Quality Assurance Engineering P17 (Supplier Quality)

Location: Hollister, CA, United States. The role requires in-person management meetings, training, and travel to suppliers as needed.

Salary: $100,000–$186,000 per year, plus eligibility for a bonus.

Company

hirify.globalt's PacSci EMC operating company develops energetic materials, devices, and subsystems for military and commercial applications.

What you will do

• Lead supplier evaluations, risk assessments, process audits, compliance assessments, and supplier monitoring.
• Analyze supplier failures and create corrective action plans using 8D, 5-Why, Fishbone, Six Sigma, and Lean methods.
• Generate quality metrics and reports covering PPM, non-conformances, SCARs, scorecards, and required actions.
• Support supplier development, non-conforming investigations, failure review boards, and inspection plans.
• Collaborate with Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, New Product Development, Strategic Sourcing, Quality Inspection, and Purchasing.
• Train operators and quality engineers and contribute subject-matter expertise on supplier products and processes.

Requirements

• 5–10 years of experience in a QMS-controlled production environment such as AS9100, ISO 9001, or ISO 13485.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Manufacturing, or Mechanical Engineering is preferred; relevant non-degree experience may be considered.
• Knowledge of PFMEAs, control builds, SPC, supplier quality processes, and statistical software.
• Hands-on experience with 8D, Ishikawa, 3D, and 5-Whys tools.
• Strong oral and written communication skills and the ability to independently assess supplier issues and develop proportionate action plans.
• U.S. citizenship or qualifying U.S. person status is required, or the candidate must collaborate on obtaining applicable export authorizations.

Nice to have

• ASQ or Lead Auditor certification.
• Experience with Advanced Product Quality Planning and Production Part Approval Process.
• Experience with ordnance, energetic materials, powders, or propellants.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on mission-critical instruments, sensors, devices, and subsystems.
• Safety First and Quality Every Time are core operating principles.
• Opportunity to work across engineering, manufacturing, sourcing, inspection, and purchasing functions.
• Ability to travel to suppliers and work safely in external production environments.