Supplier Quality Engineer I

Job Details:
Job Title: Supplier Quality Engineer
Location: Greenville, SC (Remote with 10% travel)
Duration: 12 Months
Pay Range: $45.00 - $50.79 per hour on W2

Job Description:
The Aero Lead Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) is responsible for driving quality at client Gas suppliers by implementing comprehensive quality plans. This role includes selecting suppliers through supplier approval process and leads Qualification Process for serial production, as well as managing supplier performance using detailed scorecards. The engineer will also oversee supplier audits, ensuring compliance and spearheading improvement initiatives as necessary.
 
Key Responsibilities:
Supplier Approval
•          Partner with Sourcing and Engineering to qualify, approve, and develop suppliers in alignment with the sourcing strategy and long-term business needs. 
•          Many of these parts and assemblies will be associated with the Aero gas turbine such as the compressor, combustor and turbine modules.
•          Main focus will be diversified parts (small parts) as part of Industrialization effort.
Product and Process Qualification
•          Define and execute product and process qualifications following Gas Power requirements for various complex parts and assemblies to ensure readiness for serial production.
•          Review and approve Manufacturing Process Plans (MPP), Product and Process Quality Plans (PQP), control plans, and inspection plans for assigned components.
•          Ensure CTQ (critical-to-quality) requirements, customer requirements, and regulatory requirements are correctly translated into supplier process controls and inspection methods.
•          Validate first article inspection (FAI) and ongoing product verification;monitor process capability and drive corrective actions where performance is not meeting targets.
Deviation & Nonconformance Management
•          Manage and approve Supplier Deviation Requests (SDRs) ensuring that the risk is assessed, documented, and controlled.
•          Drive the evaluation and disposition of supplier nonconformances in coordination with Engineering, Manufacturing, Sourcing and Field teams.
•          Lead and own containment, rework and recovery actions at supplier facilities, assembly sites and wind farm sites and ensure effective closure and documentation of issues.
Continuous Improvement & COPQ Reduction
•          Analyze Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) data, field feedback, and assembly/shop issues to identify systemic improvement opportunities at suppliers.
•          Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and FMEA (design and process) with suppliers to implement robust corrective and preventive actions.
•          Conduct quality system, product and process audits at supplier sites;verify compliance with client QMS requirements, client procedures, and applicable industry standards.