# Senior Supplier Quality Engineer (Mechanical)

**Company**: Astranis
**Location**: San Francisco
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $145,000-$220,000 USD
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q96372482

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## Description

Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity's reach into the solar system.

As a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer (Mechanical), you will drive the vendor base to zero defects and scale Astranis production at suppliers as we build our satellite manufacturing business.

**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)

**Requirements**

- 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

**Bonus**

- Experience in aerospace manufacturing or automotive manufacturing – AS9100, IAFT 16949, Quality Management Systems

- Statistical tools domain – Cpk & Ppk, SPC), DOE, and GR&R

- Experience in electronics manufacturing – PCBA and Harnesses (IPC 600, IPC 610, and IPC 620)

**What we offer**

- Base pay: $145,000-$220,000 USD

- Significant equity package via incentive stock options

- High-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals

## Skills

### Required
- GD&T
- mechanical engineering
- thermal engineering
- manufacturing processes
- CNC
- forging
- welding
- assembly

### Nice to have
- aerospace manufacturing
- automotive manufacturing
- AS9100
- IAFT 16949
- Quality Management Systems
- statistical tools
- DOE
- GR&R
- electronics manufacturing
- PCBA
- Harnesses
- IPC 600
- IPC 610
- IPC 620

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