Senior Supplier Quality Engineer (Mechanical)
About the role
Senior role at Astranis focusing on driving supplier quality and manufacturing scale for satellite production, with responsibilities spanning vendor qualification, DFx, IQC procedures, and root-cause analysis to achieve ZERO defects in a high-reliability aerospace manufacturing environment.
Responsibilities
- Define product specifications – raw material, testing and inspection, GD&T/CMM, and workmanship – in collaboration with Product Engineering
- Establish and execute vendor qualification processes from onsite audits, technical assessments, through qualification builds
- Lead Design For Manufacturing (DFM) reviews and feedback. Become the main vendor's manufacturing and quality point of contact
- Establish phase gates at suppliers for new product introduction – Critical Design Review (CDR), Manufacturing Readiness Review (MRR)
- Develop Incoming Quality Control (IQC) – inspection procedures for thermal, electromechanical assemblies, RF passives, and metal-machined components; as well as supplier documentation (Certificates of Conformance and End Item Data Package) reviews
- Spearhead root cause analysis and corrective actions with the vendors and qualify dispositions (rework, repair, re-build)
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Material Science/Physics or similar technical field
- 6+ years experience in manufacturing engineering, quality engineering, or supply chain engineering
- Background in GD&T, mechanical and thermal engineering, and manufacturing processes (CNC, forging, welding, assembly)
- Ability to work extended hours and travel 40%+ of the time, as needed to meet critical deadlines
Skills
Benefits
- equity
- robust benefits (healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, free on-site catered meals)
About Astranis
Advanced satellites for high orbits.
Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. Today Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe— large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military. With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts. Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization. Astranis has raised over $750 million from some of the world’s best investors, from Andreessen Horowitz to Blackrock, and Fidelity, and employs a team of 450 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.
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