Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer

The Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer (SQE) is responsible for ensuring that SEAKR’s supply chain is consistently able to provide high-quality, reliable components for aerospace applications.  This person audits supplier quality management systems, performs source inspections, and tracks supplier performance.  The SQE plays a critical role in SEAKR’s Supply Chain department, ensuring that flowed-down part requirements are properly executed and resolving supplier quality issues.  The SQE reports to the Manager of Supplier Quality.IN THIS POSITION YOU WILLSupport procurement, program management, manufacturing, and engineering with all supplier quality related activities. Perform quality system evaluations of new and ongoing suppliers.Perform supplier surveillance during fabrication of flight articles to assure compliance with requirements.Draft and maintain electronic records of supplier surveillance and evaluation reports in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.Create/maintain supplier approval rating and records, including survey records and Quality Management Systems (QMS) certifications, in ERP system. Perform a review and approval of purchase orders of flight hardware.Identify and mitigate supplier-born risks.Analyze supplier defect trends and lead continuous improvement projects.Support Receiving Inspection with non-conformance evaluations and Material Review Board (MRB) dispositions.Communicate non-conformances to supplier and request, track, and help implement corrective/preventive action where necessary.Work with procurement to vet and onboard new suppliers.