Supplier Qualification and MRB Quality Engineer – Composites

Torrey Holistics; Fairfield (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Torrey Holistics is seeking a Supplier Qualification and MRB Quality Engineer – Composites to lead quality on cross-functional teams and ensure QMS compliance throughout proposals and processes.

You will develop quality plans, conduct supplier assessments, and drive corrective actions to prevent recurrence, with a strong emphasis on composites manufacturing and procedural ownership.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in quality engineering or an equivalent quality role.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred; 5+ years of relevant quality/engineering experience in lieu of a degree.
• Strong preference for experience in composites manufacturing.
• Working knowledge of AS9100 and/or ISO 9001 preferred.
• Depth in nonconformance management, corrective actions, process validation, audits, and quality metrics.
• Analytical problem-solver skilled in root cause and corrective action planning.
• Professional English communication skills, written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Represent Quality on cross-functional teams, ensuring contractual obligations and QMS requirements are embedded in proposals, processes, and documents.
• Clarify and communicate quality requirements to engineering, manufacturing, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
• Build quality metrics and draft program quality plans, including design and production certification plans for small programs, to satisfy company, customer, contractual, and regulatory standards.
• Execute supplier capability assessments and process validations to support supplier selection and qualification.
• Support manufacturing and test readiness via process analysis, testing, inspections, and audits.
• Analyze nonconformance trends and verify the effectiveness of corrective actions.
• Lead MRB activities to evaluate, document, and disposition nonconformances in accordance with defined procedures.
• Recommend, develop, and deploy effective corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Advance continuous improvement that boosts product quality, process efficiency, throughput, and customer satisfaction.
• Partner with engineering, manufacturing, operations, suppliers, and other groups to resolve quality issues and strengthen processes.
• Maintain complete and accurate quality records, documentation, metrics, and data.
• Ensure processes and documentation stay aligned with customer, contractual, regulatory, and company requirements.
• Promote a culture grounded in quality, accountability, continuous improvement, and adherence to procedures.
• Keep work areas clean, organized, and safe; comply with all safety practices and PPE usage.

Skills

Quality engineering

AS9100/ISO 9001

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related

Job description

Supplier Qualification and MRB Quality Engineer – Composites

Do you love turning data into decisive action? Are AS9100/ISO 9001 second nature to you? Have you led MRB decisions and partnered with suppliers in a composites environment? If you’re nodding yes, you might be the teammate we’re looking for.

What You’ll Tackle

• Represent Quality on cross-functional teams, ensuring contractual obligations and QMS requirements are embedded in proposals, processes, and documents.
• Clarify and communicate quality requirements to engineering, manufacturing, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
• Build quality metrics and draft program quality plans, including design and production certification plans for small programs, to satisfy company, customer, contractual, and regulatory standards.
• Execute supplier capability assessments and process validations to support supplier selection and qualification.
• Support manufacturing and test readiness via process analysis, testing, inspections, and audits.
• Analyze nonconformance trends and verify the effectiveness of corrective actions.
• Lead MRB activities to evaluate, document, and disposition nonconformances in accordance with defined procedures.
• Recommend, develop, and deploy effective corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Advance continuous improvement that boosts product quality, process efficiency, throughput, and customer satisfaction.
• Partner with engineering, manufacturing, operations, suppliers, and other groups to resolve quality issues and strengthen processes.
• Maintain complete and accurate quality records, documentation, metrics, and data.
• Ensure processes and documentation stay aligned with customer, contractual, regulatory, and company requirements.
• Promote a culture grounded in quality, accountability, continuous improvement, and adherence to procedures.
• Keep work areas clean, organized, and safe; comply with all safety practices and PPE usage.

What You Bring

• 3+ years in quality engineering or an equivalent quality role.
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline (Engineering, Materials Science, Chemistry, or related) preferred; or 5+ years of relevant quality/engineering experience in lieu of a degree.
• Strong preference for experience in composites manufacturing.
• Working knowledge of AS9100 and/or ISO 9001 preferred.
• Depth in nonconformance management, corrective actions, process validation, audits, and quality metrics.
• Analytical problem-solver skilled in root cause and corrective action planning.
• Professional English communication skills, written and verbal.
• Comfort working across functions and influencing without authority.
• Organized, detail-focused, and able to prioritize independently with minimal oversight.
• Commitment to safety, housekeeping, and proper PPE use.

How You Work

• Operate with minimal oversight from the Quality Manager or a Quality Engineer III while staying closely aligned to business priorities.

Responsibilities and priorities may be adjusted based on business and operational needs.