Senior Specialist, Supplier Quality Engineering
About this role
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Job Title: Senior Specialist Supplier Quality Engineer
Job Code: 45747
Job Location: Mason, OH
Job Schedule: 9/80 - Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off
Job Description:
L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Senior Specialist, Supplier Quality Engineer to join its Sensors Division in Mason, OH. This individual will report to the Supplier Quality Manager and provide Supplier Quality Engineering (SQE) support for various projects in the Sensor business.
Acting as a central point of communication, ensuring that all team members are aligned with project goals, timelines, and budgets; the Sr. SQE will ensure suppliers deliver components that meet all requirements.
Essential Functions:
• Requires strong knowledge of job area. Typically viewed as having a specialty within discipline. May have broad knowledge of project management. • Experienced in auditing Quality Management Systems at suppliers. • Travel of up to 40% domestically • Key Initiative Support Manufacturability assessments of new and/or critical products. Lead from the front and be capable of providing expertise in various manufacturing processes to ensure Design for Manufacturability and Technical Problem-Solving excellence. • Supplier Manufacturing Support
Leverage direct manufacturing experience to develop suppliers and ensure new and existing suppliers are capable of meeting contract requirements. Support the new supplier selection process, providing technical input and expertise.
• Supplier Management Support
Monitor and manage a portfolio of suppliers to continuously improve supplier performance KPIs in Quality and On-Time-Delivery, while minimizing Cost of Poor Quality. Review and approve PPAP, APQP, and FAIR packages from suppliers.