Senior Specialist, Supplier Quality Engineer

Responsibilities

• Work closely with Planners, Program Quality Engineers, and Receiving Inspection to resolve supplier issues
• Visit suppliers and perform product acceptance of electrical assemblies
• Interface with internal and external customers; i.e., engineering, manufacturing, supplier, procurement to ensure requirements are met
• Analyze supplier processes and planning to verify compliance with purchase orders, engineering drawings, processes, specifications, etc.
• Work with suppliers to resolve issues with purchase order inspection packages
• Investigate and report supplier quality history as requested by quality engineering or Quality & Mission Assurance (Q&A) management
• Visit suppliers and perform investigation and root cause analysis to drive improvements into their processes
• Be accountable for assigned suppliers' performance and ensure suppliers are performing with a 100% quality rating
• Visit suppliers to review technical, quality and other contractual requirements and ensure the supplier has an adequate understanding to develop a plan to meet all the requirements
• Review the suppliers' plans for adequacy and ensure all requirements are met. This includes, pre-award, post award, manufacturing readiness and other periodic reviews as requested

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant quality experience
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related quality experience
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related quality experience
• Possession of a valid driver’s license
• Ability to synthesize and analyze data from several sources and develop a plan to take action based upon the data
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work within a close-knit team environment
• J-STD-001 Certification Preferred
• IPC-610 Certification Preferred
• J-STD-001 Space Addendum Certification Preferred
• Strong problem solving, RCCA and investigation experience
• Certified Quality Engineer strongly preferred

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• quality assurance
• root cause analysis
• data analysis
• supplier quality management
• process compliance
• product acceptance
• inspection processes
• manufacturing readiness
• problem solving
• quality engineering

Soft Skills

• effective communication
• interpersonal skills
• team collaboration
• analytical thinking
• action planning
• customer interface
• issue resolution
• accountability
• adaptability
• attention to detail

Certifications & Qualifications

• J-STD-001 Certification
• IPC-610 Certification
• J-STD-001 Space Addendum Certification
• Certified Quality Engineer

Industry Keywords

• supplier issues
• quality history
• quality and mission assurance
• pre-award reviews
• post-award reviews
• contractual compliance
• electrical assemblies
• quality rating
• procurement
• engineering compliance

Tools & Technologies

• engineering drawings
• purchase orders
• inspection packages
• quality management systems
• contractual requirements
• supplier performance metrics
• data synthesis tools
• quality control tools
• manufacturing processes
• supplier evaluation tools