Supplier Quality Manager

Axiom Space is building the world’s first commercial space station –Axiom Station. Serving as a cornerstone for sustained human presence in space, this next-generation orbital platform fosters groundbreaking innovation and research in microgravity, and cultivates the vibrant, global space economy of tomorrow. Today, driven by the vision of leading humanity’s journey off planet, Axiom Space is the principal provider of commercialhuman spaceflightservices to the International Space Station and developer of advanced spacesuitsfor the Moon and low-Earth orbit.

Axiom Space is building era-defining space infrastructure that drives exploration and fuels a vibrant space economy that will empower our civilization to transcend Earth for the benefit of every human, everywhere.

Axiom Space fosters a work environment inclusive of all perspectives. We are the pioneers of commercial space, leading the transformation of low-Earth orbit into a global space marketplace. Our mission-driven team is seeking a bold and dynamic Supplier Quality Manager who is fueled by high ownership, execution horsepower, growth mindset, and driven to understand our world, science/technology, and life itself, for the benefit of all on Earth and beyond.

We are looking for a resilient, high-energy, experienced Supplier Quality Manager who to lead and serve as an organization builder establishing a Supplier Quality Center of Excellence (COE) as the company’s single source of truth for supplier quality. This role hires, coaches, and develops a high-performing team of supplier quality engineers and analysts, fostering a culture of accountability and continuous learning.

The Supplier Quality COE owns supplier qualification, the approved supplier list, requirements flow-down, audits, performance scorecards, and corrective action to ensure space flight hardware meets the quality, reliability, and traceability demands of the mission. By partnering with Supply Chain, Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, and Programs, this leader ensures the organization is a proactive, data-driven organization while supporting AS9100 certification and customer audit readiness.

• Own the supplier qualification, approval, and requalification process, including risk-based assessment of capability, quality system maturity, financial and delivery stability, and special process control
• Maintain the Approved Supplier List (ASL) and ensure purchases of flight and critical hardware are placed only with approved sources
• Assign supplier risk tiers and define the oversight level (survey, audit frequency, source inspection) appropriate to each tier
• Verify supplier certifications and accreditations (AS9100, ISO 9001, NADCAP, ISO/IEC 17025) and monitor expiration and status
• Review purchase orders and technical data packages with Procurement and Engineering to ensure quality, specification, and regulatory requirements are correctly flowed down
• Define supplier quality clauses, inspection and test requirements, first article requirements (AS9102), and certificate of conformance expectations
• Plan and conduct supplier audits and process audits (system, process, and product), and lead or support special process and source inspection activities
• Oversee receiving inspection requirements and sampling plans in coordination with the receiving inspection team, adjusting inspection levels based on supplier performance
• Set priorities and manage workload across supplier audits, SCARs, supplier scorecards, and source inspection
• Analyze supplier quality data and trends to drive systemic improvements and reduce escapes at receiving and downstream
• Develop and mature the supplier quality procedures and QMS documentation for supplier…