Senior Supplier Quality Specialist — Equity + Bonus

Shield; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 106,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking a dedicated Quality/Manufacturing professional to lead supplier qualification, development, and QA across composites. You will conduct supplier audits, nonconformance resolutions, root-cause investigations, and drive improvements with cross-functional teams to reduce risk while ensuring compliance with aerospace standards.

The role requires collaboration with Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, and Program teams, and travel up to 20% domestically and internationally as

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or another related technical discipline.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience.
• Strong working knowledge of AS9100 and/or ISO 9001 quality-management systems.
• Demonstrated proficiency in root-cause analysis and structured problem-solving methods.
• Experience with supplier qualification, supplier development, PPAP, and First Article Inspection processes.
• Understanding of ITAR, EAR, DFARS, and other aerospace requirements.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and supplier relationship-management skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and ERP/MRP systems.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to ~20%.

Responsibilities

• Conduct supplier qualification, risk assessments, and audits across the composites supply base.
• Ensure supplier requirements flow down and compliance with quality systems and regulatory standards.
• Escalate supplier-quality risks and lead corrective actions and improvement plans.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Program teams to address producibility and quality risks.
• Advance supplier-quality processes and data analytics to strengthen capability and delivery.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Root-cause analysis

8D 5 Whys

Supplier qualification

Problem solving

Executive communication

Travel coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Quality/Manufacturing

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Excel

CAD software (Solidworks, NX, CATIA)

Job description

Shield AI is seeking a dedicated Quality/Manufacturing professional to lead supplier qualification, development, and QA across composites. You will conduct supplier audits, nonconformance resolutions, root-cause investigations, and drive improvements with cross-functional teams to reduce risk while ensuring compliance with aerospace standards.

The role requires collaboration with Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, and Program teams, and travel up to 20% domestically and internationally as