Principal Specialist Supplier Quality & Development - Engineered Items; Remote

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Country: United States of America

Location: US-CA-REMOTE

Position Role Type: Remote

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Security Clearance Type: None/Not Required

Security Clearance Status: Not Required

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

Collins Aerospace is hiring a Supplier Quality and Development professional to help drive supplier performance and continuous improvement across our operations. In this role, you will influence supplier qualification, monitoring, escape management, and quality issue resolution while ensuring products, processes, and suppliers meet internal and regulatory standards. You’ll work closely with suppliers and internal engineering partners to solve complex problems, lead root‑cause and corrective action activities, support onboarding and certification, manage source inspections, and apply proactive quality tools to strengthen supplier capabilities and readiness for operational readiness and sustainability.

This is a remote role that may have up to 50% travel depending upon candidate location. Preference may be given to candidates located on the West Coast due to supplier locations.

• Conducts supplier qualification / certification, assessment, monitoring, escape management, and quality issue resolution processes.
• Analyzes and makes recommendations on quality data and the development of part / supplier specific quality issue resolution and corrective actions.
• Provides research on and explanations of root cause analysis & problem solving (Red-X & 8D) in escape management procedures. Develops corrective and / or preventive actions for systemic process and product design problems for product provided by suppliers.
• Conducts processes and procedures for supplier qualification / certification, source inspection and material release processes, and Correction Action Boards / DQ Clinics with suppliers.
• Drives support for the UTC Supplier Gold program to ensure healthy continuous improvement and sustainability.
• Reviews processes and metrics and makes recommendations to ensure supplier is capable to meet all
• requirements for work transfer and process change management including Resourcing Gate and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) acceptance.

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience

• Strong Engineered Items background.
• Experience working with Suppliers and/or Engineering is a supply chain operations environment (monitoring, auditing, developing suppliers/operations) or equivalent.
• Knowledge of Quality Regulations, Quality Core Tools Knowledge, Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Practical Problem Solving, International Mgmt. system standards, Authorities / Regulations / Standards, Knowledge of QMS, Auditing/Assessing, Risk…