Lead Supplier Quality Engineer

Lead Supplier Quality Engineer

Company:

The Boeing Company

Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) has an exciting opportunity for a Lead Supplier Quality Engineer to join our Supplier Quality team located in Berkeley, MO!

This position position will be responsible for providing Subject matter expert-level support in Supplier Quality processes and procedures, product design life cycle, Procurement Processes, USG Contracting and Enterprise Standard Gated Process (ESGP). This candidate will develop Quality-planning documents supporting programs in all phases of maturity.

• Develop Supplier Quality strategy to support programs in all phases of development and execution

• Leads team with integration of contractual and Boeing Quality Management System requirements into all aspects of proposals, program processes and documentation. Provides interpretation of complex requirements.

• Develops Quality criteria to support supplier selection activities. Leads various reviews to ensure quality attributes are incorporated into product designs.

• Develops and selects methods for analysis, testing and audit to ensure manufacturing and test readiness.

• Executes the above where candidate may be sole SQE supporting program

• Develops and implements corrective actions. Performs benchmarking and other forms of advanced analysis to ensure specified processes capability levels are achieved. Works under minimal direction.

• Develops quality metrics, design and production certification plans for large programs to ensure compliance with contractual, Company and regulatory requirements.

• Assists in development of new standards repairs for non-conformances. Analyzes non-conformance trends to evaluate effectiveness of corrective actions.

Position Responsibilities:

• Develops strategies and planning of how Supplier Quality will support Phantom Works programs, including APQP, Manufacturing readiness (AS6500), Enterprise Standard Gated Process (ESGP)

• Leads integration of contractual and Boeing Quality Management System requirements into all aspects of proposals and program processes and documentation.

• Supports programs hands on as needed

• Supports Supplier Implementation and Execution of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)

• Provides interpretation of complex requirements.

• Supports Supplier development activities and leads integration of contractual and Boeing Quality Management System requirements related to Mission Systems and Sub-System, then supports maturation of those systems into qualified production readiness.

• Implements and leads early quality involvement strategy for suppliers

• Implements and leads early quality involvement strategy for new programs

• Assists in the performance of Functional and Physical Configuration Audits as well as First Article Inspection

• Develops Quality criteria to support supplier selection activities.

• Develops strategies to identify and mitigate risk in supply base

• Leads various reviews to ensure quality attributes are incorporated into product designs.

• Develops and selects methods for analysis, testing and audit to ensure manufacturing and test readiness.

• Assists in development of new standards repairs for non-conformances.

• Analyzes non-conformance trends to evaluate effectiveness of corrective actions.

• Develops and implements corrective actions.

• Performs benchmarking and other forms of advanced analysis to ensure specified processes capability levels are achieved. Works under minimal direction.

• Develops quality metrics, design and production certification plans for large programs to ensure compliance with contractual, Company and regulatory requirements.

This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at the listed location.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• More than 10 years of experience in Quality, Supplier Quality or Supplier Management

• More than 5 years of experience leading or managing Corrective Actions or Root Cause Analysis

• More than 3 years of experience directly interfacing with suppliers

• More than 3 years of experience in the aerospace industry

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering