Supplier Quality Manager

Company Overview

ACS (Allen Control Systems) is a defense technology company building precision robotic systems for the United States and its allies. Founded by two former U.S. Navy electrical engineers with deep experience in robotics and software, ACS brings together AI, computer vision, precision motion, and advanced hardware to solve complex defense challenges across land, air, and maritime environments.

Our flagship product, Bullfrog, is an autonomous precision weapon system that transforms existing weapons into highly accurate counter-drone systems - giving warfighters a scalable, cost-effective response to one of the fastest-growing threats on the modern battlefield. Bullfrog is deployed with U.S. forces, and ACS works with organizations throughout the U.S. military and national security community.

Following a $200 million Series B at a $2.2 billion valuation, ACS is rapidly expanding manufacturing, accelerating Bullfrog deployments, and developing the next generation of autonomous battlefield systems. This is an opportunity to join a proven, fast-moving team and help scale technology with direct, real-world impact on national security.

ACS is headquartered in Austin, Texas, with additional operations in Alexandria, Virginia;
Mountain View, California; and Huntsville, Alabama. For more information, visit

Allen Control Systems (ACS) is seeking a Supplier Quality Manager to lead supplier quality, development, and performance as we scale our manufacturing operations. This role will be responsible for ensuring that purchased materials, components, and assemblies consistently meet ACS quality, engineering, and production requirements.

The Supplier Quality Manager will work closely with Supply Chain, Quality, Manufacturing, and Engineering to establish supplier quality standards, qualify and develop suppliers, resolve quality issues, and reduce risk throughout the supply base.

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who is comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment, building processes from the ground up, and working directly with suppliers to solve complex manufacturing and quality challenges.

• Own and continuously improve the supplier quality program across the organization.

• Establish supplier quality standards, processes, metrics, and expectations aligned with company and customer requirements.

• Lead supplier qualification, onboarding, approval, and ongoing performance management.

• Develop supplier quality strategies that support rapid production growth, new product introduction, and supply chain scalability.

• Partner with Supply Chain leadership to identify and mitigate supplier quality and production risks.

• Establish clear supplier escalation processes and drive accountability for quality performance.

• Develop and maintain supplier scorecards measuring quality, delivery, responsiveness, corrective actions, and overall performance.

• Conduct supplier audits, assessments, and on-site evaluations to determine manufacturing capability and quality system effectiveness.

• Work directly with suppliers to improve manufacturing processes, inspection methods, documentation, and quality controls.

• Identify high-risk or underperforming suppliers and develop structured improvement plans.

• Support supplier selection and sourcing decisions by evaluating quality systems, technical capabilities, capacity, and production readiness.

• Build strong relationships with strategic suppliers while maintaining clear quality and performance expectations.

• Lead investigations and resolution of supplier-related nonconformances and quality escapes.

• Drive structured root cause analysis and corrective action using methodologies such as 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone, and CAPA
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• Manage Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs) and ensure corrective actions are implemented effectively and closed on time.

• Partner with suppliers and internal teams to implement containment actions when quality issues threaten production.

• Analyze supplier defect and nonconformance trends to proactively identify systemic risks.

• Drive reductions in supplier…