Supplier Quality Engineer

About the role

Boeing Defence Australia is looking for a Supplier Quality Engineer to join its Supplier Quality team. The role will be based in Brisbane and will help strengthen the supply chain by enhancing supplier quality capabilities across aerospace and defence programs.

Key responsibilities

• Interpret quality requirements and develop quality metrics, equipment and process qualification plans to meet contractual, company and regulatory standards.
• Conduct capability assessments, process validations and audits of suppliers to support selection and ongoing performance.
• Participate in design reviews to ensure quality attributes are incorporated into product designs.
• Perform analysis, testing and process audits to verify manufacturing and test readiness.
• Provide material review disposition suggestions for complex non‑conformances and analyse non‑conformance trends.
• Benchmark processes and recommend corrective actions to improve supplier performance.
• Document and report audit results, and educate suppliers on quality systems and regulatory compliance.

Required profile

• Knowledge of assembly and production processes, including composites and structural manufacturing.
• Experience with supplier capability assessments, process validation and audit execution.
• Ability to analyse non‑conformance data and drive corrective actions.
• Strong communication skills to coach suppliers and collaborate with internal teams.

Required skills

• Assembly processes
• Production processes
• Composites manufacturing
• Structures manufacturing
• Quality metrics development
• Process qualification planning
• Audit execution
• Non‑conformance analysis