Lead Supplier Quality Engineer & Auditor

AV; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 91,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) matching

Flexible schedule

9/80 work schedule

Job summary

AeroVironment seeks a Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) III to interface with development and supplier engineering, ensuring materials meet engineering and quality requirements for manufacturing. You will audit suppliers, monitor metrics, and support receiving inspection on supplier issues.

You will lead supplier audits, review drawings, and work in a team to drive cost reductions, product introductions, and quality improvements, applying quality tools like SPC, Six Sigma, and GD&T, communicating

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering is required or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• 5 - 8 years of equivalent experience in a progressive technical capacity in engineering in a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of PPAP, APQP, SPC, quality systems AS9100, including supplier audit and evaluation techniques.
• Demonstrates strong proficiency using MS Office Suite (Word, Access, PowerPoint and Excel) and the ability to lead effective meetings.
• Familiarity with EEE parts, custom mechanical parts, optics, and printed circuit boards and circuit card assemblies.

Responsibilities

• Performs quality and process audits at suppliers to ensure quality systems and manufacturing processes are aligned with requirements for procured material
• Serves as lead auditor for approval of suppliers.
• May perform source inspections at the manufacturer's facility
• Participates in review of drawing to ensure suppliers understand requirements.
• Works as a member of team to realize cost reductions, product introductions and quality improvements
• Consistently demonstrates knowledge of the use of quality improvements methodology such as SPC, Six Sigma, Poka-yoke, lean manufacturing and is skilled at reading and understanding engineering drawings/specifications and GD&T
• Demonstrates concise, clear and effective written & verbal communication skills to a diverse audience, including appropriate and professional interaction with external customers
• Demonstrates a full understanding of Supplier Quality Engineering and resolves a wide range of issues in creative ways while applying company policies and procedures
• Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions
• Receives little instruction on day-to-day work and general instructions on new assignments. Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results
• Travel as required and other duties as assigned

Skills

Analytical thinking

Teamwork

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

AeroVironment seeks a Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) III to interface with development and supplier engineering, ensuring materials meet engineering and quality requirements for manufacturing. You will audit suppliers, monitor metrics, and support receiving inspection on supplier issues.

You will lead supplier audits, review drawings, and work in a team to drive cost reductions, product introductions, and quality improvements, applying quality tools like SPC, Six Sigma, and GD&T, communicating