Supplier Quality Specialist (Starship Supply Chain)

The role

The Supplier Quality Specialist will manage non-conformances and improve vendor performance for the Starship supply chain. This role involves working with engineering, procurement, and production teams to ensure high quality parts and services.

What you will do

• Improve the issue ticket landscape for specific products.
• Identify specific actions to improve vendor performance.
• Own non-conformances found in production and drive corrective actions with vendors.
• Partner with vendors to institute new processes to reduce issues and supply chain risk.
• Improve existing quality management processes.
• Manage containment, receiving, and precision inspection non-conformances.
• Create improvements within the supply base to facilitate a stable supply chain.
• Provide technical support onsite at suppliers.
• Work with engineering, procurement, and production teams.
• Analyze quality metrics to identify trends and root causes.

Required qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or supply chain OR 2+ years of professional experience in engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, or quality field in lieu of a degree.
• Must be able to travel - up to 25% work week travel.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or supply chain.
• Experience with sharing information and influencing others.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and technical requirements.
• Deep technical domain experience in one or more commodity types, such as machined, avionics, or composite parts.
• Experience reading engineering drawings, including Geometric Dimension and Tolerance (GD&T).
• Experience with AS9100 or similar quality management system standard.
• Knowledge of supplier quality processes.
• Direct experience interfacing with suppliers, corrective/ preventive action systems, supplier portals.
• Experience in a supplier development capacity.

Benefits

• Company stock or long-term cash awards
• Potential discretionary bonuses
• Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• 3 weeks of paid vacation
• 10 or more paid holidays per year
• Paid sick leave

Before you apply

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, o

About the company

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