Allen Control Systems
Supplier Quality Engineer
About this role
Allen Control Systems seeks a Supplier Quality Engineer to oversee incoming materials and components for their autonomous defense systems. You'll conduct supplier audits, manage quality issues, and drive continuous improvement across the supply chain while collaborating with Engineering and Procurement teams in a fast-paced startup environment.
What you'll do
- Perform supplier audits and assessments to verify manufacturing and quality capabilities
- Lead root cause analysis and corrective action processes for supplier defects
- Drive Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Part Approval Processes (PPAP)
- Create supplier performance scorecards and track quality metrics (DPMO, COPQ)
- Review Engineering Change Orders for supply chain impact and feasibility
- Partner with Procurement to support high-risk suppliers and resolve production bottlenecks
What they're looking for
- Supplier quality management and auditing
- Root cause analysis and RCCA methodology
- APQP and PPAP processes
- Quality metrics and data analysis
- Engineering change management
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Problem-solving under pressure
- Supply chain visibility tools
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Allen Control Systems
Allen Control Systems builds autonomous defense systems and robotics platforms, developing real-time simulations, control software, and integrated hardware solutions. The company is hiring software engineers, systems integrators, field operations specialists, and quality engineers to support the development and deployment of next-generation autonomous defense technology.
View all jobs at Allen Control SystemsLikely interview questions
- Walk us through your experience performing supplier audits. What criteria do you typically evaluate, and how have you identified and addressed capability gaps?
- Describe a time you led a Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) process for a supplier defect. What was the issue, and how did you ensure the solution prevented recurrence?