Aerospace Supplier Development & Quality Engineer

PROENERGY; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

PROENERGY is seeking a highly experienced Supplier Development and Quality Engineer to drive process control and supplier performance for gas-turbine components. You will lead qualification, validation, and continual improvement of supplier manufacturing processes while working on-site with engineering and quality teams.

The role emphasizes on-site collaboration, root-cause analysis, and robust quality systems to ensure aerospace-grade outcomes across multiple US facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical discipline or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of manufacturing engineering, supplier development, supplier quality, or quality engineering experience.
• Strong knowledge of GD&T, process capability, manufacturing processes, and quality systems.
• Experience working in ISO 9001, AS9100, NADCAP, or similar environments.
• Travel Requirement: approximately 50-60% domestic and international travel to supplier facilities.
• Must be fluent in English, with strong speaking, reading, writing, and comprehension skills.
• US work authorization is a precondition of employment; no sponsorship.
• Background check and pre-employment drug screen required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure supplier products and services comply with aerospace, customer, engineering, regulatory, and quality management system requirements.
• Lead supplier manufacturing process development, qualification, validation, and approval activities while maintaining program timelines.
• Evaluate and assess machining, fabrication, welding, casting, forging, coating, heat treatment, assembly, NDT, and other special processes.
• Conduct supplier qualification audits, process audits, surveillance activities, readiness reviews, capability evaluations, and risk assessments.
• Review and approve manufacturing plans, process flows, control plans, inspection plans, FAIRs, and supplier validation documentation.
• Monitor supplier compliance with approved manufacturing processes, special process requirements, traceability, configuration management, and quality standards.
• Lead investigations of supplier nonconformances, quality escapes, and supplier performance issues using root cause analysis, 8D, and corrective actions.
• Manage SCARs and verify effectiveness of corrective actions.
• Support supplier change management related to materials, tooling, equipment, and sub-tier suppliers.
• Manage supplier scorecards, KPIs, and performance monitoring systems.
• Drive supplier performance, process control, defect prevention, continuous improvement, and recovery initiatives.
• Partner with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Operations, and Supply Chain to resolve issues and ensure continuity of supply.

Skills

Manufacturing Engineering

Supplier Development

Quality Engineering

GD&T

Process Capability

Quality Systems

ISO 9001

AS9100

NADCAP

Education

Bachelor’s in Engineering

Job description

PROENERGY is seeking a highly experienced Supplier Development and Quality Engineer to drive process control and supplier performance for gas-turbine components. You will lead qualification, validation, and continual improvement of supplier manufacturing processes while working on-site with engineering and quality teams.

The role emphasizes on-site collaboration, root-cause analysis, and robust quality systems to ensure aerospace-grade outcomes across multiple US facilities.