CesiumAstro
Principal Supplier Quality Engineer
El Segundo, CA · Principal · Full-time
Work authorization required$143k-$175kDetected 11 hours ago
Supply ChainLeadershipCommunication
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About the role
- CesiumAstro considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills.
- CesiumAstro is an Equal Opportunity employer.
Responsibilities
- Implement and maintain supplier quality processes and documentation in accordance with AS9100, leveraging business systems functionalities to drive process efficiency and effectiveness.
- Maintain approved suppliers including supplier qualification, periodic performance review, supplier relationship management, risk assessment, and removal, if needed.
- Collaborate with design engineering to ensure suppliers design for manufacturability (DFM) considerations are incorporated.
- Perform nonconformance investigation and drive root cause corrective action when supplier issues occur.
- Support disposition of nonconformances including rework, scrap, and RMA.
- Monitor and drive supplier corrective actions requests (SCARs) when escalated.
- Use performance data to drive strategic partnerships and develop supplier capability with key suppliers.
- Perform supplier site audits and source inspection as needed.
- Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
- Provide technical guidance, support, and training to suppliers to ensure alignment to CesiumAstro requirements for execution.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, or a related technical field.
- Minimum of 9 years of supplier quality experience in aerospace and defense industries.
- Experience managing suppliers for space-grade machining, PCBs, PCBAs, integrated assemblies, and test.
- Ability to interpret engineering documentation, requirements, and other supplier flow downs.
- Experience with certified quality management systems such as AS9100 or ISO 9001.
- Expertise in root cause analysis methodologies and corrective action implementation.
- Experience with aerospace and electronics manufacturing.
- If you are looking for hands-on, interactive, and autonomous work, CesiumAstro is the place for you.
Compensation
- $143k-$175k
Company info
- At CesiumAstro, we are developers and pioneers of out-of-the-box communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms.
- We are actively seeking passionate, collaborative, energetic, and forward-thinking individuals to join our team.
- We are looking to add a Principal Supplier Quality Engineer to our team.
Visa & Work Authorization
- citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U
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