales offices, and R&D centers around the globe. Become a part of the “strength within." Hexcel is currently seeking an Advanced Sourcing and Supplier Quality Engineer for our Amesbury, MA location.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Coordinates supplier quality activity plan, including priorities, metrics, governance, escalation, and cross-site alignment.
• Prepares proposal for the risk-based supplier audit schedule; personally lead audits of critical, high-risk, or technically complex suppliers and ensure effective closure of findings.
• Support sustainability-related material and process changes by coordinating technical validation and performance equivalence.
• Assess and validate supplier manufacturing processes across direct-material categories, including fibers, films, chemicals, resin systems, and core or engineered core materials.
• Evaluate new suppliers, lead capability assessments, and define technical onboarding and qualification requirements.
• Lead advanced process capability and validation work, including SPC, Cp/Cpk, PFMEA, control plans, process equivalence, technical specifications, and control strategies.
• Partner with Engineering and R&T to define or improve material and process specifications and to evaluate supplier technical changes.
• Lead technical risk reviews for new product introduction, capacity expansion, material changes, and source changes.
• Identify single points of failure and partner with Sourcing to develop and execute multi-sourcing and supplier qualification roadmaps.
• Develops the Americas supplier risk management framework, including risk assessment requirements, mitigation plans, escalation criteria, and progress reporting.
• Lead supplier quality investigations and systemic corrective actions using structured methods such as 8D and A3; provide escalation support for high-impact SCARs.
• Develop regional SSQ tools and metrics, including management of change, foreign object debris prevention, supplier capability, and risk indicators.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Materials Science, or a related technical field.
• At least 5+ years of relevant experience in aerospace or a comparable regulated manufacturing industry, including supplier quality, engineering, or technical sourcing.
• Demonstrated experience leading supplier audits, cross-functional risk reviews, and supplier improvement programs.
• Strong knowledge of process validation, technical specification development.
• Experience with composite materials and manufacturing processes strongly preferred.
• Six Sigma Green Belt, Black Belt, ASQ CQE, or equivalent certification preferred.
• Ability to influence without direct authority, manage conflict, and communicate effectively with suppliers, sites, and leadership.
• Strong analytical, project leadership, negotiation, and executive communication skills.
• Ability to work autonomously and travel to supplier and Hexcel locations based on business need.
• Ability to support customer-facing audits and reviews by demonstrating supplier process robustness, capability, control plans, and qualification evidence.

Salary range for this position: $100K through $140K

This position is restricted to U.S. citizens due to U.S. federal government contracts that require the employment of only persons who are U.S. citizens.

Hexcel (NYSE: HXL) is a global leader in advanced composites technology, a leading producer of carbon fiber, and the world leader in honeycomb manufacturing for the commercial aerospace industry.

Hexcel is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, status as protected veteran, or any other protected class.