Engineer III, Supplier Quality

Marotta Controls•Parsippany, NJ

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Supplier Quality Engineer ensures that products and materials from vendors meet quality standards, manufacturing specifications, and regulatory requirements. The role builds partner-oriented relationships with Marotta’s Supply Chain members and monitors and improves supplier performance through audits, quality tools, and performance metrics. The successful candidate is self-motivated and able to analyze, organize, plan, and prioritize assignments to achieve desired results. The position interacts with a broad range of people to support operations, customer requirements, and the company’s strategic vision. This full-time position is based at Marotta Controls’ Parsippany, New Jersey office and involves work in both a professional office and a manufacturing or machine shop environment. The schedule is eight hours per day, Monday through Friday. Overtime and weekend work may be required as job duties demand, and travel may be expected up to 50%. The role requires eligibility to obtain and maintain a security clearance and U.S. citizenship. Employment is also conditioned on providing proof of citizenship and/or any required export license. The position offers a base salary range of $110,000–$123,000, with final compensation determined based on job-related knowledge and skills, experience, and internal consistency. The compensation package includes incentive compensation and benefits. Physical requirements include frequent use of the hands and arms, regular standing, sitting, walking, and moving about the facility, and the possibility of lifting or moving items weighing up to 25 pounds. The role requires job-related vision screening, including vision and color vision, and the ability to talk and hear.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, or manufacturing engineering.
Experience in a manufacturing or testing environment; aerospace experience is preferred.
Knowledge of Circuit Card Assemblies (CCAs), including IPC J-STD-001E/NASA STD-8739 and IPC 610 standards and requirements.
Knowledge of machining and measurement processes and equipment.
At least 3 years of experience in Quality, Design, or Manufacturing Engineering.
Knowledge of or experience with special processes such as plating, painting, and welding; AS9100 and ISO system standards and requirements; purchase order review and approval; ESD; Foreign Object Debris/damage (FOD) controls; performance metrics; and system/process audits.
Ability to interpret military, commercial aircraft, and space-level specifications, drawings, and standards.
Knowledge of or demonstrated experience with Lean concepts, variability analysis, SPC/process controls, root cause analysis, Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis (PFMEA), Six Sigma tools, and system/process auditing.
Knowledge of or experience using measuring and inspection instruments such as Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMMs), vision systems, and mechanical instruments.
Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
Must be a U.S. citizen.
Computer literacy, including MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, as well as flow-charting and statistical/analytical software packages.
Strong interpersonal, written, time management, analytical, statistical, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as procedures, schematics, and technical drawings.
Ability to pass job-required vision screening, including color vision.
Ability to perform the described physical duties, including potentially lifting or moving items weighing up to 25 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Supplier Quality field experience.
Aerospace experience in a manufacturing or testing environment.

Responsibilities

Identify improvement projects and manage cross-functional implementation to improve supply chain performance.
Promote quality tools and continuous improvement techniques at suppliers to reduce variability, achieve process control, and improve processes, systems, products, and materials.
Develop positive, partnership-oriented relationships and effective lines of communication with suppliers.
Train suppliers to execute Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs), Quality Alerts, Corrective/Preventive Actions (CAPA), change control, and root cause analysis effectively.
Perform periodic audits and evaluate supplier quality systems and processes, including the flow-down of customer requirements, to assure conformance.
Collect and evaluate supplier quality data and performance metrics to manage the Supply Chain scorecard system.
Recommend suppliers for qualification or disqualification based on quality performance.
Evaluate supplier processes and collaborate with suppliers on process improvement and value-enhancement opportunities.
Communicate effectively with Engineering, Operations, Quality Engineering, and Procurement to identify quality and productivity improvements.
Work directly with suppliers to create corrective action plans and resolve identified issues.
Organize and take a lead role in presenting the status of active supplier quality issues.
Provide training effectively.
Foster a positive, cooperative, and safe work environment through communication at all levels of the organization.
Follow safety, quality, housekeeping, and company policies and procedures to comply with regulatory and internal system requirements.
Perform other duties as assigned.