Supplier Quality Specialist (R6419)

The role

You will oversee supplier quality worldwide, including supplier nonconformances, Supplier Deviation Requests, and Material Review Board dispositions. You will drive issues to resolution with suppliers and internal teams through containment, investigation and corrective action.

What you will do

• Own supplier-related nonconformances found at supplier facilities, during receiving and precision inspection, and in production, including Supplier Deviation Requests (SDRs).
• Manage nonconformance workflows, including Material Review Board (MRB) dispositions, Return to Vendor (RTV) activities, supplier Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA), and production issue ticket re
• Drive open issues toward resolution, coordinating containment, investigation, disposition and corrective action with suppliers and internal teams.
• Coordinate containment of nonconforming material by locating affected products, partnering with Supplier Development Engineers to mitigate flight risk, and supporting root cause investigations.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 5+ years of experience in an engineering, supply chain, manufacturing or quality field
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or supply chain
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to liaise cross functionally and externally and present to team members and management
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and technical requirements
• Deep technical domain experience in PCBA manufacturing and rework
• Qualified to IPC J-STD-001, IPC-A-610, IPC 7711/7721
• 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 (Part or Supplier Approval Processes, First Article Inspection Reports, etc.)
• Direct experience interfacing with suppliers, corrective/preventive action systems and supplier portals
• Proficiency in MS Office applications
• Proficiency with lean concepts and statistical and data analytics

Benefits

• Bonus for full-time regular employees
• Benefits for full-time regular employees
• Equity for full-time regular employees
• Temporary benefits package for temporary employees (applies after 60 days of employment)

Before you apply

• All offers are contingent on a cleared background check and possible reference check
• Salary depends on skill set, experience level, licenses and certifications, and work location

About the company

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company that builds intelligent systems to protect service members and civilians. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation technologies.