• Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Material Science/Physics or similar technical field
• 6+ years experience in a manufacturing engineering, design engineering, quality engineering, or supply chain engineering role
• Knowledge of supplier quality processes (production part approval process, advanced product quality planning, first article inspection reports, SCARs etc)
• Ability to work extended hours as needed to meet critical deadlines
• Ability to travel up to 40% of the time
• U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required

Desirable

• As a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer, you will be tasked with a unique challenge to drive to ZERO defects and scale Astranis production at suppliers as we build our satellite manufacturing business
• The Supplier Quality team is responsible for supplier identification, qualification, ongoing development, and corrective action
• The job involves technical communication with internal and external teams, traveling to suppliers in different regions, and on-the-spot critical decision making
• This role is critical to expanding our manufacturing capability while ensuring extreme reliability to make Astranis a world-class satellite manufacturing company
• Establish phase gates at suppliers for new product introduction and production, and manage the program to success by supporting supplier activities to ramp up to full rate production
• Spearhead root cause analysis and countermeasures with the supplier by working with a cross-functional team of engineers and supply chain managers
• Work with design engineers to capture requirements and ensure appropriate inspection processes are in place, at the supplier and at Astranis (incoming quality control)
• Review vendor documentation such as certifications and end item data packages to approve shipment
• Perform supplier audits and qualification activities to certify contract manufacturers for flight hardware production
• Review Astranis PCBA and harness drawings and specifications, give feedback for design-for-manufacturing and inspectability, and approve on behalf of manufacturing
• Establish processes to ingest process data from suppliers, and analyze quality and delivery metrics to identify trends and drive improvement as needed
• Generate forecasts and work with suppliers to ensure capacity for upcoming programs, and drive make/buy trades and supplier selection to ensure a robust supply and high quality for your product lines
• Generate quality clauses and statements of work for various products and commodities to ensure clear flowdown of requirements to vendors