Supplier Quality / Development Engineer

Own, refine, and expand quality program documentation — including quality clauses, commodity-specific requirements, and the Supplier Quality Manual — building on existing foundations and authoring what doesn't yet exist.

Develop supplier capability improvement plans — identify process gaps, partner with suppliers to close them, and track progress against defined milestones before problems reach Radiant's dock.

Own Radiant's procurement assurance and acceptance framework — define how items are accepted across supplier types and quality levels, establish purchase order quality requirements, certifications, material traceability, and compliance documentation, and build toward a graded, systematized model.

Execute supplier audits and manage supplier performance — audit against Radiant quality program requirements, author findings to closure, and drive structured improvement plans with emphasis on early intervention over lagging indicators.

Partner cross-functionally with design engineering, manufacturing, and materials teams to translate technical requirements into supplier-facing quality requirements before parts are ordered.

Process and disposition supplier quality issues when they arise — deviation requests, non-conformance reports, supplier corrective action requests, root cause analysis, and verification of corrective action effectiveness.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Materials Science, or a related technical field

3–6 years of hands-on experience in supplier quality, supplier development, or supplier reliability engineering in a regulated industry (nuclear, aerospace, defense, or medical device)

Demonstrated ability to independently process supplier quality transactions: deviation requests, non-conformance reports, supplier corrective action requests, purchase order quality reviews, and cert package review — without step-by-step guidance

Proven experience owning or drafting quality program documents: quality clauses, supplier requirements, inspection instructions, or equivalent

Working knowledge of ISO 9001, AS9100, or equivalent quality management systems, including supplier audit methods and corrective action management

Desired Qualifications & Skills:

Experience in the nuclear industry or direct familiarity with NQA-1, 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, 10 CFR 21, ASME BPVC Section III and/or VIII

Manufacturing process depth in one or more of the following: machining, welding, casting, forming, special processes, or precision fabrication — sufficient to audit a supplier's process controls and identify gaps

Certified NQA-1 Lead Auditor, or documented progress toward certification

Qualified Inspector status (ASME Section III) or working toward it

Exposure to ISO 17025 accredited laboratories or third-party inspection bodies

Experience at an early-stage company or program where processes were built or advanced, not inherited

Who You Are:

You take full ownership of your domain — you identify what needs to be built or improved, write the procedure when one doesn't exist, and drive it without waiting to be asked.

You solve problems from first principles — when a standard doesn't map cleanly to the situation, you reason from the underlying requirement rather than defaulting to precedent or guesswork.

Attention to detail is non-negotiable — in a safety-critical, auditable environment, imprecision in a quality record, a clause, or an audit finding has real downstream consequences.

You hold suppliers — and yourself — to a high standard, and you're energized by preventing failures rather than resolving them — you'd rather fix the supplier's process than write the corrective action.

You care about the mission: bringing clean, reliable energy to places that need it most, and you understand that quality in this industry is not bureaucratic overhead — it's a safety imperative.

You thrive in a fast-paced, resource-constrained environment where the work is hard and the stakes are real.

Additional Requirements:

Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as necessary to accomplish our mission.

Must work 100% onsite at El Segundo HQ.