Senior Supplier Quality Engineer, Aerospace

CIRCOR International, Inc.; Corona (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

CIRCOR Aerospace & Defense is seeking a Sr. Supplier Quality Engineer to lead supplier quality initiatives, audits, and improvement programs across multiple sites. You will drive root-cause analysis, implement PFMEA, and ensure supplier performance aligns with AS9100 standards.

Responsibilities include managing NCRs/SCARs, reviewing POs, and enabling robust QA processes for flight-critical components. A background in GD&T, PPAP, and lean six sigma is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Expert at driving Root Cause Corrective Action.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of problem-solving tools: 5-Whys, FMEA, 8-D, Pareto, fault tree analysis, and Ishikawa diagrams.
• Proven business/technical writing, presentation, planning, problem solving, organizational, project management and judgement skills.
• Excellent Project Management skills that drive transparency, accountability, and results.
• Excellent problem-solving skills aimed at identifying and correcting the root causes of problems.
• Experience: Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience driving Supply Chain Improvements.
• Experience in blueprint reading, and GD&T.
• Experience with raw materials and manufacturing and quality inspection processes (machining, heat treating, anodizing, painting, NDT, etc.). Experience with flight critical components/systems is a plus.
• High ethical standards. Models and supports organization’s goals and values; adapts to changing conditions; demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles.
• Understanding of contract flow-down preferred.
• Working knowledge of major aerospace prime customer requirements is a plus.
• Six sigma tools and methodology; green belt or black belt experience is a plus.
• Lean manufacturing practices to improve product/process quality.
• Working knowledge of Quality Management Systems/Specifications (AS9100, Nadcap, ISO 9001, etc.).
• Demonstrated ability to create and implement statistically valid control plans and audit plans
• Working ability of inspection metrology and proper application of automated measuring equipment.
• Ability to create and/or review failure analysis reports and perform dimensional tolerance stack up analyses.
• Experience in industrialization processes such as PPAP, PVI with FAI per AS9102

Responsibilities

• Manage Circor’s supplier quality management program.
• Perform audits and assessments of Supplier processes and QMS systems.
• Drive Supplier Improvement Projects to establish problem/process root cause and definitive corrective action plans necessary to improve Supplier OTD and reduce Scrap, Rework and Repair costs.
• Provide leadership on problem solving teams to drive root cause analysis to reduce supplier non-conformities and improve On Time Delivery (OTD).
• Manage Supplier Corrective Action Requests.
• Support in house manufacturing and customer complaint issues related to supplier parts.
• Support resolution of issues at the supplier impacting product quality.
• Conduct Purchase Order review, flow-down requirements to suppliers.
• Participate in the supplier qualification, approval and selection process.
• Day to day activities include supplier auditing, SCAR management, Supplier NCR’s, investigations, Supplier quality improvement plans, Supplier metrics, ASL management.
• Develop receiving inspection requirements as needed.
• Develops product quality plans and inspection methodologies.
• Perform source inspection as required.
• Develops, monitors, and analyzes product/process trend data to optimize supplier performance and minimize product and process variability and associated production costs.
• Review and approve First Article Inspection reports per AS9102.
• Participate on MRB and CCB processes.
• Develop process flow charts/diagrams and PFMEA.
• Use lean and six sigma tools to drive process and product variation reduction.
• Conduct and participate in internal and external quality system audits.
• Support product/process certifications and approvals.
• Develops product quality plans and inspection methodologies.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned by Quality Management.

Skills

Root Cause Corrective Action

Problem Solving

Project Management

Technical Writing

Presentation Skills

Planning

Judgement

GD&T

Blueprint Reading

Quality Improvement

Lean Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor of Science in technical field

ASQ certification or extensive experience in lieu of degree

Master of Science (a plus)

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Visio

Project

Job description

CIRCOR Aerospace & Defense is seeking a Sr. Supplier Quality Engineer to lead supplier quality initiatives, audits, and improvement programs across multiple sites. You will drive root-cause analysis, implement PFMEA, and ensure supplier performance aligns with AS9100 standards.

Responsibilities include managing NCRs/SCARs, reviewing POs, and enabling robust QA processes for flight-critical components. A background in GD&T, PPAP, and lean six sigma is highly valued.