Nuclear Supply Reliability Architect

Radiant; El Segundo, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical plan

Dental & vision benefits

Daily catered lunch

Flexible PTO

onsite HQ near Pacific Ocean

Job summary

Radiant in El Segundo, CA is seeking a Supply Reliability Engineer who will own supplier qualification, onboarding, and a robust QA framework. You will drive supplier capabilities, establish standards, and partner with design, manufacturing, and materials teams to ensure parts meet exact requirements and timelines. The role emphasizes proactive quality, process improvement, and rigorous attention to detail in a safety-critical field.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Materials Science, or related technical field.
• 3–6 years of hands-on supplier quality or reliability experience in a regulated industry.
• Ability to independently process supplier quality transactions: deviations, NCRs, SCARs, and PO quality reviews.
• Experience owning or drafting quality program documents: clauses, supplier requirements, inspection instructions, or equivalent.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001, AS9100 or equivalent QA systems and supplier audits.

Responsibilities

• Own the supplier qualification and onboarding process end-to-end — pre-assessments, capability reviews, audit execution, and formal approval to the Approved Supplier List.
• Own, refine, and expand quality program documentation — quality clauses, commodity-specific requirements, and the Supplier Quality Manual.
• Develop supplier capability improvement plans — identify process gaps, partner with suppliers to close them, track progress against milestones.
• Own Radiant's procurement assurance and acceptance framework — define how items are accepted, establish PO quality requirements, certifications, and material traceability.
• Execute supplier audits and manage supplier performance — audit against Radiant QA program, document findings, drive improvement plans.
• Partner cross-functionally with design engineering, manufacturing, and materials teams to translate requirements into supplier-facing QA needs.
• Process and disposition supplier quality issues — deviation requests, non-conformance reports, supplier corrective action requests, root cause analysis.

Skills

Supplier quality

Supplier development

Regulated industry

ISO 9001

AS9100

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Materials Science, or related technical field

Job description

Radiant in El Segundo, CA is seeking a Supply Reliability Engineer who will own supplier qualification, onboarding, and a robust QA framework. You will drive supplier capabilities, establish standards, and partner with design, manufacturing, and materials teams to ensure parts meet exact requirements and timelines. The role emphasizes proactive quality, process improvement, and rigorous attention to detail in a safety-critical field.