Supplier Quality Engineer

Ascent Aerospace is a world-renowned, single-source provider of production and automated assembly systems for the aerospace and defense industry. We provide high-precision advanced automated equipment as well as a full suite of both mold and assembly tooling required for the aerospace manufacturing market, including the largest Invar molds ever made— making us the largest tooling group in the industry. We work with our customers to develop their project and see it through, from process engineering to build and installation, to ensure it is an efficient and cost-effective solution.

As a true, single-source integrator, we have proven tools to surpass our customer expectations. We have greater control of timing and schedules, which allows for 100% accountability, and avoids costly mark-ups, ultimately saving our customers money. The result: a group of businesses, each an industry leader within their own discipline, now acting as one truly integrated supply base.

The Supplier Quality Engineer 2 is to monitor, review, and improve the performance of existing vendors/suppliers and perform onboarding and qualification of new vendors/suppliers, using appropriate quality tools and techniques that will ensure compliance per the customer specifications and prevent quality failures. The Supplier Quality Engineer 2 is to support external provider and customer interface activities, providing appropriate levels of quality inputs to ensure a clear understanding of customer requirements is available to all areas of the supply base.

This document in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying the position.

• Launch and lead Root Cause and Corrective Action investigations
• Review and communicate customer requirements, adhering to customer/industry specifications and inspect-ability of product
• Monitor non-conformance process and manage quality records and reports
• Outsource/customer quality interface and present product for buyoff to Customer for outsourced complete tools
• Facilitate Customer audits and visits and arising actions and responses
• Lead external provider audits and cross-functional reviews
• Support first article activities and assessment of completed packs for approval
• Review and enforce quality agreements
• Support Engineering activities and outsource/customer meetings and questions
• Ensure that working practices in relation to Health, Safety and Housekeeping are adhered to
• Any additional duties as reasonably assigned by management

Any combination of education and experience providing the required skill and knowledge for successful job performance will be considered. Typical qualifications would be:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Minimum five (5) years of related experience required
• Ability to read and understand blueprints and GD&T
• Experience advocating as the "voice of the customer" demanding the highest quality expectations from the supply base and organization
• Moderate experience in supplier quality assurance
• Effective and proven use of problem solving tools
• QMS auditing experience
• Ability to present, manage, and interpret performance data
• Ability to effectively handle tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Executing the duties of the position such that the focus is largely proactive versus reactive
• Have working knowledge of GD&T, CMM’s, and Laser Trackers
• Understanding of CNC machines, various manufacturing processes, shop repair techniques, welding, bushings, assembly
• Ability to use manual inspection equipment i.e. Micrometers, Calipers, Bore Gages, etc.
• This position must meet Export Control Compliance requirements, therefore a…