Senior Supplier Quality Engineer

About the role

The Leidos Mission Assurance organization is seeking a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer (Sr. SQE) to support the Defense/Land/Aerospace sector. The role covers multiple programs, projects, product lines and suppliers, balancing competing priorities while ensuring supplier quality, compliance, risk management and continuous improvement across development, production and sustainment. It is based in Huntsville.

Key responsibilities

• Lead supplier quality activities across concurrent programs, ensuring compliance with program requirements, schedules, contracts and customer expectations.
• Coordinate supplier quality initiatives and provide cross-program visibility of supplier performance, quality risks, corrective actions and continuous improvement to program leadership.
• Interface with suppliers and act as liaison between suppliers, customers, government representatives and internal stakeholders.
• Conduct on-site supplier audits, assessments, capability evaluations and readiness reviews.
• Perform root cause analyses, drive containment actions and corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• Develop and maintain supplier performance metrics such as nonconforming material trends, defect rates and corrective action responsiveness.
• Take part in supplier selection, qualification and oversight, and flow down quality requirements, Qnote clauses, Statements of Work and contractual obligations.
• Review inspection and test documentation, including First Article Inspections (FAIs), source inspection records, material certifications and test reports.
• Support Supplier Quality Analysts in supplier qualification, GIDEP evaluations and technical assessments, and partner with other SQEs to standardize processes.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree with 8-12 years of manufacturing experience, including at least 5 years in supplier quality engineering within an AS9100-certified QMS, or a high school diploma/GED with 15 years of manufacturing experience including 5 years in supplier quality or quality engineering in an AS9100 environment or similar regulated industry.
• Demonstrated experience supporting multiple projects, programs or product lines in a complex aerospace, defense, manufacturing or government-contracting environment.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and communicate with stakeholders across organizations.
• Experience with supplier audits, assessments and readiness reviews.
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs and to travel up to 50%.

Required skills

• Reading engineering drawings, schematics, CAD models, specifications, AS9102 FAI documentation and contractual quality requirements.
• Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office, and technical report writing.
• Preferred: working knowledge of J-STD-001, IPC-A-610, IPC/WHMA-A-620, special processes (welding, painting, Chem Film, anodizing, heat treating, NADCAP), GIDEP, DCMA and government QA requirements.
• Preferred: ASQ CQE, CSQP, AS9100 Lead Auditor certification or equivalent; experience with quality management and ERP systems.