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Supplier Quality Engineer III

Blue Origin
Florida, USA
Full-time
Mid · 4+ years experience
Onsite
Discovered 5 days ago

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Responsibilities

  • Evaluate current and prospective suppliers for technical capability, quality-system maturity, capacity, and operational stability.
  • Monitor supplier quality performance and identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
  • Lead supplier containment, root-cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions, and recovery planning for quality and delivery issues.
  • Drive measurable reductions in supplier nonconformances, defects, escapes, and repeat discrepancies.
  • Conduct or participate in supplier assessments, quality-system and process audits, pre-shipment reviews, source inspections, hardware acceptance activities, and corrective-action verification.
  • Evaluate supplier manufacturing, assembly, inspection, and test processes for compliance with engineering drawings, specifications, contractual requirements, and applicable quality standards.
  • Support supplier and program reviews to ensure alignment with production requirements and long-term business objectives.
  • Partner with engineering, manufacturing, procurement, program quality, and suppliers to resolve technical and quality issues.
  • Communicate supplier performance, risks, corrective-action status, and recovery plans to program stakeholders and senior management.
  • Support the transition of hardware from development and qualification into stable, repeatable production.
  • Promote a culture of safety, quality, accountability, continuous improvement, and inclusion.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, manufacturing, or a related technical discipline.
  • 7 or more years of experience in a manufacturing environment, including at least 4 years in a Supplier Quality Engineering role.
  • Quality assurance or quality engineering experience in an aerospace production environment.
  • Technical knowledge of aerospace manufacturing, assembly, inspection, and test processes.
  • Experience reviewing engineering drawings, specifications, manufacturing plans, inspection plans, and supplier quality records.
  • Demonstrated experience leading supplier corrective actions, root-cause investigations, containment activities, and nonconformance-reduction initiatives.
  • Ability to evaluate technical and quality risks and communicate findings clearly to suppliers, cross-functional stakeholders, and senior leaders.
  • Strong initiative, organization, and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
  • Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and strengthen our culture of inclusion.
  • Must be able to travel up to 50% of the time and have a valid driver’s license.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the United States as a refugee or granted asylum.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Technical or supplier quality experience with one or more of the following aerospace commodities, systems, or manufacturing processes:
  • Avionics
  • Electronics
  • Machined parts
  • Fabricated parts and structures
  • Composites
  • Valves
  • Mechanical assemblies
  • Electromechanical assemblies
  • Machining and fabrication
  • Experience with satellite or spacecraft hardware, including communication devices, avionics, electronics, radio-frequency systems, antennas, transmitters, receivers, or related components.
  • Experience working with Government Customers.
  • Knowledge of manufacturing, inspection, testing, qualification, and acceptance requirements for satellite and communication hardware.
  • Experience managing supplier quality for high-reliability electronic or communication devices used in aerospace or space environments.
  • Experience transitioning products from development and qualification through production and operations.
  • Experience performing AS9100 quality-system audits.
  • Familiarity with aerospace quality standards and tools, including AS9102, advanced product quality planning, process capability, and statistical process control.
  • Base Pay Range for:
  • CA applicants is $112,059.00 - $156,882.60 WA applicants is $112,059.00 - $156,882.60
  • Other site ranges may differ
  • Culture Statement
  • Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
  • Export Control Regulations
  • Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
  • Background Check
  • Required for all positions: Blue’s Standard Background Check
  • Required for Certain Job Profiles: Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation
  • Required for Certain Job Profiles: Drivers who operate Commercial Motor Vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) or combination of power unit and trailer that meets or exceeds 10,001 lbs. and/or transports placardable amounts of hazardous materials by ground in any vehicle on a public road while in commerce, may be subject to additional Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations including: Driver Qualification Files, Medical Certification (obtained before onboarding), Road Test, Hours of Service, Drug and Alcohol Testing, vehicle inspection requirements, CDL requirements (if applicable) and hazardous materials transportation/shipping training.
  • Required for certain Job Profiles: Ability to obtain and maintain Merchant Mariner Credential, which includes pre-employment and random drug testing as well as DOT physical

Benefits

  • Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
  • Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
  • Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
  • Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.
  • Equal Employment Opportunity
  • Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on “Know Your Rights,” please see here.
  • Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation
  • Applicants wishing to receive information on Blue Origin’s Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us at [email protected]. Please note this is a publicly managed inbox. Please do not include any personal medical information in your request.

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