Source Inspector_Quality Engineer_WLX

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct source inspections at supplier facilities, ensuring all material and process certifications are complete, accurate, and compliant.
• Verify that all required dimensional inspections are performed and recorded in accordance with current standards (e.g., GSS2188 - latest revision).
• Process Supplier Submission Requests (SRIs) and Quality Notifications (QNs) as they are received.
• Generate monthly supplier scorecards capturing on-time delivery, quality defects, escapes, and performance trends.
• Partner with suppliers to identify areas of underperformance and build actionable improvement plans; track progress to closure.
• Prepare monthly supplier performance summaries for internal leadership.
• Support onsite quality and delivery issue resolution.
• Assist in evaluating and updating quality standards to align with business and program requirements.
• Contribute to developing standards for drop-shipment processes and Delegated Quality Representative (DQR) vendor requirements.

Required Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required due to ITAR restrictions.
• 5+ years of experience in aerospace quality, source inspection, supplier quality engineering, or precision manufacturing inspection.
• Strong knowledge of material certifications, process specifications, dimensional inspection requirements, and aerospace documentation standards.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and GD&T.
• Experience processing supplier nonconformances (QNs, SRIs) and leading supplier corrective action initiatives.
• Solid understanding of supplier performance metrics and scorecarding.
• Strong communication skills for interfacing with suppliers and internal leadership.
• Ability to travel regularly to supplier sites as required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with GSE components, tooling inspection, or complex mechanical assemblies.
• Familiarity with GSS standards, AS9100, NADCAP, or other aerospace quality systems.
• Prior involvement supporting high-volume or critical-path aerospace production programs.
• Experience creating concise and data-driven reports for leadership review.