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Commodity Supplier Assurance Engineer
Location
Arizona + 3 moreAll locations: Arizona | Nevada | Missouri | Texas
Posted
69 days ago
Salary
$86.8K - $165.2K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Commodity Supplier Assurance Engineer
RTX
• Drive Process Improvements: Implement strategies to enhance manufacturing processes at supplier facilities. • Foster Strong Relationships: Build and maintain effective partnerships with internal and external customers, key collaborators, and stakeholders. • Guide Decision-Making: Provide quality assurance expertise to influence decisions, ensuring alignment with customer priorities and mission success. • Communicate Technical Requirements: Interpret and convey purchase order technical and quality requirements. • Ensure Compliance with Product Requirements: Verify that product specifications are communicated and adhered to by suppliers. • Evaluate Supplier Performance: Conduct supplier assessments focused on quality, engineering, manufacturing capabilities. • Perform Technical Evaluations: Conduct in-depth technical evaluations to support cost analysis. • Manage Supplier Change Requests: Oversee supplier requests for product and process changes. • Report Supplier Health: Communicate the technical health and performance of suppliers to stakeholders. • Resolve Supplier Risks: Identify and address supplier risks and issues through detailed root-cause analysis. • Drive Continuous Improvement: Apply Six Sigma, lean methodologies, and other analytical tools. • Oversee Quality Activities: Manage First Article Verification, Source Inspection, supplier assessments, audits, and reviews. • Mitigate Risks and Support Program Objectives: Proactively resolve supplier risks and ensure alignment.
Job Requirements
- Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)
- minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in engineering, quality assurance, supplier management, or supplier auditing
- relevant experience in mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, and/or quality disciplines
- experience assessing/auditing the technical capabilities/performance of suppliers
- experience leading corrective action initiatives using RCCA methodologies
- experience executing process improvements discovered during RCCA
- ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life insurance
- short-term disability
- long-term disability
- 401(k) match
- flexible spending accounts
- flexible work schedules
- employee assistance program
- Employee Scholar Program
- parental leave
- paid time off
- holidays
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