Senior Supplier Quality Engineer – Optics & DFx

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

Fidelity 401(k) with 4% employer match

20 PTO days per year

13 paid holidays

9/80 work schedule

Job summary

Monarch Quantum, Inc. seeks a Principal Supplier Quality Engineer to lead supplier quality for optics, micro-electronics, and exotic metal components. You will interpret GD&T, perform FAI during NPI, and conduct supplier audits to ensure QMS compliance.

You will drive DFx with design and manufacturing teams, lead CAPA actions, and mentor key suppliers to improve yield and delivery quality. This is a hands-on startup‑minded role in a high-precision tech environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Optical Engineering, or Materials Science.
• 8+ years of supplier quality, manufacturing quality, or hardware quality engineering in high-precision tech.
• Experience with exotic alloys and precision optical assemblies; PCBA processes and IPC standards.

Responsibilities

• Oversight of day-to-day supplier quality performance for key vendors in optics, PCBA, fiber optics, and exotic metal components.
• Interpret complex drawings and GD&T tolerances to verify manufacturing readiness and inspection capability.
• Lead First Article Inspections (FAI) and qualification activities during NPI.
• Conduct supplier facility audits for process controls and QMS compliance.
• Lead root-cause analyses for supplier non-conformances and implement 8D CAPA.
• Track supplier quality metrics and mentor suppliers to improve yield and delivery quality.
• Collaborate with Design and Manufacturing engineers to drive DFx and resolve integration challenges.
• Travel up to 20-30% domestically and internationally.

Skills

Supplier quality management

GD&T

8D CAPA

FMEA

ISO 9001

DFx

Cross-functional collaboration

Quality control

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Optical/Materials Science

Tools

CMM

Optical inspection

IPC standards

GD&T measurement tools

Job description

Monarch Quantum, Inc. seeks a Principal Supplier Quality Engineer to lead supplier quality for optics, micro-electronics, and exotic metal components. You will interpret GD&T, perform FAI during NPI, and conduct supplier audits to ensure QMS compliance.

You will drive DFx with design and manufacturing teams, lead CAPA actions, and mentor key suppliers to improve yield and delivery quality. This is a hands-on startup‑minded role in a high-precision tech environment.