Sr. Supplier Quality Engineer

Redwire’s Goleta facility is Made for the Mission, delivering advanced power generation technologies that enable spacecraft to operate reliably across every orbit and mission profile. With proprietary designs, deep technical expertise, and large-scale production capabilities, the team develops solar array solutions tailored to each customer’s size, power, and orbital needs. At the heart of these offerings is Redwire’s patented Roll‑Out Solar Array (ROSA), an award‑winning system that uses composite booms and modular photovoltaic blankets to create compactly stowable, highly efficient solar arrays.

These mission‑proven power systems have supported successful deployments across LEO, GEO, and deep space missions, including the ISS, NASA’s IXPE mission, and NASA’s DART mission.

Redwire Space Enterprises is seeking a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer to join our team in Goleta, CA. In this role, you will ensure that new and existing suppliers—and the products they deliver—meet site, program, and quality requirements. You will support both the Quality and Procurement organizations by assessing supplier capabilities, driving issue resolution, and contributing to supplier development and continuous improvement efforts.

This position plays a key role in maintaining strong supplier relationships and supporting the successful delivery of high‑reliability aerospace hardware.

• Support supplier quality assurance processes and maintain compliance with established Quality Management System procedures.
• Review engineering specifications to help determine proper supplier selection.
• Conduct supplier assessments, audits, performance reviews, and periodic re‑certification activities.
• Apply appropriate quality clauses and requirements during purchase order review and approval.
• Perform supplier source inspections and pre‑shipment reviews to ensure product conformity.

• Investigate supplier‑related product or production issues and collaborate with suppliers to resolve problems.
• Process supplier nonconformances through established material review processes.
• Issue supplier corrective action requests and ensure adequacy of root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions.
• Follow up with suppliers to confirm corrective action implementation and effectiveness.

• Provide proactive and reactive supplier development support based on performance metrics.
• Recommend improvements or corrective actions based on audit results, performance trends, and production issues.

• Interface with suppliers, customers, engineering, procurement, and program teams on supplier quality matters.
• Prepare and communicate clear, data‑driven reports related to supplier performance and quality activities.
• Support other programs and quality initiatives as assigned by the Quality Manager.

• Work under general direction, developing approaches to solve a variety of moderately complex problems.
• Exercise judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate actions.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Quality Management, or a STEM field and a minimum of 5–7 years of supplier quality engineering experience (aerospace/space industry preferred), or 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong knowledge of supplier quality assurance methodologies and practices.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001, AS9100, and related quality standards.
• Demonstrated experience in root cause analysis and corrective action processes.
• Ability to use common mechanical inspection tools and measurement techniques.
• Ability to interpret mechanical drawings, including GD&T.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving…