Supplier Quality Engineer
About The Position
Leach International Corporation designs and manufactures relays, electronic control devices, and power systems primarily for aerospace and defense applications. The Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) ensures that supplier quality procedures and specifications required by Leach International and its customers are implemented and followed. The role leads audits and qualification of new suppliers for addition to the Approved Supplier List, reviews supplier material rejection data for trends, and drives root-cause, corrective, and preventive actions with suppliers. The SQE also works to improve supplier quality, delivery, Lean practices, and continuous improvement. This is a full-time, onsite position in Buena Park, California, with a salary range of $95,000–$115,000 based on experience and education. Domestic travel with short notice may be required on occasion, up to 15% of the time. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. and eligible for any required U.S. Government authorization under export control regulations.
Requirements
- A degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Three years of previous experience in Supplier Quality.
- Excellent statistical analysis and quality assurance skills.
- Experience with manufacturing and production processes and engineering principles.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
- Must be eligible for any U.S. Government authorization required under U.S. export control regulations.
Responsibilities
- Ensure consistent application of receiving inspection and test methodologies; review and analyze inspection results and oversee disposition of products that are not accepted.
- Develop and initiate techniques for receiving inspection, testing, and evaluation of incoming materials.
- Work with Production, Quality, Materials, and other departments to define procedures and quality standards for supplier deliveries and potential deliveries.
- Ensure qualified suppliers are available for current and new products or processes, and identify alternate or replacement suppliers.
- Develop, implement, and evaluate supplier quality systems.
- Apply statistical techniques to analyze supplier performance.
- Develop current and new suppliers through training, consulting, and performance-improvement suggestions.
- Develop and maintain manual and computerized purchased-item databases that provide quality and on-time delivery information and trends.
- Coordinate supplier first article inspection reports and assist suppliers or receiving inspection with identifying and correcting non-conformances found during FAI.
- Conduct onsite audits of new and current suppliers.
- Issue Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs) and assist with corrective-action responses as needed.
- Conduct supplier training and certification classes as required, and maintain instructional materials, documentation, and records.
- Send and disposition supplier surveys.
- Process Supplier Deviation Requests (SDRs) as needed and track related corrective actions.
- Audit purchase orders to ensure quality requirements are flowed down.
- Maintain and revise Quality Program Provisions (QPPs) and the Approved Supplier List.
- Participate actively in Quality Improvement and Lean Manufacturing Systems.
- Perform other duties as required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
