Supplier Quality Engineer 3

Job Description

POWERED BY TEAMWORK. Are you ready to be part of a team that drives big ideas and even bigger wins? At Safran, we believe in the power of both collaboration and individual contributions.

We understand that it takes diverse perspectives, problem-solving skills, dependability, and trust to push each other forward and achieve great success.

For us, working here is more than just a job; it's a passion. There's the unique opportunity to lead the way in aerospace and defense and contribute to creating a safer and more sustainable world.

We trust our employees to bring bold ideas to build the future of aerospace together, contributing to our ranking by TIME as the leading Aerospace & Defense company on the 2023 World's Best Companies list (#59 on the full list).

Join our team and become part of the group that's making amazing things happen on the ground and in the skies. Together, we'll proudly step back and say, We did that."

In the role of Supplier Quality Engineer 3, you'll play a pivotal part on our Supply Chain team. The Supplier Quality Engineer acts as the voice of Safran Quality at the supplier and at Safran.

This role design, develop, and implement strategies to improve supplier quality performance in a sustainable way. Identify and mitigate any quality related risks.

Ensure quality and cost effectiveness of materials by deploying processes, capability tools and continuous improvement projects.

This position reports to the Manager, Supplier Quality in the Supply Chain division.

This position contributes to our vision by :

• Monitor supplier key performance indicators
• Investigate and manage supplier non-conforming issues and related roots causes analysis to implement sustainable corrective actions (8D / 5WHY'S).

Launch actions as needed to meet Safran targets

• Review and manage First Article Inspection Reports
• Coordinate the quality related actions between the suppliers and the Safran Cabin cross functional team stakeholders : procurement, engineering, commodity management and SPM
• Support Source Inspection at Supplier sites as needed
• Support new product introduction, including Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis (PFMEA)
• Ensure continued compliance of supplier with inspection delegation requirements (periodic on site audit, monitoring of effectiveness of supplier delegation process)
• Perform evaluation of new and current suppliers in order to ensure compliance with Safran quality and regulatory requirements (e.

g., AS9100). Follow up on corrective actions (CAR) resulting from audit findings

• Based on the supplier risk level, perform periodic assessments of current suppliers in order to identify and mitigate the risks
• Perform trainings internally and externally as needed
• Initiate supplier development projects
• Develop the supplier quality system maturity by managing quality improvement projects
• Collaborate with suppliers to assess manufacturing process for potential improvements

Complementary Description

Safran Cabin headquarters are in Huntington Beach, California, with a global presence of over 11,000 employees at 36 sites.

Site locations are in the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Canada, Germany, France, Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Tunisia and Thailand.

Safran Cabin serves over 400 airlines and leasing companies globally and delivers to all airframe OEM manufacturers with a heritage spanning over 80 years in the industry.

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• Your Career : Safran is committed to providing internal mobility to our employees. We operate globally so the sky is the limit of where your Safran journey can take you.
• Your Development : Safran employees have free access to Safran University courses and external tuition reimbursement for approved programs or certifications.
• Your Benefits : Our suite of comprehensive benefits include health care (medical, dental and vision), life insurance, 401(k) savings plans with company match, paid time off, Safran Perks with BenefitHub Employee Discounts & Rewards Marketplace for consumer products / services and more!

The expected salary range for this position is between $72,670 - $114,200 USD. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, education, and other factors permitted by law.

Job Requirements

At Safran Cabin, diversity & inclusion is a source of richness that adds quality of life, performance, and innovation. We welcome diverse contributions and provide equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex / gender, sexual orientation, gender identity / gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, age, national origin, ancestry, disability / medical condition, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic characteristics or information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws.

We seek service-oriented team players with strong interpersonal skills and a positive attitude, adaptable to our innovative and evolving environment.

Across all team members, we are looking for the following attributes :

• Team oriented
• Process focused
• Open & honest communication
• Quality minded
• Ability to persevere and honor commitments
• Recognizes success
• Executes with urgency
• Creates solutions
• Customer focused in everything we do

Qualifications :

Education : Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Electronic, Composite or Industrial Engineering or equivalent education or 8 years of equivalent quality engineering experience.

Experience : 5+ years of progressive quality experience in aerospace, automotive, or industrial manufacturing environment and project management experience

Preferred Qualifications (not required) for all levels 1, 2 & 3 :

• APICS (American Production and Inventory Control Society) : BASIC certification or equivalent
• Black / green belt 6 sigma certified
• ISO 9001 Lead Auditor Certification with AS / EN / JISQ 9100 training

This job posting has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by an employee within this position.

The actual duties, responsibilities and qualifications may vary based on assignment or group.

Specificity of the job

Traveling is required.