Supplier Quality Engineer - Sr/Spec/Principal

General Dynamics Corporation; Groton (CT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, CT seeks a Supplier Quality Engineer—Sr/Spec/Principal—to oversee supplier performance and ensure PO requirements are met.

You will review data, perform supplier capability assessments, audits, and problem resolution, and travel to supplier sites to understand practices.

Strong communication, analytical thinking, and technical writing are essential for improving part quality and supporting Navy submarine programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an Engineering or Engineering Technology discipline is required.
• 5+ years of professional post‑grad engineering experience.
• Ability to travel to supplier locations.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a SECRET DoD security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee supplier performance and ensure conformance to PO requirements.
• Review ordering data, supplier capability assessments, and supplier QMS reviews.
• Lead problem resolution, process audits/surveillance and product inspections.
• Identify and analyze material defects and quality trends for root-cause actions.
• Travel to supplier sites to assess practices and ensure Navy/contract requirements are met.

Skills

Leadership skills

Analytical skills

Technical writing skills

Experience in business communication

Strong organizational skills

Adaptable

Self-Starter

Meeting facilitation

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering or Engineering Technology

Job description

Supplier Quality Engineer - Sr/Spec/Principal

Responsibilities for this Position

Supplier Quality Engineer - Sr/Spec/Principal
US-CT-Groton
Job ID: 2026-18941
Type: Full-Time
# of Openings: 4
Category: Quality Control
EB Groton Shipyard
Overview

Within Electric Boat Supplier Quality Engineering, we pride ourselves with being flexible to everyone's experiences and values. Applicants to this post have a chance of being a part of Electric Boats reinvigorated, enterprise-wide initiative of supply base utilization.

The Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) will be responsible for managing oversight of Electric Boats vendors. SQEs have a direct impact on the product quality from our supply base and the responsibility to assess vendor performance. These vendors provide material which plays a crucial role in downstream manufacturing process in our shipyards and at other vendors in our supply chain. Engineers will be required to perform various duties throughout all stages of procurement, including but not limited to: Review of Ordering Data, Supplier Capability Assessments, Suppliers Quality Management System Reviews, Problem Resolution, Process Audits / Surveillance and Product Inspection.

In addition, Engineers will evaluate material defects and quality trends to identify where Supplier root cause assessments and corrective actions are required. This position benefits from a technical background, willingness to understand complex/critical components, and historically trend/analyze nonconformance data.

This position will require travel to Supplier locations to develop an understanding of the manufacturing and quality practices used by the Supplier to ensure purchase order requirements are met.

The ideal Supplier Quality Engineer candidate will exhibit the following characteristics:

• Be an excellent communicator, because you take care in articulating your own thought processes, as well as critiquing the work of others
• Be passionate about quality, because you understand that each submarine part is critical to Sailors safety and the mission of the nation
• Have an unrelenting appreciationfor technical details, because you value every aspect of the product to improve the overall quality
• Excel at working in a team environment, because you are a member of a Supply Chain Management team working to meet both the Navys and Electric Boats goals

Responsibilities

Desired Core Values and Proven Professional Attributes

• Leadership skills
• Analytical skills
• Technical writing skills
• Experience in business communication written/correspondence/verbal
• Strong organizational skills & ability to prioritize task assignments
• Adaptable - ability to lead and follow
• Self-Starter willing to learn new and unfamiliar areas
• Meeting facilitation

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor of Science in an Engineering or Engineering Technology discipline
• 5+ years of professional post grad engineering experience
• Ability to travel (potentially extensively at times)
• Ability to obtain and maintain a SECRET DoD security clearance

Preferred:

• 5+ years of relevant experience in Quality Engineering, Systems Engineering, and/or Waterfront Engineering.
• Quality Certifications: LEAN Six Sigma Green or Black Belt, American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) and/or ASQ Certified Quality Manager (CQM)
• US Military experience
• Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, Structural or Industrial Engineering
• Experience working with Quality requirements
• Experience with Supplier oversight
• Auditing experience

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General Dynamics Electric Boat is a recognized leader in the design, construction and lifecycle support of submarines for the United States Navy.