Senior Supplier Quality Engineer — Aerospace Quality Leader

Viasat; Germantown (MD); Presencial; USD 118.000 - 186.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Viasat seeks a senior Supplier Quality professional to drive supplier improvements and shape commodity strategy. You will audit suppliers, onboard new partners, and lead cross‑functional efforts with Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain, NPI and Design Engineering to raise quality and reduce risk.

You will mentor SQEs, establish metrics, and lead audits and SCAR closures. Experience with AS9100/ISO 9001, Lean Six Sigma, PLM/ERP tools, and up to 40% travel is highly desirable.

Formación

• 5+ years of experience in a Supplier Quality Role.
• 10+ years of experience in quality engineering or continuous improvement roles.
• Knowledge of theory and principles of statistics and statistical process control (SPC).
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, read procedures and process guidelines, and interpret data.
• Previous experience with ISO-9001/AS-9100 Standards or similar.
• Must display autonomy (ability to work independently with minimal supervision).
• Engineering Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience; travel up to ~40% domestically and internationally.

Responsabilidades

• Audit suppliers using commodity and quality systems expertise to onboard new suppliers and provide surveillance.
• Lead supplier improvements and drive SCAR closure and supplier performance metrics.
• Develop and implement commodity strategies, standard methodologies, and audits.
• Coach quality engineers in auditing practices and supplier quality processes.

Conocimientos

Supplier quality

Quality engineering

AS9100/ISO-9001

Autonomy

SPC

Statistics

Educación

Engineering Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Herramientas

PLM Tool (e.g., Agile)

Oracle ERP

Descripción del empleo

Viasat seeks a senior Supplier Quality professional to drive supplier improvements and shape commodity strategy. You will audit suppliers, onboard new partners, and lead cross‑functional efforts with Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain, NPI and Design Engineering to raise quality and reduce risk.

You will mentor SQEs, establish metrics, and lead audits and SCAR closures. Experience with AS9100/ISO 9001, Lean Six Sigma, PLM/ERP tools, and up to 40% travel is highly desirable.