Senior Supplier Quality Engineer — Aerospace/Defense

Speedrun Talent Network; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking a Supply Chain Quality professional to drive supplier qualification, development, and performance management across harnessing commodity supply base. You will conduct supplier audits, resolve nonconformances, lead root-cause analyses, and ensure purchased hardware meets engineering, customer, regulatory, and quality requirements.

You will collaborate with Supply Chain, Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, and Program teams to resolve complex supplier-quality issues,

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Conduct supplier qualification, risk assessments, performance reviews, audits, source inspections, and supplier approvals.
• Ensure supplier requirements align with quality management and contractual/regulatory needs.
• Escalate supplier-quality risks and drive SCARs and improvement plans.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, and Programs to address producibility and risk.
• Advance supplier-quality processes, analytics, and continuous-improvement to reduce risk.

Skills

8D

5 Whys

Fishbone analysis

Root-cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

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

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

AS9100 / ISO 9001 systems

AS9102 First Article Inspection

Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)

Job description

Shield AI is seeking a Supply Chain Quality professional to drive supplier qualification, development, and performance management across harnessing commodity supply base. You will conduct supplier audits, resolve nonconformances, lead root-cause analyses, and ensure purchased hardware meets engineering, customer, regulatory, and quality requirements.

You will collaborate with Supply Chain, Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, and Program teams to resolve complex supplier-quality issues,