Aerospace Supplier Quality Engineer – Impact & Compliance

Hartzell Propeller Inc.; Piqua (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Hartzell Propeller Inc. is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to join our Supply Chain team in a pivotal quality role.

You will lead audits, root cause investigations, and corrective actions with suppliers to ensure compliance with AS9100/ISO standards while supporting new product introductions and supplier development. The role requires 3–5 years in supplier quality or related fields, a Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline, and experience in aerospace or highly regulated

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Operations, or a related technical discipline.
• 3–5 years of experience in Supplier Quality, Quality Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.
• Aerospace or other highly regulated industry experience is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Drive measurable reduction in supplier non-conformances, scrap, and recurring defects through root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Manage supplier quality relationships from qualification, approval, onboarding, performance monitoring, and escalation of quality concerns.
• Conduct supplier quality system, process, product, and special-process audits to verify compliance with Hartzell, AS9100, FAA, customer, and other requirements.
• Monitor supplier quality and delivery metrics; analyze performance trends and implement improvements.
• Lead implementation of quality requirements within assigned commodity strategies to support capability and cost improvements.
• Collaborate with suppliers to develop process plans, control plans, PFMEAs, inspection strategies, and other quality documentation.
• Define documentation, inspection, validation, and acceptance requirements; support internal teams.
• Participate in new product development and supplier onboarding to establish robust manufacturing and quality processes.
• Train inspectors on supplier quality requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Communicate risks, corrective-action status, and improvements to stakeholders and supplier leadership.
• Travel domestically and internationally to conduct audits and support supplier development.

Skills

ISO9001/AS9100

IATF 16949

Root cause analysis

Corrective actions

Supplier audits

Data analysis

Technical writing

Cross-functional work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/related field

Aerospace experience helpful

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Hartzell Propeller Inc. is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to join our Supply Chain team in a pivotal quality role.

You will lead audits, root cause investigations, and corrective actions with suppliers to ensure compliance with AS9100/ISO standards while supporting new product introductions and supplier development. The role requires 3–5 years in supplier quality or related fields, a Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline, and experience in aerospace or highly regulated