Position Description

Position Purpose: The Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) is responsible for addressing all quality performance related concerns for suppliers throughout the product life cycle. The SQE works with suppliers to monitor the effectiveness of their Quality Management System and partners with key stakeholders such as Engineering, Operations, and Procurement to continuously improve supplier performance (increase lifecycle, reduce scrap, improve manufacturing/repair processes). This position requires leadership skills that would enable the SQE to drive major Quality improvement projects across functions with minimum supervision.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities: Essential Functions: 1. Performs all tasks in area of responsibility in a timely manner to support the supplier quality/inspection system. Ensures all aspects of the delivered/finished article is manufactured in accordance with approved quality system requirements and is certified as compliant to type design requirements or compliant with in-service limitations for Repair Station activities. 2. Manages the compliance of supplier performance through the application of system, product and process audits in accordance with company policy and federal regulations. 3. Certifies a supplier or assess supplier quality system, personnel, processes and equipment as required to the applicable quality standards. 4. Coordinates quality assurance program plans, monitors and modifies audit schedules, evaluates acceptance test programs, and quality engineering requirements of company suppliers. 5. Responsible for driving the Corrective Action and Preventive Action (CAPA) process for all Suppliers. 6. Promotes the use of continuous improvement techniques and APQP principles at Suppliers to help them reduce variability and achieve process control.

Additional Functions: 1. Drives closed loop corrective action process and ensure timeliness and effectiveness of supplier CA plans. 2. Develops key metrics and score card measures that accurately depict supplier health from a risk and performance perspective. 3. Provides technical guidance and direction to subordinate level personnel. Oversees completion of assigned tasks of subordinate level Quality Engineers within functional groups. 4. Lead quality focus meetings to address supplier performance and to communicate progress to senior leadership.