Senior Supplier Quality Engineer - Aerospace & Defense

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

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Benefits

Equity

Job summary

Shield AI seeks a seasoned Supply Chain Quality professional to lead supplier qualification, development, and audits across the propulsion supplier base. You will evaluate capability, quality performance, and risk to ensure purchased hardware meets engineering, customer, regulatory, and quality requirements.

You will partner with Supply Chain, Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, and Program teams to resolve complex supplier-quality issues, improve capability, and reduce risk across the

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong knowledge of AS9100 and/or ISO 9001 QMS and aerospace/defense supplier requirements.
• Proficient in root-cause analysis and structured problem solving (8D, 5 Whys, fishbone).
• Experience with PPAP and First Article Inspection including AS9102.
• Understanding of ITAR, EAR, DFARS in aerospace/defense.
• Cross-functional collaboration and executive communication skills.
• Proficient with ERP/MRP and MS Office tools.
• Willingness to travel up to ~20% domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Conduct supplier qualification, risk assessments, audits, source inspections, and approved-supplier status.
• Ensure flow-down of requirements and compliance with QMS, engineering, and contractual requirements.
• Escalate supplier-quality risks and lead SCARs and corrective actions.
• Collaborate with Engineering/Manufacturing/Operations/Program teams on producibility and quality risks.
• Advance supplier-quality processes, data analytics, and continuous-improvement initiatives.

Skills

Supplier qualification & development

Root-cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Quality risk management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Quality/Manufacturing

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)

Job description

Shield AI seeks a seasoned Supply Chain Quality professional to lead supplier qualification, development, and audits across the propulsion supplier base. You will evaluate capability, quality performance, and risk to ensure purchased hardware meets engineering, customer, regulatory, and quality requirements.

You will partner with Supply Chain, Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, and Program teams to resolve complex supplier-quality issues, improve capability, and reduce risk across the