Lead Supplier Quality & Development Engineered Items Remote

Collins Aerospace; Riverside (CA); Remote; USD 87,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Generous 401(k) plan with match

Tuition reimbursement

Life insurance

Job summary

Collins Aerospace is hiring a Supplier Quality and Development professional to drive supplier performance and continuous improvement across our operations. The role influences supplier qualification, monitoring, escape management, and quality issue resolution while ensuring products meet internal and regulatory standards.

You’ll work with suppliers and internal engineering partners to solve complex problems, lead root-cause and corrective actions, support onboarding and certification, manage

Qualifications

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience.
• Knowledge of Quality Regulations, Quality Core Tools Knowledge, APQP, Practical Problem Solving, International Mgmt. system standards, Authorities/Regulations/Standards, Knowledge of QMS, Auditing/Assessing, Risk Management/Continuous Improvement (Lean Six Sigma) desirable.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering/industrial engineering or similar field. Equivalent work experience may be considered in lieu of education.

Responsibilities

• Conducts supplier qualification/certification, assessment, monitoring, escape management, and quality issue resolution processes.
• Analyzes and makes recommendations on quality data and the development of part/supplier specific quality issue resolution and corrective actions.
• Provides research on root cause analysis & problem solving (Red-X & 8D) in escape management procedures; develops corrective/preventive actions.
• Conducts processes for supplier qualification/certification, source inspection and material release, and corrective action boards with suppliers.
• Drives support for the UTC Supplier Gold program to ensure continuous improvement and sustainability.
• Reviews processes and metrics to ensure supplier readiness for work transfer and PPAP acceptance.

Skills

Engineered Items background

Supplier/Engineering collaboration

Quality regulations knowledge

QMS knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/industrial engineering or similar field

Job description

Collins Aerospace is hiring a Supplier Quality and Development professional to drive supplier performance and continuous improvement across our operations. The role influences supplier qualification, monitoring, escape management, and quality issue resolution while ensuring products meet internal and regulatory standards.

You’ll work with suppliers and internal engineering partners to solve complex problems, lead root-cause and corrective actions, support onboarding and certification, manage