This position is responsible for assisting with supplier qualification and development, First Article Inspection (FAI) activities, coordinating Root Cause Analysis (RCA), supplier corrective actions, nonconforming material management, supplier capability assessments, audit execution, SAP quality process support, field quality data analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives across the supply base. The role works cross-functionally with Design Engineering, R&D, New Product Engineering (NPE), Product Engineering (PE), Test Engineering (TE), Operations, Supply Chain, and Quality organizations to ensure supplier performance meets ADTRAN quality, reliability, regulatory, and customer requirements.