Senior Supplier Quality Engineer - Strategic Quality Leader

Viasat; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

Viasat is seeking a Senior Supplier Quality professional in California to lead supplier quality programs across aerospace and communications hardware. You will audit suppliers, drive improvements, and collaborate with Strategic Sourcing and Design Engineering to ensure high quality, compliant supply chains.

You will mentor SQEs, develop commodity strategies, and promote AS9100-compliant processes while achieving metrics and cost improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience with ISO-9001/AS-9100 or similar
• Autonomy to work independently
• Travel up to 40% domestically and internationally
• Ability to read engineering drawings and procedures

Responsibilities

• Audit suppliers to onboard and surveil issues
• Develop poorly performing suppliers using corrective actions and AS9100
• Lead company-wide quality initiatives
• Establish supplier partnerships to drive quality and cost reductions
• Mentor quality engineers in auditing practices

Skills

Supplier quality

Audit management

Root cause analysis

Autonomy

Data interpretation

Statistics & SPC

Education

Engineering Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

PLM Tool

ERP (Oracle)

Job description

Viasat is seeking a Senior Supplier Quality professional in California to lead supplier quality programs across aerospace and communications hardware. You will audit suppliers, drive improvements, and collaborate with Strategic Sourcing and Design Engineering to ensure high quality, compliant supply chains.

You will mentor SQEs, develop commodity strategies, and promote AS9100-compliant processes while achieving metrics and cost improvements.