Supplier Quality Manager

** Crane Aerospace and Electronics
** has an exciting opportunity for a  
** Supplier Quality Manager
** at our  
** Lynnwood, WA
** location.

Located in the epicenter of United States aviation manufacturing, our Crane Aerospace & Electronics Lynnwood, Wash., facility delivers industry-leading aerospace & defense power and fluid solutions. Our products are rugged enough to fly 5 billion miles from Earth on NASA's New Horizons spacecraft. You'll join a group of aerospace professionals committed to engineering excellence and work in a community tucked between the idyllic Puget Sound and Cascade Mountains.

Start the next chapter of your career with Crane Aerospace & Electronics!

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* Job Summary:

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* The Supplier Quality Manager is responsible for leading and executing the organization's supplier quality strategy to ensure that all purchased materials, components, and services conform to internal, customer, and regulatory requirements. This role manages the overall quality and compliance performance of the Lynnwood supply base, drives continuous improvement across suppliers, and leads a team of Supplier Quality Engineers (SQEs) in executing Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), risk mitigation, and root-cause-based quality improvements.

The individual in this role serves as the primary interface between the company and its suppliers for all quality related matters.

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* Essential Functions:

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* + Supplier Quality Leadership:
Provide strategic oversight of supplier quality operations. Lead, mentor, and develop Supplier Quality Engineers, ensuring effective performance, technical competency, and consistent execution of quality policies.

Support new product design and introduction

+ Non-Conformance Management:
Oversee the management of supplier nonconformance, including NCRs and SRRs. Ensure suppliers proactively report nonconforming material prior to shipment, verify completeness of submissions, authorize MRB dispositions where appropriate, and ensure timely closure and documentation.

Responsible for investigation of and formal response to all customer complaints(SCARS)

+ Corrective Action & Root Cause Implementation:
Ensure robust root cause analysis and sustainable corrective actions addressing systemic issues. Establish standards for thorough investigation, enforce corrective action timeliness, and verify effectiveness to prevent recurrence.

Participate in internal and external quality audits

+ Inspection Oversight:
Lead the alignment between Supplier Quality and Receiving Inspection. Ensure inspection criteria are current and receiving teams validate supplier dispositions appropriately. Support improvements in inspection processes and incoming quality verification.

+ Process Control & Continuous Improvement:
Partner with operations, engineering, and supply chain teams to implement preventive process controls, optimize control plans, align with PFMEAs and process flows, and champion a prevention focused quality culture.

+ Supplier

Risk Management:

Lead annual and ongoing supplier risk assessments, identifying risks related to performance, capability, capacity, and compliance. Ensure mitigation plans are developed, implemented, and monitored.

+ Supplier Development & Performance Management:
Drive supplier performance through KPIs, scorecards, audits, development plans, and joint improvement initiatives. Facilitate strategic supplier reviews and ensure alignment to APQP/PPAP (AS9145) standards.

+ Training & Technical Development:
Ensure the SQE team maintains strong proficiency in AS9100, AS9145, root cause analysis methods, SPC, risk management tools, and QMS utilization (Oracle, etc.). Provide structured training programs, mentor engineers, and lead technical workshops to elevate team capability.

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* Minimum Qualifications:

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Experience:

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** 5+ years of relevant experience in supplier quality, manufacturing quality, or related roles in aerospace, defense, space electronics, or other high reliability industries, 3+ years of leadership or people management experience.

** _Knowledge:_
** Strong knowledge of Quality Management Systems and process control methodologies. Understanding of manufacturing best practices,…