The Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) will support and interface across functional disciplines including Program Management, Supply Chain, Manufacturing and Engineering personnel. The SQE will be an active and significant contributor in the evaluation, development and monitoring of key Suppliers and Subcontractors, create Quality requirements, participate in the generation and review of requirements, and validate flow down of expectations. The SQE will communicate and ensure our Suppliers and Subcontractors understand stated requirements, have the capability to consistently and predictively meet, and provide conforming products and services. The SQE supports the day-to-day operations and is responsible for tactical issue resolution for supply chain related quality issues; both internal and at the customer.
Requirements
- AS9100/ISO9001 or equivalent quality management system and process audit experience preferred
- FAI, AS9102 experience
- Lean Manufacturing
- APQP, SPC, FMEA, Control Plan, Measurement System Analysis (MSA) and PPAP experience
- Six Sigma and/or RedX Certified
- Proven problem-solving experience
Responsibilities
- Assess and audit new and existing supplier capabilities and ensure suppliers meet L3Harris and customer requirements.
- Visit suppliers to review product & process issues and perform investigation, root cause analysis, and corrective actions to drive improvements into their processes.
- Work proactively with L3Harris suppliers utilizing tools such as APQP and Zero-Defect Planning to mitigate the risk of escapes to L3Harris and / or L3Harris customers.
- Initiate and drive supplier corrective action requests (SCAR’s).
- Analyze in-house and supplier performance and develop improvement plans for identified problem areas to drive down cost of poor quality, supplier DPPM and other non-conformance rates.
- Review flow down of Program Quality requirements and ensure that they are included in the requirement documents to suppliers.
- Review and disposition First Article Inspection Reports (FAIRs) and ensure that product meets factory, customer and program requirements.
Other
- Able to travel up to 30%
- Must be a US Citizen
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
