Supplier Quality Engineer (m/f/d)

RTX; Heidelberg; Vor Ort; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Secialpayments & leavedays

Corporate & seasonal benefits

Work-lifebalance

Flexible working hours

30 days of paid vacation

Canteen subsidy

Job bike

Corporate fitness membership (FitX)

Global career opportunities

Employee scholarship program

English language trainings

Internal and external trainings

Zusammenfassung

RTX, Ratingen or Heidelberg based, seeks a Supplier Quality Engineer to strengthen our supplier base. You will coordinate between site quality, operations and the central supplier quality team while driving continuous improvement in collaboration with engineering and procurement. International travel is expected.

The role requires a technical degree, ISO/EN 9100 lead audit credentials, and fluent English and German, with strong communication and project-management skills.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in an advanced technical discipline (defense preferred).
• Qualified external ISO9001 and EN 9100 lead auditor.
• Good knowledge of quality tools: 8D, FMEA, APQP, Risk Mgmt, FAI, RCCA.
• Business fluent English and German, written and spoken.

Aufgaben

• Act as primary interface between site quality/operations and central supplier quality org.
• Support Site Operations, Quality Clinics, PM and Tier meetings.
• Represent supplier quality in site reviews and CABs.
• Lead risk management via waivers, risk release approvals and containment.
• Conduct supplier approvals and surveillance activities.
• Verify suppliers meet RTX, Collins, customer and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate internally and externally on deviations and RCCA.
• Manage supplier performance metrics and improvement activities.
• Project manage supplier QA activities and NAV/NPIs.
• Review and release supplier QA documents and reports.
• Support NPI and supplier work-transfer activities.
• Assist internal/external audits and continuous improvement initiatives.

Kenntnisse

English (fluent)

German (fluent)

Communication skills

Travel willingness

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in technical discipline

Tools

8D problem solving

FMEA

APQP

RCCA

Jobbeschreibung

Date Posted:

2026-08-20

Country:

Germany

Location:

DE-NW-RATINGEN-115 ~ Kaiserwerther Strasse 115 ~ QUATTRIUM

Position Role Type:

Unspecified

About Collins Aerospace

At Collins Aerospace, we work closely with our customers to solve some of the most challenging issues in the aerospace and defense industries. We combine creativity with a broad range of products, capabilities, and expertise, always with a strong focus on our customers. By developing smart solutions and using the latest technologies and innovations, we help our customers meet the needs of a rapidly changing global market.

At Kidde Deugra Brandschutzsysteme GmbH , based in Ratingen near Düsseldorf, our mission as part of Collins Aerospace is to protect lives through innovative fire protection and fire suppression systems. We develop and manufacture automatic smoke detectors, fire warning systems, and fire suppression systems for a wide range of military and civil vehicles.

As experts and innovators in this field, we continuously develop our products and capabilities to meet changing market requirements and support future growth.

Contribute to Collins Customer and Quality Excellence by ensuring supplier compliance and quality performance! In this role you will work with a high degree of autonomy to strengthen our supply base through structured approval and performance-monitoring activities, while fostering collaborative problem solving in close cooperation with our Inspection, Engineering and Procurement teams.

This role supports Kidde-Deugra Brandschutzsysteme GmbH and is located in Ratingen or Heidelberg.

Responsibilities:

• Primary interface between site quality/operations teams and the central supplier quality organization
• Support Site Operations, Quality Clinics, Program Management and Tier meetings for business units
• Represent supplier quality in site and Corrective Action Board (CAB) Reviews
• Risk management to site through Waivers (QMS/NADCAP), Risk Release Approvals and Containment activity
• Conducts supplier approval and surveillance activities
• Verifies that suppliers meet applicable quality requirements from RTX, Collins, customers and regulatory standards for products, processes and systems
• Internal and external coordination in case of quality deviations and non-conformities, and drive RCCA and problem resolution
• Manages supplier performance metrics and lead supplier improvement activities
• Project management of supplier-relevant quality assurance activities
• Review and release supplier quality documents and reports
• Support NPI and supplier work-transfer activities
• Support internal and external audits
• Support Continuous Improvement initiatives (CORE)

Qualifications:

• Bachelor´s or Master´s degree in an advanced technical discipline or several years of equivalent professional experience, ideally in the defense sector
• Qualified external ISO9001 and EN 9100 lead auditor
• Good knowledge of common quality tools e.g. 8D, FMEA, APQP, Risk Mgt, FAI, RCCA
• Very good (business fluent) written and spoken English and German skills
• Excellent communication skills with a high degree of persuasiveness, assertiveness, and persistence
• Independent and goal-oriented way of working in an international environment
• Willingness to travel (about 50%)
• Flexibility and ability to work in a team

What We Offer You:

• Secialpayments&leavedays
• Corporate &seasonalbenefits
• Work-lifebalance
• Flexibleworkinghours
• 30daysofpaidvacation
• Canteensubsidy
• Job bike
• Corporatefitnessmembership(FitX)
• Globalcareeropportunities
• Employeescholarprogram
• Englishlanguagetrainings
• Internal and externaltrainings

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