Senior Supplier Quality Engineer - Defense Systems

nLIGHT; Longmont (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 weeks PTO per year

11 paid Holidays

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Tuition Assistance Program

Health, Vision and Dental coverage

Job summary

nLIGHT-DEFENSE Systems, Inc. is seeking a Vendor Quality Engineer in Longmont, CO to ensure external suppliers meet our stringent quality standards. The role partners with engineering, quality, and supply chain teams to drive supplier performance, CAPA, and continuous improvement while ensuring manufacturability and supplier readiness for new products.

All applicants must qualify to obtain a U.S. DoD Personnel Security Clearance; preference given to those with an existing clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, or related field.
• Experience in supplier quality, manufacturing engineering, or supply chain engineering.
• Strong understanding of quality tools (e.g., FMEA, SPC, 8D, PPAP).
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to travel to supplier sites as needed.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain quality expectations for suppliers, including specs and metrics.
• Monitor supplier performance through data analysis and scorecards.
• Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions for supplier quality issues.
• Translate requirements into clear flow-downs for suppliers.
• Ensure compliance with technical docs, standards, and process requirements.
• Collaborate to maintain supplier documentation packages.
• Oversee non-conforming material containment and disposition.
• Drive audits and CAPA to improve supplier processes.
• Support supplier selection through technical assessments.
• Plan and document supplier audits focused on quality systems.

Skills

Supplier quality experience

Manufacturing engineering

Supply chain engineering

Communication

Problem-solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Travel to supplier sites

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, or related field

Tools

FMEA

SPC

8D

PPAP

Job description

nLIGHT-DEFENSE Systems, Inc. is seeking a Vendor Quality Engineer in Longmont, CO to ensure external suppliers meet our stringent quality standards. The role partners with engineering, quality, and supply chain teams to drive supplier performance, CAPA, and continuous improvement while ensuring manufacturability and supplier readiness for new products.

All applicants must qualify to obtain a U.S. DoD Personnel Security Clearance; preference given to those with an existing clearance.