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Senior Supplier Quality Engineer, Electrical

northwoodspace· Supply Chain
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Torrance, CA$109k - $160kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Senior role to build and scale supplier quality processes for high-reliability electrical/electronic components and assemblies in satellite ground stations; lead supplier quality systems, supplier development, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure long-term performance and manufacturability.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement the company’s first supplier quality assurance system, documentation, and workflows
  • Lead the identification, evaluation, and qualification of new suppliers for key components (RF, PCBA, mechanical, electromechanical) and conduct supplier audits, performance reviews, and corrective action processes
  • Collaborate with product design and manufacturing teams on DFM, NPI, and pilot builds
  • Support in defining supplier KPIs (quality, delivery, cost, responsiveness) and establish reporting mechanisms
  • Drive resolution of supplier quality issues through root cause analysis and corrective/preventive action (NCR/CAPA)
  • Support the development of incoming inspection plans and testing protocols
  • Act as a hands-on technical liaison between internal engineering teams and external manufacturing partners
  • Own capacity expansion readiness and production ramp-up at suppliers
  • Develop and implement supplier technical requirements and quality flow downs to meet hardware manufacturing needs
  • Provide feedback to suppliers on manufacturing methods to reduce costs, cycle times, and increase yields
  • Drive supplier root cause failure analysis and corrective actions for quality gaps, escapes, or containments
  • Lead cost engineering activities to converge the bottoms-up cost curve to product cost, maximizing total cost of ownership

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field
  • 5+ years of experience in Supplier Quality, Manufacturing Quality, Supplier Development, or a related discipline with hands-on leadership in supplier quality for electrical/electronic components and assemblies
  • Strong knowledge of PCB fabrication and PCBA/SMT manufacturing processes (stencil design, solder-paste printing, SPI, pick-and-place, reflow profiling, AOI, X-ray inspection, rework/repair, testing)
  • Working knowledge of IPC standards (IPC-A-600, IPC-A-610, J-STD-001, IPC-6012, IPC-2221/2222)
  • Experience conducting supplier quality-system and manufacturing process audits and evaluating supplier controls
  • Experience leading supplier problem-solving activities (8D, 5-Why, Fishbone, RCA, CAPA)
  • Experience managing NCR/MRB, deviations/concessions, supplier corrective actions, and supplier changes
  • Hands-on experience leading APQP/PPAP activities (process flow diagrams, PFMEAs, control plans, MSA, SPC, capability studies, validation)
  • Experience with AS9100 and AS9102 First Article Inspection
  • Ability to travel up to 25% domestically and internationally

Skills

Required:Supplier quality system designSupplier qualification and auditsDFM/NPI collaborationRoot cause analysis and CAPA
Nice to have:APQP/PPAP

Benefits

  • Offers Equity
  • Compensation between $109K – $160K
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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