Principal Specialist, Supplier Quality & Development – Engineered Items
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Principal Supplier Quality Specialist improving engineered-item suppliers for Collins Aerospace. Driving qualification, corrective action, PPAP, and continuous improvement across aerospace operations.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct supplier qualification/certification, assessment, monitoring, escape management, and quality issue resolution processes
- Analyze quality data and recommend supplier- and part-specific issue resolutions and corrective actions
- Research and explain root-cause analysis and problem-solving methods, including Red-X and 8D
- Develop corrective and preventive actions for systemic process and product-design problems in supplier-provided products
- Conduct supplier qualification/certification, source inspection, material release, Corrective Action Boards, and DQ Clinics with suppliers
- Support the UTC Supplier Gold program to promote continuous improvement and sustainability
- Review processes and metrics and recommend improvements to ensure suppliers meet work-transfer and process-change requirements
- Support Resourcing Gate and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) acceptance
- Work with suppliers and internal engineering partners to solve complex problems
- Support supplier onboarding, certification, source inspections, and operational readiness
Requirements:
- Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience
- Strong Engineered Items background
- Experience working with suppliers and/or engineering in a supply chain operations environment, including monitoring, auditing, or developing suppliers/operations, or equivalent
- Knowledge of Quality Regulations and Quality Core Tools
- Knowledge of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)
- Practical Problem Solving knowledge
- Knowledge of international management system standards and authorities/regulations/standards
- Knowledge of QMS
- Auditing/Assessing knowledge
- Risk Management and Continuous Improvement (Lean Six Sigma) knowledge desirable
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering/industrial engineering or similar field preferred
- Equivalent work experience may be considered in lieu of education
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- U.S. citizenship is required
Benefits:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
- 401(k) plan with employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution
- Lifetime Income Strategy option
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- Life insurance and disability coverage
- Optional pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, and ID theft protection
- Birth, adoption, and parental leave benefits
- Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
- Adoption Assistance
- Autism Benefit
- Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
- Healthy You Incentives wellness rewards program
- Doctor on Demand virtual doctor visits
- Bright Horizons child and elder care services
- Teladoc Medical Experts second opinion program
- Flexible work schedules
- Paid time off and holidays
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available; payments are not guaranteed
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