Supplier Quality Engineering Manager (Onsite)

at  Collins Aerospace

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract
• Previous Leadership experience
• Previous professional experience of AS9100/ISO 9001 and AS9102 standards.
• Experience conducting root cause investigations using a range of Root Cause Analysis tools (Fault tree/ Cause and effect diagram/ fishbone / etc.)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Program and or technical project management experience
• Experience with external customers
• Aerospace industry experience
• AS9145 / APQP / PPAP experience
• Manufacturing experience in mechanical, electromechanical, and/or electronic assemblies.
• J-STD-001, IPC-A-610, IPC-620 experience
• ASQ CQE / Six Sigma certifications
• MRB experience
• Must be able to travel 25-30% both national and international.

POSITION ROLE TYPE:

Onsite
Collins Aerospace is looking for a Supplier Quality Manager at the Colorado Springs, CO site. This position primarily serves as the tactical leader of the product line Supplier Quality Engineers, and supports the Colorado Springs manufacturing site.

You could be a great fit for our Quality organization if:

• You take immense satisfaction and pride in the quality of your work.
• You’re the first to point out opportunities for continuous improvement (even outside of work…not at all to the annoyance of your friends and family).
• You understand the absolute importance of adhering to compliance…all while making your customers proud by achieving a zero-defect quality delivery plan.

OK. We got it. You live and breathe Quality. So do we! For us at Collins Aerospace, quality is personal. People’s lives and safety depend on the quality of our products. From the child flying for the first time, to the men and women who save lives, to the astronaut exploring outer space – what we do matters, every day. If you checked the boxes above, we invite you to join the Quality organization as we work to be the best aerospace company for the world by delighting our customers with 100 percent on-time delivery and zero-defect parts.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Leads Supplier Quality Team in Colorado Springs addressing tactical day to day issues including members from current supplier quality team.
• Develops and leads implementation of solutions to nonconformities and to satisfy quality issues raised by possible drawing, design and customer inputs.
• Drives processes to identify and manage risk in product development, (PFMEA, MSA, Process Flow, PPAP and Control Plans, etc.) with suppliers.
• Directs Escape management procedures, root cause analysis, develops recommendations for corrective action for design problems for supplier produced products & processes.
• Coordinate cross-functionally to address supply base nonconformances and develop recovery plans.
• Provides analysis of customer quality requirements against external procedures and processes to ensure compliance.
• Leads onsite supplier audits/assessments (QMS, Manufacturing Process Reviews, Measurement System Analysis, etc.).
• Position will report directly to Senior Manager of IMS Supplier Quality.
• Excellent communication skills (both verbal and non-verbal), must be able to quickly and concisely summarize complicated technical topics.

THIS ROLE IS ALSO ELIGIBLE FOR THE RE-EMPOWER PROGRAM. THE RE-EMPOWER PROGRAM HELPS SUPPORT TALENTED AND COMMITTED PROFESSIONALS AS THEY REBUILD THEIR CAPABILITIES, ENHANCE LEADERSHIP SKILLS, AND CONTINUE THEIR PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY. OVER THE COURSE OF THE 14-WEEK PROGRAM, EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS WILL GAIN PAID, ON-THE-JOB EXPERIENCE, HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN SESSIONS WITH LEADERSHIP, DEVELOP PERSONALIZED PLANS FOR SUCCESS AND RECEIVE COACHING TO GUIDE THEIR RETURN-TO-WORK EXPERIENCE. UPON COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM, BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND CONTRIBUTIONS PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CAREER AT RTX.

Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.
Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions — whatever and wherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions. By joining our team, you’ll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow. Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today.