Mechanical Supplier Quality Engineering

Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. Today Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe – large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military.

With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts. Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization.

Supplier Quality Engineer

As a Supplier Quality Engineer, you will be responsible for successful driving our vendor base to a ZERO defects and scale Astranis production at suppliers as we build our satellite manufacturing business. The Supplier Quality team is responsible for supplier identification, qualification, ongoing development, and corrective action. The job involves technical communication with internal and external teams, traveling to suppliers in different regions, and on-the-spot critical decision making. This role is critical to expanding our manufacturing capability while ensuring extreme reliability to make Astranis a world-class satellite manufacturing company.

Define product specifications – raw material, testing and inspection, GD&T/CMM, and workmanship – in collaboration with Product Engineering

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)

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Material Science/Physics or similar technical field

3+ 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

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

All our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits.

Your compensation also includes a 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.

Astranis pay ranges are informed and defined through professional-grade salary surveys and compensation data sources. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required

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