Senior Associate, Supplier Quality Engineering

Job Title: Senior Associate, Supplier Quality Engineering Job Code: 46962 Job Location: Malabar, FL Job Schedule: 4/10: Employees work 10 hour days, 4 days a week

Job Description:

The Senior Associate, Supplier Quality Engineering role is an intermediate level position with practical knowledge of supplier quality engineering. This role sets objective, leads moderately complex supplier quality tasks, and directly interfaces with suppliers to improve quality and delivery performance. The position drives root cause and corrective action activities to reduce supplier defects and non-conformance rates.

Essential Functions:

• Work with suppliers and subcontractors to improve quality of materials, products, and services used in development and manufacturing, focusing on achieving operational targets.
• Review, analyze, and report on quality discrepancies related to mechanical, electrical, and electro mechanical systems for supplied products. Identify trends and areas for improvement.
• Actively participate in Material Review Board (MRB) decisions for supplier non conforming hardware by providing technical input, coordinating with suppliers to obtain additional information, and documenting dispositions for review and approval.
• Perform supplier Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) activities on moderately complex issues, including clearly defining the problem, analyzing data using standard tools, proposing corrective actions, and tracking implementation.
• Perform detailed reviews of supplier First Article Inspections (FAIs), verify conformance to engineering and contractual requirements, approve or communicate required corrections, escalating complex issues to higher level engineers.
• Apply Six Sigma and Lean concepts for supplier improvement of quality and delivery metrics and adjust systems and processes to solve problems.
• Communicate with suppliers and internal stakeholders to explain and interpret operational processes, practices, and procedures related to supplier quality requirements, including participation in supplier assessments and audits.
• Provide guidance and assistance to entry level professionals and support staff in supplier quality tasks and documentation.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.
• Ability to obtain Secret clearance.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Science, or a related technical field and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience; Graduate Degree or equivalent with 0 to 2 years of prior related experience; in lieu of a degree, minimum of 6 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• AS9102 FAI experience
• ISO9001/AS9100 and process audit experience
• Working Knowledge in Statistical Process Control (SPC) or Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP).
• Experience in mechanical or electronic assembly, Surface Mount Technology (SMT), fabrication of machined parts, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), and/or fabrication of Printed Wire Boards (PWBs)/Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs).
• Practical knowledge of supplier quality engineering and quality assurance methods, including basic project or task management.
• Demonstrated ability to perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions using standard RCCA tools.
• Ability to work directly with suppliers on technical and quality issues and interpreting operational processes, practices, and procedures.