Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, or related technical field
5-8 years of supplier quality experience in aerospace and defense
Experience managing suppliers for space-grade machining and PCB manufacturing
Strong skills in supplier management and leadership
Ability to interpret complex engineering documentation
Familiarity with quality management systems like AS9100 or ISO 9001
Expertise in root cause analysis methodologies
Background in aerospace and electronics manufacturing
Responsibilities
Implement and maintain supplier quality processes per AS9100
Collaborate with engineering, operations, and supply chain for compliance
Manage supplier qualifications and performance reviews
Provide technical support and training to suppliers
Work with design engineering for manufacturability considerations
Investigate nonconformance and drive corrective actions
Monitor supplier corrective action requests and escalate as needed
Conduct supplier audits and performance metric analysis
Identify continuous improvement initiatives
Benefits
Company stock options
Generous health, dental, and vision plans
Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Life and disability insurance
Retirement plans
Full Job Description
We are looking to add a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer to our team. If you enjoy working in a startup environment and are passionate about developing leading-edge electronics for satellites, spacecraft, and aerospace systems, we would like to hear from you.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Implement and maintain supplier quality processes and documentation in accordance with AS9100, leveraging business systems functionalities to drive process efficiency and effectiveness.
Work cross-functionally with engineering, operations, supply chain to ensure supplier flow down and compliance to QMS, customer, industry, regulatory/statutory, and any applicable requirements.
Maintain approved suppliers including supplier qualification, periodic performance review, supplier relationship management, risk assessment, and removal, if needed.
Provide technical guidance, support, and training to suppliers to ensure alignment to CesiumAstro requirements for execution.
Collaborate with design engineering to ensure suppliers design for manufacturability (DFM) considerations are incorporated.
Perform nonconformance investigation and drive root cause corrective action when supplier issues occur.
Support disposition of nonconformances including rework, scrap, and RMA.
Monitor and drive supplier corrective actions requests (SCARs) when escalated.
Establish and analyze supplier performance metrics including defect rate, nonconformances, on-time delivery, cost of rework/scrap, and supplier corrective action resolution.
Use performance data to drive strategic partnerships and develop supplier capability with key suppliers.
Perform supplier site audits and source inspection as needed.
Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
JOB REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, or a related technical field.
5-8 years of supplier quality experience in aerospace and defense industries.
Experience managing suppliers for space-grade machining, PCBs, PCBAs, integrated assemblies, and test.
Demonstrated skills in supplier management, leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
Ability to interpret engineering documentation, requirements, and other supplier flow downs.
Experience with certified quality management systems such as AS9100 or ISO 9001.
Expertise in root cause analysis methodologies and corrective action implementation.
Experience with aerospace and electronics manufacturing.
$115,000 - $136,000 a year
CesiumAstro considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills. Full-time employment offers include company stock options and a generous benefits package including health, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, life, disability and retirement plans.
About CesiumAstro
CesiumAstro is a technology company that provides advanced communications systems for satellite and space-based applications. The company's systems use advanced software-defined radio technology to provide high-bandwidth, low-latency communications for a variety of applications, including remote sensing, earth observation, and satellite communications. CesiumAstro's systems are designed to be highly modular and scalable, allowing them to be easily integrated into a wide range of satellite and space-based platforms. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Austin, Texas.
