Supplier Quality Engineer

Protecting What Matters. Powering the Future of Naval Technology. Your work here has global impact. From developing sonar and radar systems to advancing unmanned and undersea platforms, our technologies empower the U.S. Navy and allied forces to operate in some of the world’s most complex environments. As the maritime and underwater battlespace evolves, we continue to push boundaries—driven by innovation, accountability, and a shared commitment to excellence.

Join us as we shape the future of naval warfare—safeguarding the seas and strengthening navies worldwide.

Nationality Requirements Due to the nature of the programs we support, certain roles may require candidates to meet U.S. nationality requirements and be eligible to obtain a security clearance.

The Ultra Maritime Supplier Quality function is responsible for ensuring the effectiveness and fulfilment of Ultra's Quality Policy, which is to comply fully in the conduct of the Company's business with all applicable regulatory and customer required specifications. Additionally, to maintain an effective Quality Management System working in partnership with the Supply Chain, Production and Quality Engineering teams to ensure that products and processes received conform to applicable standards and specifications, and the incidence and costs of quality non-conformances are constantly monitored and improved, while maintaining the highest practicable standards of supplier quality and delivery.

This position is a Temporary role.

• Non-Conformance Process Support and Management
• Liaison between Engineering, Manufacturing and Procurement for material quality issues
• Supplier QMS Audits and Action Verification
• Supplier Continuous Improvement Activities (i.e. Process Audit, etc)
• Request for Engineering Approval Inspections (REA)
• Assist with RMA Processing as needed to return material to the supplier for analysis, rework, or replacement
• Maintain the ISO
  901 approved Supplier Quality system and support SO9001 Audits as required
• Provide support for any customer and/or DCMA visits related to part quality as needed
• Investigate and address customer complaints regarding purchased part quality.
• Lead root cause analysis investigations, preferred experience with 8D methodology
• Work with Design Engineering and Supply Chain Management to continuously develop and improve the adequacy of existing incoming receiving processes and inspection systems for their commodity area
• Evaluate new suppliers and ensure that due diligence is given to identifying and managing the associated risks for their commodity area
• Assist the Supplier Quality Manager with the approval process when new suppliers are added, their scope of approvals are updated, or there are changes in the location of manufacture, process, critical equipment, ownership, etc.
• With Supply Chain Management oversight, actively approve and disapprove suppliers as required
• Develop plans with suppliers to increase quality of their product at Ultra Maritime

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Applied Science, Quality Assurance or equivalent field.
• Six plus years of experience in quality or a quality related field in a manufacturing environment.
• Due to the nature of work performed and access to export-controlled information, U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Must have excellent communication skills - written and verbal
• Must have excellent understanding in root cause analysis and the ability to lead teams in the use of the data.
• Preferred experience with 8D methodology
• Must be willing to travel to domestic suppliers