Supplier Quality Engineer

Infleqtion; Louisville (CO); On-site; USD 155,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-paid medical, dental, vision

Short/long-term disability

Employer-funded Health Savings Account

Unlimited PTO

401(k) match

Company-paid Life and AD&D Insurance

Flexible Savings Account

Paid FMLA, Maternity/Paternity Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Student Loan Repayment

Equity Program

Job summary

Infleqtion seeks a seasoned Quality leader to drive supplier quality for advanced quantum technologies in Colorado and Louisville. You will qualify, audit, and monitor suppliers against ISO/9001/AS9100 and FAR/DFARS requirements, and lead CAPA and SCAR programs to assure performance and risk mitigation.

Travel up to 50% may be required as part of supplier audits and program reviews; you will collaborate with procurement, engineering, and manufacturing teams to sustain quality across the supply

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field; equivalent experience considered.
• 8+ years in supplier quality, quality engineering, or supplier development.
• Experience with Government/Defense contracts and FAR Part 46/DFARS preferred.
• Ability to qualify, assess, and monitor suppliers on quality-system capability and risk.
• Experience with supplier audits of QMS, process, product and special-process audits.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001, AS9100 or relevant standards; strong documentation discipline.
• Ability to develop quality plans, FAI packages, test records and traceability docs.
• Proficient in CAPA, root-cause analysis, SCARs, and risk-based thinking.
• Excellent cross-functional communication with procurement, engineering, and manufacturing.
• Willingness to travel up to 50%.

Responsibilities

• Develop and monitor supplier quality programs and supplier selection.
• Lead supplier audits including QMS, process and product audits.
• Manage nonconformance, CAPA, and supplier corrective actions.
• Review and approve quality plans, FAI packages, and certificates of conformance.

Skills

Supplier Quality

Quality Engineering

Manufacturing Quality

Supplier Development

Government/Defense contracts

FAR Part 46

DFARS

Audit leadership

CAPA & SCARs

Quality Plans & FAI

Quality tools (8D, FMEA)

Traceability documentation

SIPOC / CP

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, quality, manufacturing

Tools

ERP

Quality-management-system software

Job description

Infleqtion is on a mission to commercialize atom-based quantum technologies that deliver orders‑of‑ magnitude improvements in sensing and computing applications. As a deep‑tech startup, we embrace a results‑driven, fast‑paced, and customer‑focused approach to innovation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, quality, manufacturing, or a related technical field; equivalent relevant experience considered.
• 8+ years of supplier quality, quality engineering, manufacturing quality, or supplier‑development experience.
• Experience supporting Government or defense contracts and working with contract quality requirements under FAR Part 46; DFARS experience preferred where applicable.
• Demonstrated ability to qualify, assess, and monitor suppliers based on quality‑system capability, technical competence, capacity, delivery performance, and risk.
• Experience conducting supplier audits, including quality‑management‑system, process, product, and special‑process audits.
• Working knowledge of quality‑management systems such as ISO 9001, AS9100, or other standards relevant to the organization’s industry.
• Proficiency interpreting engineering drawings, specifications, bills of material, inspection plans, test requirements, and configuration‑control requirements.
• Experience with nonconformance management, material review, root‑cause analysis, corrective and preventive action (CAPA), and supplier corrective action requests (SCARs).
• Ability to develop and review quality plans, first‑article inspection packages, inspection/test records, certificates of conformance, and traceability documentation.
• Experience applying quality tools such as 5 Why, fishbone analysis, FMEA, control plans, process capability, statistical process control, and risk‑based thinking.
• Strong documentation discipline and ability to maintain objective quality evidence that is complete, accurate, traceable, and ready for customer or Government review.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills with suppliers, procurement, engineering, manufacturing, program management, and customers.
• Up to 50% travel

Preferred Qualifications

• ASQ certification, such as Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Certified Supplier Quality Professional (CSQP), or Certified Quality Auditor (CQA).
• Experience with DCMA, source inspection, Government quality assurance surveillance, customer audits, or audit‑response activities.
• Experience with counterfeit‑part prevention, product traceability, lot control, serialization, and supplier flowdown requirements.
• Familiarity with first article inspection requirements, including AS9102.
• Knowledge of ERP, quality‑management‑system, and supplier‑performance‑management tools.

• Salary Range: per year 155000-185000
• 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, short/long-term disability
• Employer-funded Health Savings Account
• Unlimited PTO
• 401(k) match
• Company-paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• Flexible Savings Account
• Paid FMLA, Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Student Loan Repayment
• Equity Program

Notice to Recruitment Agencies

Infleqtion does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Infleqtion is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.