Senior Supplier Quality Engineer – High-Precision Optics

Monarch Quantum; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with 4% match

20 PTO days per year

13 holidays per year

9/80 work schedule

Job summary

Monarch Quantum seeks a Principal Supplier Quality Engineer to oversee and improve supplier quality for optics, electronics, and exotic metal components. You will drive First Article Inspections, audits, and CAPA across a diverse supplier base, ensuring production readiness and defect prevention in a fast-paced startup environment.

You will partner with design and manufacturing teams to enforce DFx, monitor metrics like yield and delivery quality, and travel up to 20-30% to supplier sites as

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degreeRequired in Mechanical, Electrical, Optical Engineering, or Materials Science or related field.
• 8+ years of supplier quality/manufacturing quality or hardware quality engineering experience in high-precision tech sectors.
• Proficiency in GD&T, inspection methods, FMEA, and ISO 9001 environment controls.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day supplier quality for optics, PWBA, fiber optic harnesses, and exotic metal components.
• Interpret complex drawings, optical specs and GD&T tolerances to verify manufacturing readiness.
• Lead First Article Inspections (FAI) and review supplier manufacturing plans during NPI.
• Conduct supplier audits (technical, process, QMS) to verify controls and cleanroom compliance.
• Lead root-cause analyses for supplier non-conformances and enforce 8D CAPA execution.
• Track supplier quality metrics and mentor suppliers to improve yield and process control.
• Collaborate with design and manufacturing engineers to drive DFx and resolve integration challenges.

Skills

GD&T

CMM/Inspection

FMEA

8D CAPA

Education

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Optical Engineering

Materials Science

Job description

Monarch Quantum seeks a Principal Supplier Quality Engineer to oversee and improve supplier quality for optics, electronics, and exotic metal components. You will drive First Article Inspections, audits, and CAPA across a diverse supplier base, ensuring production readiness and defect prevention in a fast-paced startup environment.

You will partner with design and manufacturing teams to enforce DFx, monitor metrics like yield and delivery quality, and travel up to 20-30% to supplier sites as