Supplier Quality Engineer

Position Summary

Fairbanks Morse Defense is seeking a high-caliber Supplier Quality Engineer to champion our cross-functional supplier quality. In this critical role, you will evaluate supplier capabilities and ensure incoming components meet engineering specifications, nuclear and defense industry standards, and customer requirements. As a proactive problem solver, you will rapidly resolve complex product quality discrepancies while driving sustainable process improvements across our supply base.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

• Disposition nonconforming supplied product, implement effective containment and initiate supplier corrective action requests to prevent recurrence of the problem

• Document all failure costs associated with a supplied product problem and manage the supplier bill back process to ensure effective cost recovery

• Document supplier corrective action requests and verify effectiveness of actions implemented

• Initiate engineering change requests to have key product characteristics and acceptance criteria undated on engineering drawings

• Assess supplier process controls and capabilities to ensure product will be manufactured to meet requirements

• Perform product source verification / source inspections at supplier sites

• Perform supplier quality assurance program audits, including 10CFR50 Appendix B audits, Commercial Grade Surveys, and control of special process audits

• Lead the Purchased Part Evaluation Process which includes defining and verifying the key product characteristics during first article inspection and plant trial runs

• Write and revise supplier quality system procedures to improve process effectiveness, efficiency and velocity of supplied product through receipt and manufacturing

• Provide supplier quality system training, guidance, and direction to fellow associates and suppliers

• Monitor, analyze, and maintain supplier quality objectives / metrics

• Support and implement the policies, procedures, systems, and programs required to meet department and company objectives

• Complete all regulatory and company training

• Perform other related duties and assignments as required

• Review incoming material review to ensure it meets documented standards and requirements

• Manage warranty projects to ensure cost effective immediate and long-term permanent countermeasures are deployed

Qualifications, Skills and Educational Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or closely related technical field, or ASQ Certified Supplier Quality Professional (CSQP)

• Possess a high degree of problem-solving skills through application of basic quality tools

• Demonstrated experience in a manufacturing environment; Minimum of 2 years

• Demonstrated commitment to owning and solving supplier related problems

• Understanding of common metals manufacturing processes such as machining, casting, cutting, welding

• Ability to make data driven decisions every day

• Ability to understand engineering drawings, including weld symbology, and GD&T

• Ability to understand the theory of operation of highly engineered complex assemblies

• Possess demonstrated verbal and technical report writing communication skills

• Action-oriented with ability to establish working relationships with people at all levels, internally and externally

• Proven ability to effectively interact with multi-functional areas (Sales, Manufacturing, Finance, Supply Chain, IT)

• Proficient in Windows and MS Office applications

Travel: ~35%

Language: English