Senior Spaceflight Supplier Quality Engineer

Portal Space Systems; Bothell (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Portal Space Systems, based in Bothell, WA, seeks a Senior Supplier Quality and Materials Engineer to ensure suppliers can reliably manufacture spaceflight hardware. You will lead supplier qualification, audits, and corrective actions while advising on materials and processes across the supply chain.

You will collaborate with Supply Chain, Design, and Build Engineering to manage risks and drive quality improvements, ensuring conformance to aerospace standards and customer requirements.

Qualifications

• Strong technical judgment in aerospace materials and manufacturing processes.
• Ability to assess a supplier’s engineering capability, manufacturing maturity, quality system, process controls, capacity, scalability, sub-tier dependencies, and production readiness for complex spaceflight hardware.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, material specifications, process specifications, workmanship requirements, inspection criteria, and qualification requirements.
• Working knowledge of aerospace quality and material/process standards, including AS9100, AS9102, SAE/AMS, ASTM, MIL specifications, and applicable Nadcap special-process requirements.
• Proficiency in structured problem solving and failure investigation using methods such as 8D, 5-Why, fishbone analysis, fault-tree analysis, and material or process characterization data.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier qualification and onboarding through technical capability reviews, audits, and risk-based qualification plans.
• Review drawings, specifications, BOMs, tolerances, GD&T, materials, and process requirements for manufacturability and risks.
• Establish NPI and qualification gates; review process flows, control plans, inspection plans, and FAI before production release.
• Evaluate alternate suppliers, materials, and processes to improve quality, cost, lead time, and resilience.
• Support MRB decisions and coordinate laboratory analysis for material or process issues.

Skills

Aerospace materials

Manufacturing processes

Material selection

Supplier capability

GD&T

Root-cause analysis

Statistical process control

Quality systems

Supplier audits

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Portal Space Systems, based in Bothell, WA, seeks a Senior Supplier Quality and Materials Engineer to ensure suppliers can reliably manufacture spaceflight hardware. You will lead supplier qualification, audits, and corrective actions while advising on materials and processes across the supply chain.

You will collaborate with Supply Chain, Design, and Build Engineering to manage risks and drive quality improvements, ensuring conformance to aerospace standards and customer requirements.