viaPhoton
Supplier Quality Engineer
Naperville, IL
Sponsorship not specified$70k-$80kDetected 12 days ago
Supply Chain5G/LTEFiber Optics
About the role
- You'll be the quality gatekeeper for our global supply chain, working with external suppliers to make sure every component meets our standards.
- Establish incoming inspection plans based on supplier risk, part criticality, and performance
- Conduct supplier audits aligned to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, including fiber optic cable, sheet metal, and injection molding suppliers
Responsibilities
- You'll conduct audits, manage quality programs, and lead improvements with suppliers, keeping defects out before they ever reach our production floor.
- Own and execute the Supplier Quality Assurance program across global suppliers, including qualifications and approvals
- Develop and maintain supplier scorecards tracking quality, delivery, responsiveness, and performance metrics
- Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and NPI teams to qualify suppliers and components for new products
- We're building something big, and we want good people along for the ride.
Requirements
- Have a bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or a related field
- Have 5+ years of experience in Supplier Quality, Manufacturing Quality, or Quality Engineering
- Have experience with supplier audits, qualifications, root cause analysis, and risk-based quality planning
Nice to have
- Have ASQ certifications like CQE, CSQP, or CQA (a plus, but not required)
Compensation
- $ 70,000 - $80,000 base, plus annual bonus
Benefits
- Robust health, dental, and vision coverage that starts on day 1
- Flexible PTO that grows over time
- Compensation: $ 70,000 - $80,000 base, plus annual bonus
Company info
- We are changing the norm by being customer-focused, technology-led. viaPhoton is reimagining fiber optic manufacturing for the AI era.
- We design and deliver custom-engineered, end-to-end fiber connectivity solutions for the data centers, 5G networks, and AI infrastructure shaping the next decade, and our customers need them in weeks, not months.
- In five years we've grown to a team of 200+ and 4x'd our revenue in the last year alone, and we're just getting started.
- We're looking for people who want to do their best work with a team that's moving fast.
Equal opportunity
- We are an equal opportunity employer and make all employment decisions based on merit and qualifications.
Apply directly at viaPhoton →Create a free account for alerts like thisView viaPhoton immigration profile
This listing is sourced directly from viaPhoton's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.