Senior Manager, Supplier Quality

Job overview

Senior Manager, Supplier Quality is an onsite, full-time role in Austin, TX. Compensation is not specified. The role supports CesiumAstro’s development of communication systems for satellites, unmanned aerial vehicles, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms. The manager leads supplier quality engineering teams and sets priorities for supplier qualification, development, performance, and quality assurance. The role helps ensure purchased hardware and materials meet engineering, customer, regulatory, and quality requirements while reducing supplier quality and delivery risks.

What you'll do

• Manage supplier quality engineering teams responsible for supplier qualification, development, surveillance, performance management, and corrective action
• establish priorities, allocate resources, and plan staffing and execution
• develop quality leaders and engineering personnel
• oversee supplier risk assessments, reviews, audits, source inspections, and approved supplier status
• ensure supplier requirements are flowed down and applicable requirements are met
• evaluate manufacturing processes, process controls, FAI/AS9102, PPAP, inspection methods, and quality documentation
• review supplier performance indicators and identify systemic risks
• guide containment, root cause analysis, corrective and preventive action, disposition, and effectiveness verification
• escalate significant risks and guide SCARs, recovery activities, and capability improvement plans
• partner with engineering, manufacturing, operations, and supply chain
• advance supplier quality processes, systems, analytics, and continuous improvement.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior manager

supplier quality

supplier quality engineering

aerospace

as9100

iso 9001

supplier audits

corrective action

ppap

as9102

austin tx

cesiumastro

travel up to 50%

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Full-time employment offers include company stock options and health, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, life, disability, and retirement plans.

Why this role

Requires at least 9 years of related experience, including 2–5 years of leadership or management experience. Supplier-site travel may reach approximately 50% domestically and occasionally internationally. U.S. export-control eligibility requirements apply.

About the employer

CesiumAstro is hiring for this role. Industry: Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables. Sector: 33.