Sr. Supplier Quality Engineer

Sr. Supplier Quality Engineer – Teledyne FLIR Defense

Join Teledyne FLIR Defense, where we safeguard lives with cutting‑edge sensing and threat detection technologies. This role is based at our Billerica facility and focuses on managing the supplier quality system and serving as the principal quality interface between the company and its supply chain.

The Supplier Quality Engineer is responsible for overseeing and managing many core aspects of the supplier quality system at Teledyne FLIR’s Billerica facility and is the primary quality interface between the company and its supply chain.

• Lead and manage supplier‑quality related communications between the company and its supply base.
• Utilize various problem‑solving techniques to assist suppliers with root cause analysis investigations and issue Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs).
• Use supplier scorecards to assess individual supplier performance and develop improvement plans for suppliers with unsatisfactory ratings.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that all quality provisions are properly flowed down to the supply base.
• Collaborate with a cross‑functional team on design‑for‑manufacturability and continuous‑improvement initiatives.
• Assist with the dispositioning process for non‑conforming material in MRB and notify supplier(s) accordingly.
• Coordinate First Article Inspection (FAI) activities with suppliers and review/approve FAI paperwork.
• Coordinate with multiple internal departments to ensure supplier quality concerns are documented and addressed in a timely manner.
• Conduct reviews of Engineering Change Notices (ECOs) to assess potential supplier impact.
• Conduct supplier audits and present audit findings to senior management.
• Perform material source inspection at supplier sites as deemed necessary.
• Provide supplier quality representation at daily production meetings.
• Support critical incoming inspection related functions, such as creating and maintaining SAP inspection plans, generating SAP inspection reports, defining part inspection criteria, and assisting incoming quality control inspectors with daily job functions.
• Perform other miscellaneous supplier quality related duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering‑related discipline and minimum 6–8+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment, or an advanced degree with minimum 4–6+ years of experience.
• Working knowledge of QA functions within SAP.
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001 requirements.
• Working knowledge of inspection methodologies, tools, and equipment.
• Ability to solve complex non‑conformances via root cause analysis.
• Ability to read and understand design drawings and engineering schematics.
• Ability to create formal presentations.
• Ability to communicate issues effectively both internally and externally.
• Flexibility to travel up to 15–25%.

• Previous working experience in a defense/aerospace, automotive, medical device, and/or pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of Lean / Six Sigma practices.
• Working knowledge of Gage R&R studies and measurement system analysis.
• Working knowledge of SPC methodologies (including statistical analysis applications such as Minitab).
• Working knowledge of FMEA methodologies.
• Working knowledge of GD&T principles.
• Working knowledge of or certifications to IPC‑A‑610, IPC‑J‑STD‑001, and/or IPC/WHMA‑A‑620 standards.

Applicants must be either a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, legal permanent resident, asylee, refugee, or must be eligible to apply for and obtain the appropriate export control license from the U.S. Departments of State or Commerce.

$96,200.00 – $

The anticipated salary range listed for this role is only an estimate. Actual compensation for successful candidates is carefully determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, location, education/training, work experience, key skills, and type of position.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non‑merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.