Quality Assurance Specialist ensuring compliance with quality standards in MedTech company. Collaborating with cross - functional teams and maintaining quality improvement processes.
About the role
- Principal Supplier Quality Engineer at Collins Aerospace managing supplier quality processes and executing quality initiatives. Engaging with internal stakeholders and ensuring compliance in Chula Vista and Mexicali.
Responsibilities
- Supports onsite investigations of potential supplier issues to determine accurate disposition.
- Manages supplier quality issues through monitoring / escalation processes, escape management, processing of supplier submission of non-conforming material and supporting internal MRB processes.
- Initiates part specific quality issue resolution and corrective actions.
- Supports supplier qualification / certification and FAI activity.
- Manages source inspection and material release processes.
- Performs Escape management procedures, drives root cause analysis & problem solving (Red-X & 8D) and recommends corrective and preventive action for systemic process and product design problems for product provided by suppliers.
- Drives Corrective Action Boards/QC Clinics with suppliers.
- Analyzes quality data to identify systemic issues and develops supplier specific quality initiative strategies and addresses with key proactive quality tools (e.g. PFMEA, MSA, Process Flow and Control Plans, SPC, etc.), driving their implementation.
- Ensures that supplier is capable to meet all requirements for work transfer and process change management including Resourcing Gate and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) acceptance.
- Works within a cross functional team supporting the Quality organization by managing and driving to closure of their activities and schedules.
- Drive APQP tool adoption.
- Travel to manufacturing sites to assist in quality CI events.
- Running and driving regular meetings with the Quality Leadership to understand status and open issues.
- Perform supplier compliance audits and follow up on corrective action.
- Collaborate with internal & external stakeholders to generate and present executive level presentations to leadership.
- Travel up to 50%, primarily to Mexicali, MX.
Requirements
- Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience.
- Experience with quality investigations
- Experience in MS office suite creating PowerPoint presentations
- Working experience of Quality and Continuous Improvement tools
- Experience communicating and making presentations to senior level leadership.
- Familiar with AS9100 requirements
- Experience with RCCA’s (Root Cause Corrective Action)
- Experience working and interacting on a manufacturing shop floor
- Experience working in a central quality or manufacturing organization
- Experience with SAP, EtQ, CATIA etc.
- Experience with Lean, Six Sigma Black Belt or equivalent or CORE Project Engineering Experience
- Experience in aerospace manufacturing
- Experience with AS9145 CQE (Certified Quality Engineer) Certification
- AS9100 Lead auditor
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
- Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- Life insurance and disability coverage
- Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
- Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
- Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
- Adoption Assistance
- Autism Benefit
- Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
- Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
- Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
- Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
- Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
- And more!
- Eligible for Relocation to Chula Vista, CA or Mexicali, MX
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