Remote Aerospace Supplier Quality & Development Engineer

PROENERGY; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

PROENERGY seeks a highly experienced Supplier Development & Quality Engineer to develop, qualify, improve, and sustain supplier manufacturing processes for gas turbine engine components. This hands-on role requires time on the shop floor to solve complex production challenges and establish robust, repeatable operations.

The ideal candidate will lead process development, qualification, and validation while driving capability and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical discipline.
• 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 manufacturing facilities.
• Must be fluent in English, with strong speaking, reading, writing, and comprehension skills.

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, AS9102 FIRST Article Inspection Reports (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 methodologies, and corrective action processes.
• Manage SCARs and verify the effectiveness and sustainability of corrective actions.
• Support supplier change management activities related to materials, tooling, equipment, manufacturing methods, and sub-tier suppliers.
• Manage supplier scorecards, KPIs, and performance monitoring systems.
• Drive supplier performance improvement, process control, defect prevention, continuous improvement, and recovery initiatives.
• Partner with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Operations, and Supply Chain teams to resolve supplier issues and ensure continuity of supply.

Skills

GD&T knowledge

Process capability

Quality systems

English fluency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

AS9100 experience

NADCAP experience

PFMEA

MSA

SPC

Job description

PROENERGY seeks a highly experienced Supplier Development & Quality Engineer to develop, qualify, improve, and sustain supplier manufacturing processes for gas turbine engine components. This hands-on role requires time on the shop floor to solve complex production challenges and establish robust, repeatable operations.

The ideal candidate will lead process development, qualification, and validation while driving capability and continuous improvement.