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Senior Supplier Quality Engineer I – Neutron
| Company | Rocket Lab USA |
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| Location | Long Beach, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $85000 – $130000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechatronic Engineering; or other engineering degree
- 5+ years of experience working in a regulated industry, such as Aerospace, Medical, Automotive, or Industrial
Responsibilities
- Establish fundamental Supplier Quality systems and processes to drive the business forward
- Generate metrics and tools to enhance visibility of supplier performance
- Continuous improvement of purchased product quality
- Performing on site and remote supplier audits
- Creation of internal and external quality control plans
- Creation of quality standards, processes, and procedures
- Creation of Non-Conformance reports and CAPA management
- Performing quality investigations
- Identifying processes failures at suppliers
- Drive to understand root causes and ensure implementation of corrective actions
- Deploying PFMEA tools, techniques & training to support targeted improvement actions
- Support suppliers with scaling up their production processes to achieve the future quality cost and delivery targets
- Follow-up & verify corrective action implementations and audit findings
- Strong focus on quality improvement at source and driving cost reduction opportunities
- Working with suppliers to introduce new products into production (NPI, APQP, PPAP)
- Liaise between suppliers, development, production, and senior management
- Ensure health and safety policies and standard operating procedures are followed at both Rocket Lab and supplier sites
Preferred Qualifications
- Exposure to regulatory standards such as AS9100, IS09001, ISO13485, IATF 16949
- Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) knowledge
- Fabrication, CNC, and 3D printing knowledge
- Experience developing KPI’s for performance reporting
- Practical experience leading and investigating quality related issues
- Experience with Root cause Investigations, Practical Problem solving, 8D’s, 5 Why’s, Fishbone diagrams, Ishikawa and/or similar problem-solving tools
- The ability to interpret engineering drawings and geometric dimensions
- Experience leading and managing projects
- Experience successfully developing and introducing new products to production
- Experience with a wide range of specialized technical manufacturing processes
- Lean/six sigma experience
- NPI/APQP/PPAP experience
- Understanding of Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA), Gauge R&R
