Supplier Quality Engineer

Strengthen the Supply Chain Behind Advanced Manufacturing at 5th Axis

At 5th Axis
, we’re global leaders in precision machining, automated production, and turnkey manufacturing solutions. From advanced work holding systems to zero-point technology, we design, build, and deliver solutions that empower machinists and manufacturers worldwide.

If you understand precision manufacturing and know how to turn supplier challenges into sustainable improvements, this is an opportunity to make a measurable impact across our products, processes, and supply chain.

As our Supplier Quality Engineer
, you’ll qualify and develop suppliers to ensure purchased components, materials, special processes, and outsourced manufacturing services consistently meet our engineering, quality, and delivery requirements.

You’ll serve as the primary quality liaison between 5th Axis and its suppliers, leading audits, First Article approvals, corrective actions, supplier performance reviews, and quality activities supporting new products and new suppliers.

This position requires approximately 20%–30% travel
, primarily to domestic supplier locations.

• You visit a potential machining supplier to evaluate its equipment, processes, quality systems, capacity, and technical capabilities.
• You review drawings, tolerances, inspection plans, and First Article Inspection reports before approving a new part.
• You investigate supplier defects, establish containment, and ensure corrective actions address the true root cause.
• You use scorecards, defect data, capability studies, and audit findings to improve supplier performance.
• You partner with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain to reduce supplier risk and support successful product launches.

• Evaluate, qualify, and develop suppliers supporting CNC machining, raw materials, finishing, plating, heat treatment, assembly, and other manufacturing processes.
• Lead supplier-quality activities for new products, new suppliers, and outsourced manufacturing launches.
• Review and approve First Article Inspection reports, control plans, inspection plans, capability studies, certifications, and other supplier deliverables.
• Conduct supplier audits and manufacturing capability assessments.
• Investigate supplier nonconformances and lead containment, root-cause analysis, and supplier corrective-action requests.
• Monitor supplier performance through scorecards, defect rates, delivery results, corrective-action effectiveness, and cost-of-poor-quality data.
• Review engineering drawings, GD&T, specifications, critical characteristics, and inspection requirements.
• Evaluate supplier measurement systems, gauges, fixtures, calibration controls, and process capability.
• Partner with internal teams and suppliers to improve quality, manufacturability, delivery, process capability, and total cost.
• Maintain supplier quality records and support compliance with ISO 9001 and applicable customer or industry requirements.

• A bachelor’s degree in Quality, Manufacturing, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering
  , or a related technical discipline.
• Five or more years of experience in supplier quality, manufacturing quality, process engineering, or a related engineering role.
• Direct experience with CNC machining, precision-manufactured components, work holding, grinding, or automated manufacturing systems
  .
• Experience interpreting engineering drawings, GD&T, specifications, and inspection requirements.
• Experience conducting supplier audits, process audits, or manufacturing capability assessments.
• Strong knowledge of First Article Inspection, control plans, process capability, measurement systems, and statistical process control.
• Experience…