Global Supplier Quality Lead - CAPA & SDRs (Equity)

Shield AI; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 88,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Benefits

Equity

Job summary

Shield AI seeks a Supplier Quality professional to lead day-to-day supplier quality execution, manage nonconformances, and enable CAPA across engineering and production teams. You will coordinate containment, root-cause investigations, and corrective actions with suppliers while supporting manufacturing readiness and supplier development.

The role requires strong knowledge of PCBA manufacturing, GD&T, quality systems such as AS9100, and experience with MRB/RTV workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 5+ years in engineering, supply chain, manufacturing or quality.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or supply chain.
• Strong written and verbal communication; liaise cross-functionally.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and technical requirements.
• Deep technical experience in PCBA manufacturing and rework.
• IPC J-STD-001, IPC-A-610, IPC 7711/7721 qualified.
• Experience reading engineering drawings including GD&T.
• Experience with AS9100 or similar QMS.
• Knowledge of supplier quality processes.
• Direct experience interfacing with suppliers and corrective/preventive action systems.
• Proficiency in MS Office and lean concepts with data analytics.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day supplier quality execution and issue management.
• Contain defects quickly and enable CAPA with teams.
• Coordinate containment and investigations with suppliers.
• Drive MRB dispositions, RTV activities, and nonconformance workflows.

Skills

Supplier quality

Nonconformance management

Root cause analysis

GD&T

IPC J-STD-001

IPC-A-610

IPC 7711/7721

AS9100

Supplier QA processes

MS Office

Data analytics

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or 5+ years experience

Engineering or supply chain degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Shield AI seeks a Supplier Quality professional to lead day-to-day supplier quality execution, manage nonconformances, and enable CAPA across engineering and production teams. You will coordinate containment, root-cause investigations, and corrective actions with suppliers while supporting manufacturing readiness and supplier development.

The role requires strong knowledge of PCBA manufacturing, GD&T, quality systems such as AS9100, and experience with MRB/RTV workflows.