Responsible for evaluating supplier performance, identifying and resolving quality issues, and driving continuous improvement across the supply base. This role partners with procurement, engineering, and production teams to ensure suppliers meet quality, compliance, and business requirements.
Compensation
Level 2: Estimated annual base pay: $75,000-$102,000
All members included in annual cash bonus opportunity.
Responsibilities
Conduct regular assessments of supplier quality metrics to ensure adherence to established standards and contractual requirements.
Identify and analyze complex quality issues, determining root causes and developing effective corrective and preventive actions.
Lead small scale improvement projects focused on enhancing supplier processes and product quality through the implementation of best practices.
Work closely with procurement, engineering, and production teams to align supplier quality objectives with overall business goals.
Develop and maintain comprehensive quality reports and documentation to track supplier performance and support informed decision making.
Lead factory quality performance for the Kalispell, MT manufacturing operations, driving improvements in DMRs, scrap, and quality metrics while managing Metrology and Calibration labs.
Compensation
$144,000.00 - $198,000.00
Responsibilities
Lead overall Manufacturing Quality performance for the Kalispell factory
Own strategies and actions to reduce DMRs, Scrap, Manufacturing IOF Nonconformances and quality-related factory disruptions
Lead MRRT and factory quality escalation
Lead the on-site Metrology organization
Own Manufacturing Quality AOP metrics, scorecards, performance reviews, manufacturing escalations, and QBR reporting
Requirements
Bachelor's Degree
Nice to have: Advanced degree in Engineering, Quality, Operations or Business
Nice to have: ASQ certifications such as CQE, CMQ/OE, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
Nice to have: Experience in semiconductor equipment, capital equipment, medical technology, aerospace, automotive or other complex/high-reliability manufacturing environments
This role provides the opportunity to apply analytical thinking, data-driven storytelling, and stakeholder influence to unlock the highest-value productivity opportunities for Synthesis/Purification Operations (Thin Films and Specialty Gas).
Compensation
Pay range for this position: $130,000 - $165,000
Responsibilities
Lead productivity initiatives across SYN/PUR product lines
Develop and maintain Value Stream Maps (VSMs) & Daily Management Systems (DMS)
Drive process variation reduction (RCCAs, FMEA, DOE)
Leverage dashboards, apps, and data platforms to access and interpret critical process data
Apply SPC and analytics to improve OEE, throughput, and quality
Responsible for the design, development and implementation of standards, methods, and procedures for inspecting, testing, and evaluating the precision and accuracy of company products in compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements.
Responsibilities
Design, develop and implement quality standards and procedures
Inspect and test assemblies and detail parts for compliance
Perform conformity inspections of FAA articles
Conduct in-process audits for AS9100, AS9110, and DCMA 8210.1
Investigate customer escapes and significant quality issues
Requirements
Bachelor's degree
Nice to have: Experience in manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or other highly regulated environment
Nice to have: Lean and/or Six Sigma experience
Nice to have: Familiarity with DCMA 8210.1 and AS9100/AS9110 requirements
Nice to have: Understanding of aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) operations
Provides day‑to‑day manufacturing engineering support for the Garden Grove recovery effort, enabling internal engineering resources to focus on FAI execution, production restart activities, material qualifications, and strategic process improvements.
Compensation
Pay Range: $43.79/hr - $54.74/hr
Responsibilities
Provide hands‑on manufacturing engineering support to production teams and resolve technical issues affecting safety, quality, delivery, and throughput.
Investigate part, process, equipment, and documentation issues; define immediate containment and coordinate technically sound corrective actions.
Prepare and support PRB dispositions, technical evaluations, and implementation follow‑up in accordance with approved procedures and delegated authority.
Review engineering drawings, specifications, routers, work instructions, tooling requirements, and process data to confirm production readiness.
Support FAI readiness by closing routine production issues, gathering objective evidence, and coordinating required manufacturing inputs.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial, or a related engineering discipline
Serves as the primary manufacturing engineering presence on second or third shift during the recovery effort. The role provides rapid production support, investigates manufacturing issues, supports PRB dispositions and RCCA, and ensures effective handoff and closure of off-shift actions.
Compensation
Pay Range: $43.79/hr - $54.74/hr
Responsibilities
Provide onsite manufacturing engineering coverage on an assigned second- or third-shift schedule.
Respond to production interruptions, part issues, equipment or tooling concerns, and documentation discrepancies in real time.
Lead initial technical triage, containment, data collection, and escalation for issues that cannot be fully resolved during the shift.
Prepare and support PRB dispositions and coordinate implementation with Quality and Operations.
Conduct investigations and structured RCCA using 5 Whys, 8D, DMAIC, or equivalent methods.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial, or a related engineering discipline.
Support the development and flight test of the X‑BAT program, ensuring test articles are properly configured, inspected, documented, and ready for safe and effective ground and flight testing.
Compensation
Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
Responsibilities
Support ground and flight test readiness, including hardware inspections, configuration verification, test article acceptance, and review of test documentation
Work directly with flight test and engineering teams to identify, document, and resolve hardware, configuration, process, and test discrepancies
Review engineering drawings, specifications, test procedures, work instructions, configuration records, and acceptance criteria
Ensure test articles meet applicable engineering, quality, safety, and configuration requirements before testing
Support execution of ground and flight test activities, including inspections, test point readiness, discrepancy resolution, and post‑test evaluations
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, technology, quality, or related field, or equivalent experience
Nice to have: 10+ years of experience supporting developmental or operational flight test
Nice to have: experience with unmanned aircraft, prototype aircraft, weapons systems, or other mission‑critical aerospace systems
Nice to have: experience with flight test readiness, test article acceptance, configuration verification, or post‑test inspection
Identifies opportunities and leads Zero Defect projects to reduce Cost of Poor Quality
Collaborates with inspection and manufacturing to evaluate specific product conditions for compliance where determination of requirements is difficult or unclear
Leads continuous improvement efforts and participates in improvement projects lead by others using trend analysis and RCCA tools
Develop and maintain control plans within areas of responsibility
Validates first article inspection execution and documentation within areas of responsibility
Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree
Graduate Degree
Minimum 8 years of prior related experience in lieu of a degree
Nice to have: 4 years of experience in a quality-related discipline
Nice to have: Bachelor's degree in an Engineering discipline