Supplier Quality Specialist (R6419)

Shield AI•Dallas, TX

4d•$88,000 - $133,000

About The Position

Shield AI is seeking a Supplier Quality Specialist to support the Supply Chain team’s oversight of supplier performance and quality. The team assesses supplier risk, leads failure investigations, and supports proactive source qualification. In this role, the specialist owns day-to-day supplier quality execution and issue management, working with suppliers and internal stakeholders across production to contain defects, resolve nonconformances, and implement corrective and preventive actions that minimize disruption to engineering and production.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or 5+ years of experience in an engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, or quality field.
Bachelor’s degree in engineering or supply chain.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to liaise cross-functionally internally and externally and make presentations to team members and management.
Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and technical requirements.
Deep technical domain experience in PCBA manufacturing and rework.
Qualified to IPC J-STD-001, IPC-A-610, and IPC 7711/7721.
Experience reading engineering drawings, including Geometric Dimension and Tolerance (GD&T).
Experience with AS9100 or a similar quality management system standard.
Knowledge of supplier quality processes, such as part or supplier approval processes and First Article Inspection Reports.
Direct experience interfacing with suppliers, corrective/preventive action systems, and supplier portals.
Proficiency with MS Office applications.
Proficiency with lean concepts and statistical and data analytics.

Responsibilities

Own supplier-related nonconformances identified at supplier facilities, during receiving and precision inspection, and throughout production, including Supplier Deviation Requests (SDRs).
Manage nonconformance workflows, including Material Review Board (MRB) dispositions, Return to Vendor (RTV) activities, supplier Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA), and production issue ticket reviews.
Drive open issues toward resolution by coordinating containment, investigation, disposition, and corrective action with suppliers and internal teams.
Coordinate containment of nonconforming material by locating affected products, partnering with Supplier Development Engineers to mitigate flight risk, and supporting root cause investigations.