Supplier Quality Engineer

Supplier Quality Engineer

Acutronic is looking for a Supplier Quality Engineer to join our team in Austin, TX. In this role, you will be responsible for establishing, maintaining, and improving the quality performance of suppliers supporting mechanical, electro‑mechanical, and electronic manufacturing operations. This role leads supplier onboarding, qualification, surveillance, and performance monitoring activities to ensure purchased material meets technical, regulatory, and customer requirements. Our ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of relevant experience in aerospace, defense, or electronic manufacturing.

• Lead supplier onboarding, qualification, and approval activities including supplier audits, capability assessments, risk evaluations, and initial surveillance plans.
• Develop, implement, and maintain supplier quality standards, incoming inspection criteria, and Source/FAI requirements.
• Assess supplier performance using key metrics (e.g., OTD, PPM, Quality Scorecards) and escalate issues through formal corrective action and improvement plans.
• Manage supplier Corrective Action Requests (CARs), 8D problem‑solving responses, effectiveness tracking, and follow‑up verification.
• Collaborate with sourcing and procurement to resolve supplier quality concerns, pricing impacts, and disposition of non‑conforming material.
• Review and approve supplier FAIRs (AS9102) for new or changed products.
• Perform supplier surveillance visits, capability reviews, and process reviews as needed.
• Establish incoming inspection criteria, sampling plans, and data recording requirements based on risk and regulatory requirements.
• Provide technical interpretation of drawings, GD&T, inspection specifications, and material requirements to receiving inspectors and other internal teams.
• Maintain traceability for supplier documentation (certifications, material traceability, C of C, test reports, FAI data).
• Support cross‑functional teams on RMA investigations, defect trends, and dispositions.
• Ensure supplier adherence to contractual, regulatory, and customer flow‑down requirements, including special processes, documentation, traceability, inspection, and certification obligations.

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, or related technical discipline preferred.
• Two or more years of aerospace, defense, or electronic manufacturing experience required.
• Training or certification in quality engineering, auditing, or supplier development preferred.
• Experience with IPC workmanship standards, electronic assemblies, or special processes a plus.
• Experience with ISO 9001 and AS9100 implementation or maintenance preferred.
• Strong project management capability.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills.
• Ability to represent the company in supplier meetings or negotiations.
• Strong computer skills including but not limited to MS Office, ERP solutions, and quality management systems.

• Employer‑paid medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Company‑paid holidays and paid‑leave time.

The Acutronic Group has a proud history of building technologies and teams that are crucial to the aerospace, defense, and transportation industries.

Acutronic Simulation & Test Division is the global market leader in high‑performance motion simulation and test equipment. Our rate tables and advanced centrifuges are used to test or calibrate inertial sensors, navigation systems, and stabilized electro‑optics. Hardware‑In‑the‑Loop motion simulators replicate the flight motion profiles and engagement scenarios of missiles. Geotechnical centrifuges and their related accessories are designed to study the behavior of structures, soil mechanics, and earthquakes.

Our vibration test systems (shaker tables) allow users to carry out environmental tests to ensure the robustness or quality of manufactured products. The Division also develops and refurbishes stabilized or gimbaled platforms utilized in applications such as tracking mounts, gun turrets, and directed‑energy systems.

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