Lead Supplier Quality Engineer

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 Lead Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE)

Under minimal supervision, the Lead Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) will support Supplier Quality Management and Quality Engineering activities (Carlsbad facility). Responsibilities include, but not limited to: North American site Supplier Quality Management, Document Change Control, Data Analysis, development and publishing of Quality Metric Reports. Coordination of Internal & External Audits, Training Management, Internal & External Corrective Actions and oversight of the Mechanical Testing Lab.

Responsibilities:

• Drive Supplier Quality Management improvement activities for North American Manufacturing sites

• Provide support and technical guidance to other North American manufacturing site SQE’s as required

• Assist procurement with supplier selection, development, improvement and risk analysis

• Support and/or lead supplier quality audits, quality and performance investigations

• Resolve customer complaints caused by supplier materials with root cause and corrective action

• Monitor supplier performance and assist North American Manufacturing sites with supplier performance issues.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement supplier quality improvement initiatives.

• Provide training to suppliers on quality management systems and expectations.

• Work with suppliers to resolve quality-related issues at the root cause level.

• Maintain the Document Change Database to ensure compliance with company QMS requirements.

• Collect and analyze Key Performance Indicator (KPI) data and publish Quality Metric Reports.

• Assists Quality Management in planning, coordination and conducting of internal & external audits.

• Maintain the Training Management Database to ensure compliance with company QMS requirements

• Assist Quality Engineers with customer complaints, corrective actions and prevention activities.

Qualifications:

• Experience with ISO-9001, ISO-13485, AS9100 or IATF 16949 Quality Mgmt. System Standards

• Must have strong teamwork and communication skills, (both verbal and written), including the ability to work with Customers, Suppliers and other department personnel.

• Must have good data collection and analysis skills with strong attention to details.

• Must have good organizational and problem solving skills.

• Ability to read & interpret engineering and customer drawings and use measuring and test equipment.

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

• Support supplier audits and corrective actions, which may include about 25% travel

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Quality, Engineering or Manufacturing is required.

• Minimum of 5 years Quality Assurance experience in a manufacturing environment.

• Experienced with AS9102 Aerospace First Article Inspection Reports (FAI) is a plus

• Supplier Quality Engineering and Document Control Management experience is a plus.

This position requires access to export-controlled technology, technical data or defense services, as such, employment will be contingent upon the candidate’s ability to access export-controlled technology, technical data or defense services as authorized pursuant to US regulation or an export authorization obtained by DuPont approved by the controlling US government agency.

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