Principal Supplier Quality Specialist
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Principal Supplier Quality Specialist improving supplier quality and resolving complex supplier issues for Collins Aerospace’s aerospace and defense operations. Leading audits, corrective actions, and supplier development.
Responsibilities:
- Lead supplier qualification, certification, assessment, monitoring, and development activities
- Monitor supplier quality performance, analyze quality data and trends, and identify systemic issues
- Lead supplier escape management and complex quality issue resolution
- Perform root cause analysis, containment, corrective action, and preventive action activities
- Partner with suppliers and cross-functional teams to implement corrective and preventive actions using 8D and Red-X
- Conduct or support supplier audits, assessments, source inspections, material release activities, Corrective Action Boards, and supplier quality reviews
- Apply PFMEA, MSA, Process Flow, Control Plans, SPC, and other risk-based quality techniques
- Evaluate supplier readiness and capability for work transfers, process changes, Resourcing Gates, and PPAP acceptance
- Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Program Management, and other stakeholders to mitigate supplier risks
- Influence and coach suppliers and internal stakeholders to drive sustainable improvements
- Support supplier continuous improvement initiatives and quality programs
- Maintain compliance with RTX policies, customer requirements, quality management systems, and industry standards
- Travel approximately 50% to supplier and/or RTX locations based on business needs
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience
- Prior experience in supplier quality and development
- Experience with supplier qualification, supplier assessments, quality audits, supplier performance monitoring, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvement
- U.S. citizenship is required
- Experience in aerospace and defense or another highly regulated manufacturing environment preferred
- Knowledge of APQP, PFMEA, MSA, Process Flow, Control Plans, SPC, and PPAP preferred
- Experience with supplier audits, assessments, qualification/certification, source inspection, or supplier performance management preferred
- Experience with 8D, Red-X, Root Cause Analysis, and Corrective/Preventive Action preferred
- Knowledge of Quality Management Systems, quality regulations and standards, risk management, Lean Six Sigma, and continuous improvement methodologies preferred
- Experience working directly with suppliers to drive quality improvement and improve process capability preferred
Benefits:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Four weeks of PTO for newly hired employees
- Generous 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
- Employee Scholar Program
- Paid time off and holidays
- Potential annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs
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