Supplier Quality Engineer

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Santa Barbara Infrared, Inc., is hiring for the position of Supplier Quality Engineer at our location in Santa Barbara, CA. In this role, you will be responsible for assuring new and existing suppliers and their supplied products meet site and program and quality requirements. This position supports both Quality and Procurement teams by assuring supplier quality performance and maintaining successful supplier relationships.

Santa Barbara Infrared, Inc. (a subsidiary of HEICO Corporation) designs and manufactures advanced electro‑optical and infrared test instrumentation. SBIR supplies cutting‑edge MEMS technology, optical imaging systems, focal planes, and lasers with supporting mechanical, thermal, electrical, and software subsystems.

$/yr. – $/yr. – DOE.

M-F (Full-Time, On Site).

Responsibilities

• Work under general direction, independently determine and develop approaches to solutions. Results are reviewed upon completion for meeting objectives.
• Quality Management System ownership of supplier quality assurance processes & procedures.
• Review specifications to assist in proper supplier selection.
• Initial and ongoing supplier quality assessments, audits, scoring, and certification.
• Review program requirements to assign the proper quality clauses to purchase orders during approval process.
• Conduct supplier source inspections and pre‑ship reviews.
• Process supplier advance deviation requests.
• Proactive and reactive supplier development, improvements, and corrections based on supplier performance metrics and supplier re‑evaluation process.
• Investigate and troubleshoot supplier‑related product or production issues.
• Process supplier nonconformances through the nonconforming material process, and manage Discrepant Material Report (DMR) process.
• Process supplier corrective action requests, ensure adequacy of supplier root cause analysis and corrective and preventative actions, follow‑up to ensure implementation and effectiveness of actions.
• Interface with customers, suppliers, and program personnel on supplier quality‑related issues.
• Support for selected projects and programs as determined by the Quality Manager.

• Entry level

• Full‑time

• Quality Assurance

• Airlines and Aviation