Sr Supply Quality Engineer

About CIRCOR Aerospace & Defense

CIRCOR Aerospace & Defense is focused on the design, development, and manufacture of specialty fluid and motion control products for demanding aerospace and defense applications. CIRCOR products are flying on most commercial and military aircraft, including single and twin aisle air transport, business and regional jets, military transports and fighters, and commercial and military rotorcraft. Other markets include unmanned aircraft, shipboard applications, and military ground vehicles.

Business units are in Corona, California; Warren, Massachusetts; Hauppauge, New York; Paris, France; Uxbridge, UK; and Tangier, Morocco. Parent company CIRCOR International is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts and CIRCOR Aerospace & Defense is headquartered in Corona, California.

POSITION DETAILS

Position Summary

The Sr. Supplier Quality Engineer shall support the business in the areas of Supplier Project Management for assigned commodities, Supplier Assessments, Supplier Performance Improvement, Technical Data Interpretation/Analysis (engineering drawings, specifications, technical publications, purchase orders, etc.), and Quality System Management.

Principal Activities

• Responsible for managing Circor’s supplier quality management program.
• Perform audits and assessments of Supplier processes and QMS systems.
• Drive Supplier Improvement Projects to establish problem/process root cause and definitive corrective action plans necessary to improve Supplier OTD and reduce Scrap, Rework and Repair costs.
• Provide leadership on problem solving teams to drive root cause analysis to reduce supplier non-conformities and improve On Time Delivery (OTD).
• Manage Supplier Corrective Action Requests.
• Support in house manufacturing and customer complaint issues related to supplier parts.
• Support resolution of issues at the supplier impacting product quality.
• Conduct Purchase Order review, flow-down requirements to suppliers.
• Participate in the supplier qualification, approval and selection process.
• Day to day activities include supplier auditing, SCAR management, Supplier NCR’s, investigations, Supplier quality improvement plans, Supplier metrics, ASL management.
• Develop receiving inspection requirements as needed.
• Develops product quality plans and inspection methodologies.
• Perform source inspection as required.
• Develops, monitors, and analyzes product/process trend data to optimize supplier performance and minimize product and process variability and associated production costs.
• Review and approve First Article Inspection reports per AS9102.
• Participate on Material Review Board (MRB) and Configuration Control Board (CCB) processes.
• Develop process flow charts/diagrams and Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis (PFMEA).
• Use lean and six sigma tools to drive process and product variation reduction.
• Conduct and participate in the internal and external quality system, process, and product verification audits.
• Support product/process certifications and approvals.
• Develops product quality plans and inspection methodologies.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned by Quality Management.

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Expert at driving Root Cause Corrective Action.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of problem-solving tools: 5-Whys, Failure mode and effects analysis, 8-D, Pareto, fault tree analysis, and Ishikawa diagrams.
• Proven business/technical writing, presentation, planning, problem solving, organizational, project management and judgement skills.
• Excellent Project Management skills that drive transparency, accountability, and results.
• Excellent problem-solving skills aimed at identifying and correcting the root causes of problems.
• Experience: Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience driving Supply Chain Improvements. 
• Experience in blueprint reading, and GD&T.
• Experience with raw materials and manufacturing and quality inspection processes (machining, heat treating, anodizing, painting, NDT, etc.). Experience with flight critical components/systems is a plus.
• High ethical standards.  Models and supports organization’s goals and values; adapts to changing conditions; demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles.
• Understanding of contract flow-down preferred.
• Working knowledge of major aerospace prime customer (i.e., Boeing, AIRBUS, etc.…) requirements is a plus.
• Six sigma tools and methodology; green belt or black belt experience is a plus.
• Lean manufacturing practices to improve product/process quality.
• Working knowledge of Quality Management Systems/Specifications (i.e., AS9100, Nadcap, ISO 9001, etc....).
• Demonstrated ability to create and implement statistically valid control plans and audit plans
• Working ability of inspection metrology and proper application of automated measuring equipment.
• Ability to create and/or review failure analysis reports and perform dimensional tolerance stack up analyses.
• Experience in industrialization processes such as PPAP, PVI (DVI) with FAI per AS9102

• Thorough understanding of Word, Excel, Power Point, Visio, Project, and other application software.

Education: Bachelor of Science degree in technical field, ASQ or extensive verifiable experience in lieu of degree. Master of Science is a plus.

PAY RANGE: $85K - $106K base salary. Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

CIRCOR is an EEO Employer of Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities