Supplier Quality Specialist - Composites (R6586)
Shield AI · Seattle, Washington
Posted November 10, 2026
AI Summary
Shield AI is seeking a Supplier Quality Specialist focused on composites to manage the quality of its supplier base. The role covers supplier qualification, risk assessments, audits, and corrective action (SCARs), while working closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain to resolve producibility and process capability issues. It suits someone who enjoys combining hands-on quality oversight with data-driven continuous improvement for defense aerospace products.
Job Description
Job Description:
Shield AI is actively seeking candidates with deep expertise in manufacturing and quality methodologies, paired with a relentless drive to enable supplier success and strengthen mission-critical operations.
Shield AI’s Supply Chain Quality team is responsible for global quality oversight across our supplier base. The team reduces supply-chain risk through supplier assessments and internal risk reviews, proactively drives supplier qualification and development activities.
In this role, you will be responsible for supplier qualification, development, performance management, and quality assurance across the composites commodity supply base. You will conduct supplier audits, nonconformance resolution, root-cause investigations, and hands on hardware dispositions.
You will evaluate supplier capability, quality performance, organizational risk, and resource needs to ensure purchased hardware and materials meet Shield AI engineering, customer, regulatory, and quality requirements. You will partner closely with Supply Chain, Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, and Program teams to resolve complex supplier-quality issues, improve supplier capability, and reduce quality and delivery risk across the supply base.
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