Strategic Supplier Quality & Delivery Engineer

Curtiss-Wright Corporation; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 67,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

401K with Employer Match

Health benefits

Learning & Development Opportunities

Referral Program

Competitive Pay

Recognition

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Inclusive culture

Job summary

Curtiss-Wright Corporation in Summerville, SC is seeking a Supplier Manufacturing Engineer to help ensure supplier delivery schedules and quality meet program requirements. You will audit suppliers, perform source inspections and first articles, and drive corrective actions with engineering and procurement teams.

The role requires DoD familiarity, ability to travel up to 50%, and strong knowledge of MS Office and reading drawings.

Qualifications

• Must be US citizen due to DoD requirements.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain DoD security clearances.
• Ability to read and understand drawings and specifications.
• Knowledge of basic manufacturing principles and quality plans; PFMEAs and First Articles familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with engineering and procurement to ensure supplier compliance with contractual requirements.
• Evaluate and select suppliers to meet product and schedule requirements.
• Perform source inspections, first article inspections, and schedule reviews.
• Conduct supplier audits to qualify new suppliers and improve performance; identify deficiencies.
• Monitor and improve KPIs such as on-time delivery, first pass yield, compliance documentation, and cost of poor quality.
• Work with stakeholders to resolve supplier quality issues and implement corrective actions.
• Collaborate with suppliers on quality problems and drive supplier quality improvement programs.
• Train suppliers to execute quality system processes and share lessons learned.

Skills

MS Office

Read drawings

Manufacturing principles

First Articles

PFMEAs

Statistics basics

Project planning

Travel 50%

Job description

Curtiss-Wright Corporation in Summerville, SC is seeking a Supplier Manufacturing Engineer to help ensure supplier delivery schedules and quality meet program requirements. You will audit suppliers, perform source inspections and first articles, and drive corrective actions with engineering and procurement teams.

The role requires DoD familiarity, ability to travel up to 50%, and strong knowledge of MS Office and reading drawings.