Supplier Quality Engineer Level 3

Be the voice of Safran Quality at the supplier and the voice of supplier Quality at Safran. Design, develop, and implement strategies to improve supplier quality performance in a sustainable way. Identify and mitigate any quality related risk. Ensure quality and cost effectiveness of materials by deploying processes, capability tools and continuous improvement projects. This position reports to the Vice President, Supply Chain/Purchasing.

• Monitor Supplier Key Performance Indicators

• Investigate and manage supplier non-conforming issues and related roots causes analysis to implement sustainable corrective actions (8D/5WHY'S). Launch actions as needed to meet Safran targets

• Review and Manage First Article Inspection Reports.

• Coordinate the quality related actions between the suppliers and the Safran Cabin cross functional team stakeholders : procurement, engineering, commodity management and SPM

• Support Source Inspection at Supplier sites as needed

• Support new product Introduction, including PFMEA

• Ensure continued compliance of supplier with inspection delegation requirements (periodic on site audit, monitoring of effectiveness of supplier delegation process)

• Perform evaluation of new and current suppliers in order to ensure compliance with Safran quality and regulatory requirements (e.g., AS9100). Follow up on corrective actions (CAR) resulting from audit findings

• Based on the supplier risk level, perform periodic assessments of current suppliers in order to identify and mitigate the risks

• Perform trainings internally and externally as needed

• Initiate Supplier development projects

• Develop the supplier quality system maturity by managing quality improvement projects

• Collaborate with suppliers to asses manufacturing process for potential improvements

• Support Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) initiatives for new development programs

• Assist in training and on-boarding of new Level 1 and 2 Supplier Quality Engineers

• Support third party registrar/customer on-site audits