Senior Quality Engineer

• Senior Supplier Quality Engineer (Sr. SQE) with a primary focus in Electrical Assemblies and Electronics.
• This position reports to their Procurement Quality Support Engineering (PQSE) group and is 100% on-site and essential.
• This is an advanced career opportunity.
• In this role, the Sr. SQE will be responsible for electrical/electronic assembly supplier quality interactions on a given set of programs.
• The Sr. SQE will investigate, evaluate, and resolve supplier quality problems by conducting defect investigations, analyzing defect trends, and leading continuous improvement projects.
• The Sr. SQE will lead and conduct containment efforts, maintaining traceability of actions and delegating accordingly, to ensure the swift containment of supplier non-conformances.
• Additionally, frequent interaction and status reporting to internal and external customers are required.
• The successful candidate will support multiple projects to completion, in support of the overall program.
• This position entails the enforcement of purchase order (PO) requirements, supplier non-conformance management and supplier performance improvement, including thorough root cause analysis and effective corrective action.
• The Sr. SQE will mentor junior SQE’s to further their development within the team.
• Evaluates the impact of nonconforming product and assess suppliers’ corrective actions.
• Champions problem solving and root cause analysis activities with suppliers to eliminate recurrence of non-conformances.
• Evaluates First Article Inspections per the AS9102 requirements.
• Evaluates First Article Test plans and reports for execution and approval.
• Drives “Zero Defect” mentality within the supply base and A3 problem solving tool practices.

Skills Required

• Typically requires a Bachelor's Degree in and Engineering related field of study and 4 years related work experience, 10 years relative work experience in lieu of education.
• Hands-on experience with the manufacturing process of Electronics and/or Electrical Assemblies.
• Strong communication skills including written, verbal, and presentation generation.
• Strong working knowledge of mechanical drawing interpretation and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerances (GD&T).
• Strong working knowledge of Failure Analysis, Root Cause Analysis and Corrective/ Preventative Actions.
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001 and AS9100 Quality Systems and AS9102B First Article Requirements or comparable industry standards.
• Practical problem solver.
• Computer skills to include MS Office Suite and related industry software applications.

Experience Preferred

• Experience in Defense Prime Contract environment.
• Experience with product line validation, test plans, test equipment and product qualification.
• Specific experience with electrical assemblies for the Defense Industry.
• Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma concepts and tools (e.g. Green / Black Belt).
• Toyota Production System (TPS), Toyota Way, A3 problem solving tool.

Education Required

• Typically requires a Bachelor's Degree in and Engineering related field of study and 4 years related work experience, 10 years relative work experience in lieu of education.

Education Preferred

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering.