Supplier Quality Engineer

Signia Aerospace is built on decades of proven performance and partnership in the aircraft systems industry. The proven brands that operate under the Signia Aerospace ecosystem lead the field in thermal management and mission-specific equipment. They are the brands of choice for pilots, maintenance directors, ground crews, and supply chain professionals worldwide, in commercial, private, and military applications. Our depth of expertise and unique pool of resources allows us to act as an integrated, nimble partner in the design, manufacture, delivery, and service of highly specialized aircraft systems and components.

Company Name: Hartzell Propeller LLC

We are a team that prides ourselves on a culture that supports shared values of empowerment, accountability, drive, integrity, and respect. Our team shares a deep commitment to safety and collaboration. We offer a comprehensive benefits package to support your well-being and professional growth including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, life insurance, 401(K) plans with employer match, company provided Growth Participation Units (GPU) and so much more.

Our GPU benefit is unique to the industry and encourages all employees to think like owners and receive future financial reward for contributions to business growth. Join our team to be part of a culture that encourages growth and development and celebrates our success.

Hartzell Propeller is seeking an analytical, technically proficient, detail-oriented, and self-motivated Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) to join our Supply Chain team. The SQE serves as the primary technical quality liaison between Hartzell and assigned suppliers, ensuring compliance with company, customer, industry, and regulatory requirements while improving supplier capability and performance.

This role leads supplier assessments, audits, root cause investigations, corrective actions, qualification activities, and development initiatives. The SQE works closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Product Support, Sales, and Service Center teams to reduce risk, support new product introduction, and strengthen quality, delivery, responsiveness, and cost competitiveness across the supply base.

All roles at Signia are expected to support the company’s operating model (SOAR) and contribute to the organization’s business value drivers, Profitable New Business, Productivity, Precision M&A, and Value-Based Pricing, through operational excellence, continuous improvement, collaboration, and customer focus.

• Drive measurable reduction in supplier non-conformances, scrap, and recurring defects through effective root cause analysis, corrective action, and defect-prevention methods.
• Manage supplier quality relationships, including qualification, approval, onboarding, performance monitoring, development, and escalation of quality concerns.
• Conduct supplier quality system, process, product, and special-process audits to verify compliance with Hartzell, AS9100, FAA, customer, and other applicable requirements.
• Monitor supplier quality and delivery metrics, analyze performance trends, and implement improvement or risk-mitigation plans when performance does not meet expectations.
• Lead implementation of quality requirements within assigned commodity strategies while supporting supplier capability, operational reliability, and total-cost improvement.
• Partner with suppliers to develop and maintain process plans, control plans, PFMEAs, inspection strategies, and other quality-planning documentation for new and existing products.
• Define documentation, inspection, validation, and acceptance requirements; provide technical support to…