Staff Supplier Quality Engineer

About the Role

The Staff Supplier Quality Engineer plays a critical role in enabling the scale and reliability of Agility Robotics’ hardware systems. This position owns supplier quality strategy across new product introduction (NPI) and production, ensuring that suppliers are capable, qualified, and continuously improving to meet the demands of high-performance robotic systems.

This is a highly cross-functional leadership role that partners closely with Engineering, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing to build scalable supplier quality systems, mitigate risk, and drive measurable improvements in product quality, yield, and field performance. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in manufacturing processes, supplier development, and quality systems, along with the ability to influence technical decisions and lead initiatives across the organization.

About the Work

• Define and execute supplier quality strategy to support rapid scaling of robotic hardware production while maintaining high reliability and performance
• Drive initiatives that enable rapid scaling of supplier quality operations without compromising product quality, reliability, or compliance
• Lead supplier qualification and development, including audits, risk assessments, and capability evaluations to ensure a robust Approved Supplier List (ASL)
• Drive end-to-end part qualification processes (FAI, PPAP) for new products, suppliers, and design changes, ensuring production readiness
• Partner with Engineering early in the design phase to influence DFM/DFA decisions and ensure manufacturability and supplier readiness
• Establish and scale supplier quality systems, standards, and processes that enable consistent execution across programs
• Analyze supplier performance data to drive measurable improvements in quality, yield, and delivery through targeted corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)
• Lead complex supplier escalations, including root cause analysis (RCA), 8D investigations, and implementation of sustainable corrective actions
• Develop and maintain strong supplier relationships to drive accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement
• Collaborate with Supply Chain and Manufacturing to mitigate risks, resolve quality issues, and improve end-to-end supply chain performance
• Mentor and provide technical leadership to other SQEs and cross-functional partners

Key Qualifications and Skills

• Deep expertise in manufacturing processes including die casting, stamping, forging, CNC machining, and injection molding, with strong understanding of process capability and controls