Senior Supplier Quality Engineer – Space/Aerospace

CesiumAstro; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 115,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health, dental, vision

Retirement plans

HSA/FSA

Job summary

CesiumAstro in Austin, TX seeks a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer to implement and lead supplier quality processes for space-grade electronics and assemblies. The role collaborates with design, engineering, operations, and supply chain to ensure QMS compliance and supplier performance.

The ideal candidate has 5–8 years in aerospace supplier quality, AS9100/ISO 9001 experience, and strong root-cause analysis skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field.
• 5–8 years in aerospace/defense supplier quality.
• Experience with space-grade machining, PCBs, PCBAs, integrated assemblies, and test.
• Fluent in interpreting engineering documentation, requirements, and supplier flow-downs.
• Experience with AS9100 or ISO 9001 quality management systems.
• Expertise in root cause analysis and corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain supplier quality processes and documentation per AS9100, driving efficiency and effectiveness.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations and supply chain to ensure flow-downs and compliance to QMS, regulatory and customer requirements.
• Maintain approved suppliers including qualification, performance reviews and risk assessment.
• Provide technical guidance and training to suppliers to meet CesiumAstro requirements.
• Align supplier DFMs with design engineering for manufacturability.
• Investigate nonconformances, drive root-cause corrective actions, and disposition issues (rework, scrap, RMA).
• Monitor and drive SCARs and supplier corrective actions, escalating when needed.
• Establish and analyze supplier performance metrics (defects, on-time delivery, rework costs).
• Use data to develop supplier capability and strategic partnerships.

Skills

Supplier quality

AS9100 knowledge

QMS experience

Root cause analysis

Supplier management

DFM guidance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

CesiumAstro in Austin, TX seeks a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer to implement and lead supplier quality processes for space-grade electronics and assemblies. The role collaborates with design, engineering, operations, and supply chain to ensure QMS compliance and supplier performance.

The ideal candidate has 5–8 years in aerospace supplier quality, AS9100/ISO 9001 experience, and strong root-cause analysis skills.