Lead Supplier Quality Engineer - Aerospace (Onsite)

Pratt & Whitney; East Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 108,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Pratt & Whitney, a leader in aircraft engines and propulsion systems, seeks a senior quality engineer to lead supplier quality, root cause analysis and PPAP processes in a fast-paced environment. You will collaborate with PW Engineering, Procurement and Global Supply Chain to resolve complex production challenges and ensure conformity to AS9100/APQP standards.

Ideal candidates have a strong manufacturing quality background, hands-on problem solving, and experience with SAP-Fiori and quality

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in engineering, Quality, Industrial, Manufacturing or equivalent experience and 8 years prior relevant experience.
• Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years’ experience.
• Experience working in manufacturing and quality environment.
• Possess understanding of Quality systems and methodologies and their impact on both the internal and external business processes and environments.
• Root Cause tool experience and working knowledge (8D, 5-Why, Fault Tree, Pareto, Fishbone Diagram (Ishikawa), etc.).
• Root cause analysis experience with ability to lead root cause determination teams.
• Familiarity of aerospace standards (i.e., AS9100, AS9145, AS13100) standards.
• Working knowledge in Quality tools and methodologies (i.e., CORE, RCCA, PFMEA, GD&T and PPAP).
• Blueprint Reading.
• SAP-Fiori Familiarization

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain key relationships with Partners, PW Engineering, Procurement, Global Supply Chain and other internal/external organizations to resolve production challenges in a high paced environment.
• Support and manage supplier quality issues through monitoring/escalation processes, escape management, processing of supplier submission of non-conforming material and supporting internal Product Recall processes.
• Investigation management support in team meetings, gathering information/data, population bounding, root cause and corrective actions, including active engagement and ownership in RCCA/8D follow up.
• Analyze and recommend corrective actions for nonconformities and/or design problems for Partnership produced products & processes.
• Develop and identify proactive and/or preventive actions for systemic processes and supplier product design problems.
• Verifying effectiveness and adherence to quality plans with various partners.
• Utilize systems (QLIK/SAP-Fiori, NetInspect) to mine data (Quality Notifications, non-conformances, corrective actions, turnback’s, open tasking etc.).
• Reviews process control documentation to ensure compliance with requirements, objectives, and/or contracts.
• Support Partnership Quality Standard Work development.
• Support Partners documenting and maintaining AS9145 APQP elements (PFMEA, MSA, Process Flow, and Control Plans).
• Manages processes to ensure all requirements are met for work transfer and PPAP acceptance.

Skills

Root Cause analysis

Quality systems knowledge

Blueprint Reading

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/quality/manufacturing

Advanced degree in related field

Tools

SAP-Fiori

CORE

8D

PFMEA

GD&T

PPAP

Job description

Pratt & Whitney, a leader in aircraft engines and propulsion systems, seeks a senior quality engineer to lead supplier quality, root cause analysis and PPAP processes in a fast-paced environment. You will collaborate with PW Engineering, Procurement and Global Supply Chain to resolve complex production challenges and ensure conformity to AS9100/APQP standards.

Ideal candidates have a strong manufacturing quality background, hands-on problem solving, and experience with SAP-Fiori and quality