Principal Supplier Quality Engineer

Principal Supplier Quality Engineer

Requirements

• BS, (or MS or Ph.D.), in one of the following: Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Materials Science or Physics
• Minimum 10+ years of relevant experience
• Demonstrated Quality Management System auditing experience / accreditation
• Strong Project/Process Management skills and capabilities particularly in planning, developing, organizing, implementation of Quality processes
• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to establish effective cross-functional working relationships (internally and externally with suppliers)
• Strong demonstrated leadership skills to drive the team(s) to meet the required goals at senior levels of the organization
• Ability to effectively participate / contribute value add on multi-disciplinary teams
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Experience with Statistical tools such as JMP, R, and Tableau / similar visualization applications
• Practical working knowledge and application of SPC including ability to train peers and suppliers
• Proficiency in the application of DOEs and ANOVA
• Demonstrated self-initiative and sound judgment on technical projects and improvement initiatives
• Possesses a bias for action and an ability to multitask in a zero-defect environment
• Highly customer-focused (both externally and internally)

Responsibilities

• Ownership of assessment of the capability of potential suppliers – identifies areas for improvement and deliver them on time in relation to Total Quality for selected suppliers
• Assess the manufacturability of new product designs and assist both engineering and suppliers with improving manufacturability
• Manage product and process development including change management with suppliers to meet / exceed business requirements
• Drive supplier development / execution and deployment of manufacturing processes that meet the BE requirement
• Review prototype and production part quality document submissions from suppliers, for acceptability
• Drive conversion from documentation through product design via engineered practices to deliver consistent / predictability of parts / products
• Perform Supplier quality assessments at system and product level including PPAP, GR&R, GD&T
• Provide support to Manufacturing, Quality, and Engineering regarding analysis and disposition of suspect supplier material
• Drive continuous improvement throughout the supply base using quality and lean manufacturing tools
• Improve supplier quality processes such as assessments, supplier management, part approval, and corrective actions in a global world of connected / sub – tier / partnership relationships
• Participate in Supplier selection and evaluation
• Work cross-functionally to establish quality requirements for external suppliers
• Update legal contractual language protecting BE’s quality interests in relation to lowest Cost of Quality
• Lead high visibility root cause investigations by applying “8D” problem solving to timely conclusion for all identified / potential areas for opportunities to occur
• May drive Design and Process Failure Modes and Effects Analyses (DFMEA/PFMEA); using the output to assess and improve targeted product designs and/or processes
• Ability to travel 20% – 40% of time

Preferred Qualifications

• ASQ-certified CQE and Six Sigma Black Belt preferred
• Flexibility within a rapidly changing, dynamic working environment
• Ability to prepare and effectively present formal reports to both internal and external customers