Supplier Quality Engineer (Experienced or Senior)

Boeing•Huntsville, AL

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) has an exciting opportunity for a Supplier Quality Engineer to join our dynamic team in Huntsville, AL. This role involves representing the Quality function on team activities to integrate contractual and Boeing Quality Management System requirements into all aspects of proposals and program processes and documentation. The engineer will provide quality interpretation of requirements, develop quality metrics, and design and production certification plans to ensure compliance with contractual, Company, and regulatory requirements. Responsibilities include conducting capability assessments and process validations to support supplier selection, participating in reviews to ensure quality attributes are incorporated into product designs, and analyzing non-conformance trends to evaluate the effectiveness of corrective actions. The role also involves performing analysis, tests, and process audits to ensure manufacturing and test readiness, recommending corrective actions, and performing benchmarking to ensure specified processes capability levels are achieved. Advanced Supplier Quality prevention tools such as APQP, Lean, and Six Sigma are to be applied. The role also includes leading cross-functional Requirements Reviews and Capability Assessments at BDS suppliers and assisting with the evaluation of new technology and manufacturing process deployment readiness at suppliers. Special capability approvals will be performed to ensure technical readiness, capability, and supplier process controls are established. The Senior Level 4 role leads these activities for large programs and works under minimal direction.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science.
3+ years RCCA experience.
3+ years of experience in the defense or aerospace industry.
3+ years of experience leading or managing projects and/or teams.
Experience presenting technical briefings to various audiences.
Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship.
An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with AS9100 and/or similar QMS standard.
Certified Quality Manager or Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) Certifications.
3+ years of experience working closely with other engineering disciplines in an integrated team environment.
5+ years of experience in manufacturing quality assurance or supplier quality related roles.

Responsibilities

Represents Quality function on team activities to integrate contractual and Boeing Quality Management System requirements into all aspects of proposals and program processes and documentation.
Provides Quality interpretation of requirements.
Develops quality metrics, design and production certification plans for small programs to ensure compliance with contractual, Company and regulatory requirements.
Conducts capability assessments and process validations to support supplier selection activities.
Participates in various reviews to ensure quality attributes are incorporated into product designs.
Assists in development of new standards repairs for non-conformances.
Analyzes non-conformance trends to evaluate effectiveness of corrective actions.
Performs analysis, tests and process audits to ensure manufacturing and test readiness.
Recommends corrective actions to address non-conformances.
Performs benchmarking and other forms of analysis to ensure specified processes capability levels are achieved.
Apply advanced Supplier Quality prevention tools including Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Lean and Six Sigma.
Lead cross-functional Requirements Reviews and Capability Assessments at BDS suppliers.
Assist with the evaluation of new technology and manufacturing process deployment readiness at suppliers.
Perform special capability approvals to ensure technical readiness, capability and supplier process controls are established.
Leads integration of contractual and Boeing Quality Management System requirements into all aspects of proposals and program processes and documentation.
Provides interpretation of complex requirements.
Develops quality metrics, design and production certification plans for large programs to ensure compliance with contractual, Company and regulatory requirements.
Develops Quality criteria to support supplier selection activities.
Leads various reviews to ensure quality attributes are incorporated into product designs.
Develops and selects methods for analysis, testing and audit to ensure manufacturing and test readiness.
Develops and implements corrective actions.
Performs benchmarking and other forms of advanced analysis to ensure specified processes capability levels are achieved.