Supply Chain Architect

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

Benefits offered by this job

Salary range: $155,000–$185,000 per yr

Company-paid medical, dental, vision

Unlimited PTO

401(k) match

Equity program

Life and AD&D insurance

Flexible Spending Account

Paid FMLA, Maternity/Paternity Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Student loan repayment

Job summary

Infleqtion is seeking a senior Supplier Quality professional to lead supplier quality assurance, audits, and CAPA programs. You will qualify suppliers against quality-system criteria, monitor performance, and ensure compliance with FAR Part 46 and DFARS where applicable.

The role requires 8+ years in supplier quality and related fields, strong documentation practices, and ability to collaborate across engineering, procurement, and manufacturing teams. Up to 50% travel will be involved.

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.
• Qualify, assess, and monitor suppliers based on quality-system capability, technical competence, capacity, delivery performance, and risk.
• Conduct supplier audits covering quality-management-system, process, product, and special-process audits.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001, AS9100, or similar quality standards.
• Interpret drawings, specifications, BOMs, inspection plans, test requirements, and configuration-control requirements.
• Experience with nonconformance management, CAPA, SCARs, and corrective actions.
• Develop and review quality plans, first-article inspection packages, inspection/test records, certificates of conformance, and traceability.
• Apply quality tools: 5 Why, fishbone, FMEA, control plans, SPC, risk-based thinking.

Responsibilities

• Qualify, assess, and monitor supplier quality capability and performance.
• Plan and conduct supplier audits (QMS, process, product, and special processes).
• Ensure compliance with quality standards (ISO9001/AS9100) and contract requirements.
• Review and prepare inspection records, certificates of conformance, and traceability docs.
• Lead CAPA and supplier corrective actions; monitor progress and effectiveness.
• Collaborate with procurement, engineering, manufacturing, and program management.
• Support travel up to 50% as required.

Skills

Quality systems

Supplier quality

Audit execution

CAPA & SCARs

FMEA & SPC

Inspection & PPAP

Documentation discipline

Communication with suppliers

Risk-based thinking

Process capability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/quality/manufacturing

Tools

ERP systems

Quality-management-system tools

Supplier-performance-management tools

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.

• 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.