Supplier Quality Engineer - New Grad

The role

This person will support supplier quality for components, printed circuit board assemblies, subassemblies, and system-level products. They will review documentation, monitor supplier performance, and investigate manufacturing issues.

What you will do

• Review First Article Inspection packages against engineering drawings and specifications.
• Maintain quality records in Product Lifecycle Management and quality-management systems.
• Monitor supplier scorecards and quality trends.
• Issue and manage routine Supplier Corrective Action Requests.
• Support new-supplier assessments and qualification activities.
• Participate in supplier quality-system and manufacturing-process audits.
• Support supplier readiness for new-product-introduction and pilot builds.
• Assist with incoming-quality issues, nonconformance investigations, and material disposition.
• Use structured problem-solving methods like 8D, 5 Whys, and fishbone analysis.
• Work with internal teams and suppliers to resolve quality issues.

Required qualifications

• 2026 new graduate available for an immediate start.
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Materials Science, or a related technical field.
• Zero to two years of relevant experience.
• Foundational understanding of manufacturing, inspection, quality engineering, statistics, and structured problem-solving.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and specifications.
• Foundational knowledge of tolerances and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
• Familiarity with First Article Inspection and quality tools such as statistical process control, Cp/Cpk, measurement-system analysis, process failure mode and effects analysis, control plans, 8D, and
• Exposure to one or more relevant manufacturing processes, such as printed circuit board assembly, cables, machining, sheet metal, plastics, or system assembly.
• Proficiency with Excel or similar tools.
• Familiarity with, or the ability to learn, Product Lifecycle Management and quality-management systems.
• Ability to evaluate technical evidence and communicate risks clearly.
• Willingness to travel to domestic and international supplier sites as needed.

Nice to have

• Internship, co-op, project, or research experience in supplier quality, manufacturing, hardware development, quality engineering, or operations.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001, AS9100, Advanced Product Quality Planning, Production Part Approval Process, or another relevant quality standard or product-qualification framework.
• Hands-on participation in an engineering organization or project such as Formula SAE, robotics, aerospace, electronics, or a university manufacturing laboratory.

About the company

Cerebras Systems builds the world's largest AI chip. The company works with leading model labs, global enterprises, and cutting-edge AI-native startups.