Aerospace Supplier Development Engineer

Quantum Space; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) matching

Equity participation

Job summary

Quantum Space seeks a Supplier Development Engineer to ensure technical capability, quality, and performance of suppliers for the Ranger spacecraft program from Tulsa operations. You will qualify new suppliers, resolve quality and delivery challenges, and support supplier development initiatives as production scales.

You will collaborate with design, supply chain, manufacturing, and quality teams to ensure suppliers deliver high-quality machined, welded, composite, and electromechanical

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in supplier quality, supplier development, manufacturing engineering, or quality engineering.
• Experience with precision machining, welding, or composite manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Assess, qualify, and onboard suppliers for machined parts, weldments, tanks, composites, harnesses, and special processes.
• Lead supplier quality and delivery improvement: root cause, corrective action, and verification at supplier sites.
• Review supplier capabilities, capacity, and process controls against Ranger requirements and rate plans.
• Support first-article inspection, PPAP, and process qualification at suppliers.
• Partner with design engineering, supply chain, and quality to resolve drawing, specification, and manufacturability issues with suppliers.
• Conduct supplier audits and surveillance and maintain approved supplier status.
• Support make/buy analysis and transition of parts between suppliers and in-house production.
• Track supplier performance metrics and drive improvement plans.
• Support source selection and technical evaluation of bids.

Skills

Supplier development

Quality engineering

Manufacturing engineering

Root cause analysis

Strong communicator

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Quantum Space seeks a Supplier Development Engineer to ensure technical capability, quality, and performance of suppliers for the Ranger spacecraft program from Tulsa operations. You will qualify new suppliers, resolve quality and delivery challenges, and support supplier development initiatives as production scales.

You will collaborate with design, supply chain, manufacturing, and quality teams to ensure suppliers deliver high-quality machined, welded, composite, and electromechanical