Senior PCBA Supplier Quality Engineer

Shield AI; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 106,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking a Supply Chain Quality professional to lead supplier qualification, audits, and performance management for the PCBA commodity. You will resolve nonconformances, conduct root-cause investigations, and ensure purchased hardware meets engineering and regulatory requirements.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, and Program teams to reduce risk, improve supplier capability, and secure on-time delivery while maintaining quality across a global

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in manufacturing/quality.
• Strong working knowledge of AS9100 and/or ISO 9001 QMS and aerospace/defense supplier requirements.
• Proven proficiency in root-cause analysis and structured problem-solving methods (8D, 5 Whys, fishbone).
• Experience with supplier qualification, development, PPAP, and First Article Inspection (AS9102).
• Understanding of ITAR, EAR, DFARS, and related aerospace/defense requirements.
• Cross-functional collaboration, executive communication, and supplier relationship management skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office; experience with ERP/MRP systems.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to ~20%.

Responsibilities

• Conduct supplier qualification, risk assessments, periodic performance reviews, supplier audits, source inspections, and approved-supplier status across the PCBA commodity supply base.
• Ensure supplier requirements flow down and compliance with quality management system, engineering, customer, contractual, regulatory, and statutory requirements.
• Escalate significant supplier-quality risks and direct SCARs, recovery efforts, and capability-improvement plans affecting quality, delivery, or program execution.
• Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, and Program teams to address producibility, DFx, process capability, and quality risks.
• Advance supplier-quality processes, data analytics, and continuous-improvement practices to strengthen supplier capability, product quality, and delivery performance.

Skills

Root-cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

PPAP & FAI

AS9100 / ISO 9001

ERP/MRP systems

MS Office

Travel up to 20%

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or related technical discipline

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

MS Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)

Job description

Shield AI is seeking a Supply Chain Quality professional to lead supplier qualification, audits, and performance management for the PCBA commodity. You will resolve nonconformances, conduct root-cause investigations, and ensure purchased hardware meets engineering and regulatory requirements.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, and Program teams to reduce risk, improve supplier capability, and secure on-time delivery while maintaining quality across a global