Supplier Quality Engineer

Leach International; Buena Park (CA); Presencial; USD 95.000 - 115.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Leach International Corporation designs and manufactures relays, electronic control devices, and power systems for aerospace and defense. The Supplier Quality Engineer ensures supplier quality procedures are followed and leads supplier audits to qualify new suppliers.

You will monitor supplier data, drive RCCAs, CA/PA actions, and participate in continuous improvement efforts for quality and delivery. This onsite, Buena Park role requires three years of SQE experience, a related engineering

Formación

• Degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Minimum three years of supplier quality experience.
• Strong statistical analysis and quality assurance skills.
• Experience with manufacturing and production processes.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsabilidades

• Ensure application of receiving inspection/test methodologies.
• Review inspection results and supervise nonconforming products.
• Define procedures and quality standards for supplier deliveries.
• Audit and qualify suppliers for the Approved Supplier List.
• Lead supplier RCCA/CA/PA processes with root cause analysis.
• Develop and maintain supplier quality systems and data trends.

Conocimientos

Statistical analysis

Quality assurance

Manufacturing processes

Engineering principles

Verbal communication

Educación

Mechanical Engineering

Industrial Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Descripción del empleo

Supplier Quality Engineer – Full-time Onsite

Leach International Corporation designs and manufactures relays, electronic control devices, and power systems primarily for the aerospace and defense industry. We welcome people who share our determination and high standards to join us in doing work that moves the world forward.

Leach is known for design excellence and commitment to quality and reliability since 1919. This 100-year legacy includes the invention of the electrical relay for aircraft systems which has supported the development of the world’s aircrafts. Our equipment and components are used on thousands of aerospace, military, rail and high-end industrial applications worldwide, in the most severe environments where reliability and performance are mission critical.

Job Overview

Title: Supplier Quality Engineer

Location: Buena Park, California

Type: Full-Time Onsite

Salary Range: $95,000 - $115,000 (based on experience and education)

Job Summary

The Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) is responsible for ensuring that all supplier quality related procedures and specifications required by Leach International and/or its customers are implemented and complied with. The SQE also takes the lead in auditing and qualifying new suppliers, in accordance to Leach processes, for addition to the Approved Supplier List. The SQE is also responsible for monitoring and reviewing all quality related data from the MRR database relating to supplier material rejections for trend analysis as well as driving for the consequential Root Cause Corrective Actions (RCCA’s), Corrective Actions (CA’s), and Preventive Actions (PA’s) from the responsible suppliers. The SQE is responsible for the issuance, verification and follow-up of all Supplier Corrective and Preventive Actions. Moreover, the SQE is responsible for driving supplier improvement in areas of Quality, Delivery, Lean and Continuous Improvement.

Primary Responsibilities

• Ensures the consistent application of receiving inspection/test methodologies. Reviews and analyzes the results of the inspection tests, and supervises the outcome of products that are not accepted by suppliers or the corresponding companies.
• Supervises and participates in the development and initiation of techniques for receiving inspection, testing and evaluation of incoming materials.
• Works with Production, Quality, Materials and other Departments to define the procedures and quality standards as they pertain to supplier deliveries or potential deliveries.
• Verifies and ensures the availability of adequate qualified suppliers for current and new products or processes and finds alternate or replacement suppliers.
• Supervises and participates in the development, implementation and evaluation of supplier quality systems.
• Applies statistical techniques to analyze supplier performance.
• Participates in the development of new and current suppliers by means of training, consulting and providing suggestions to improve their performance.
• Supervises the development and maintenance of manual and computerized databases of purchased items to provide information and trends related to quality, and on-time delivery.
• Coordinates the completion of supplier first article inspection (FAI) reports, and assists suppliers or receiving inspection group with identification and correction of non-conformances discovered during the FAI process.
• Conducts onsite supplier audits for new and current suppliers.
• Issues Supplier Corrective Actions (SCAR’s) and provide assistance with responding to corrective actions as needed.
• Conducts supplier training and certification classes as required, and maintains required instructional materials, documentation and records.
• Send and disposition received Supplier Surveys.
• Process Supplier Deviation Requests (SDR’s) when necessary, and track related corrective actions.
• Audits purchase orders to ensure flow down of quality requirements.
• Maintain and revise Quality Program Provisions (QPP’s).
• Maintain and revise Approved Supplier List.
• Actively participates in the Quality Improvement and Lean Manufacturing Systems.
• Performs other duties as required.

Basic Qualifications

• Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineer, Electrical Engineering or Related Degree.
• Three years of previous experience within Supplier Quality.
• Excellent statistical analysis and quality assurance skills.
• Experience with manufacturing and production processes and engineering principles.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Expected to travel domestically with short notice on occasions up to 15% of the time.

As an individual contributor you will be expected to demonstrate the following competencies: Customer Focus, Listening, Problem Solving, Action Oriented, Composure, Functional/Technical Skills, Ethics and Values, Integrity and Trust and will need to Value Diversity.

Must be authorized to work in the U.S. To conform to U.S. Export Control Regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorization from the U.S. Government.

Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Disability/Vets

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