Senior Supplier Quality & Development Engineer

Castelion; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Castelion is accelerating the development of mission-critical vehicle and missile hardware. The Senior Supplier Development & Quality Engineer will own supplier development and supplier quality, collaborating with design, manufacturing, quality, and sourcing to transform designs into capable, scalable production processes.

This hands-on role involves visiting supplier sites, reviewing data, driving root-cause analysis, and delivering quality improvements while maintaining schedule and readiness

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field; practical equivalent accepted.
• 6+ years in supplier development, supplier quality, or related aerospace/high-reliability hardware.
• Hands-on experience taking hardware from development through qualification with external manufacturers.
• Reading drawings, GD&T, and process documentation.
• Active U.S. Government security clearance or ability to obtain one.
• Experience with AS9100/ISO 9001 quality systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead on-site supplier recovery plans amid capacity constraints.
• Interface with suppliers translating drawings and quality clauses into practical manufacturing, inspection, and control plans.
• Collaborate with Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Test, and Strategic Sourcing during new product introduction.
• Conduct design-for-manufacturability and design-for-quality reviews.
• Plan and conduct supplier qualification activities, audits, and production-readiness reviews.
• Drive nonconforming material resolution through root-cause analysis and CAPA.

Skills

Supplier development

Supplier quality

Quality engineering

Manufacturing engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Problem solving

Fast-paced environment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial, Manufacturing, Materials Engineering

Master’s degree in Engineering

Tools

ERP

MRP

PLM

MES

Excel

SQL

Job description

Castelion is accelerating the development of mission-critical vehicle and missile hardware. The Senior Supplier Development & Quality Engineer will own supplier development and supplier quality, collaborating with design, manufacturing, quality, and sourcing to transform designs into capable, scalable production processes.

This hands-on role involves visiting supplier sites, reviewing data, driving root-cause analysis, and delivering quality improvements while maintaining schedule and readiness