Senior Commodity Supplier Assurance Engineer

Raytheon Technologies • New York, NY

116d • $101,000 - $203,000 • Remote

About The Position

The Commodity Supplier Assurance Engineer is the primary quality interface between Raytheon's organization and the external supply base. The CSAE is responsible for ensuring suppliers meet requirements, resolve quality issues, provide performance feedback, and implement continuous improvement ideas. This role requires excellent communication skills, meeting facilitation, and the ability to create and sustain healthy supplier relationships. The CSAE is a key player as the liaison between the supply base and Raytheon's internal functional groups for activities such as supplier source selection, business level management, risk mitigation, strategic planning, and development of key suppliers. The CSAE represents Raytheon professionally and supports Raytheon's Vision, Values, Strategy and Goals in the supply base.

Requirements

• Typically requires a Bachelor of Science degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and 8 years relevant engineering experience. In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 12 years of industry related experience.
• Experience managing and leading suppliers with Root Cause Corrective Action methods such as 5 Why, Fishbone, etc.
• Experience working process improvement initiatives
• Experience in collecting, analyzing, and presenting data for decision making
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Six Sigma, Lean and/or American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certification (CQE, CQM/OE, CSQE, CQA, CRE, etc.)
• Experience in DoD product and process oversight including requirements, build, integration, test and delivery
• Strong technical engineer with excellent communication skills that exhibits presence and influence and self-managed technical contributor
• Experience working within commercial and aerospace/defense regulations and standards - AS9100, AS9102, ISO-9000, AS9145
• Experience with industry technical standards (such as ANSI, CMMI, ASTM, etc.)
• Experience in collaborating with engineering, manufacturing operations, and supply chain
• Experience with Circuit Card Assemblies (CCAs), Printed Wire Board (PWB), Wire/Cable, Electrical Items and Assemblies.

Responsibilities

• Developing process improvement strategies and risk mitigation activities to be utilized across supply base
• Closely interface with external/internal customers and key partners to establish effective relationships
• Manage and impact multiple stakeholder levels
• Leverage quality assurance to influence business decision-makers, ensuring efforts are focused on the customer's priorities and mission success requirements
• Interpret purchase order quality notes and quality requirements to ensure subcontractor/supplier understanding
• Ensure flow down of Product requirements both internally and to sub-tier suppliers and ensure compliance with quality requirements
• Assess subcontractor/supplier quality capabilities throughout the program life cycle to achieve full program objectives
• Identify supplier risk and systemic performance issues ensuring root-cause analysis and corrective solutions are identified and implemented with closure plans
• Drive continuous product/process improvements using statistical/analytical improvement tools such as Six Sigma and lean methodologies
• Work with other Quality functions and Cross Business Teams (CBTs) to affect rapid closure of issues utilizing analytical capabilities and communications skills
• Support the First Article Verification and Source Inspection
• Support supplier assessments, audits, and reviews

Benefits

• Parental (including paternal) leave
• Flexible work schedules
• Achievement awards
• Educational assistance
• Child/adult backup care
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance
• Short-term disability, long-term disability
• 401(k) match
• Flexible spending accounts
• Employee assistance program
• Employee Scholar Program
• Paid time off and holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree