Supplier Quality Engineer
Crane · Fort Walton Beach, FL
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Quality
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Certification
- Black Belt preferred
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level quality role at Crane (industrial) in Fort Walton Beach, FL.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree required · Black Belt preferred
- Tools it names
- Lean, Black Belt, Green Belt, Root cause, SPC, Minitab
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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About the role
Job Summary
Reporting to the Quality Manager, you will be responsible for performing complex assignments to develop, apply and maintain quality
requirements
for processing components and other materials into finished goods and products. As well as managing the quality of our supplier base.
Responsibilities
- ◆Drive effective evaluation of new suppliers during the product development process to ensure only the highest levels of quality are accepted
- ◆Coordinate product and component failure analysis. Drive corrective action, and inspection of all program hardware (to J-STD001 and IPC610 Class 3) and documentation and supplier quality improvements.
- ◆Work directly with supplier base on material issues to drive timely root cause analysis and implementation of permanent/preventative corrective actions.
- ◆Analyze and resolve customer complaints and field reliability issues.
- ◆Manage in-house program audits and corrective action program in support of AS9100 (Aerospace Standard) certification.
- ◆Apply statistical process control (SPC) methods for analyzing data to evaluate current process and process changes.
- ◆Lead both CSI and GSI inspections and provide customers all required documentation.
- ◆Ensure proper documentation via NCMR’s of all quality write ups, ensuring all NCMR’s are properly filled out and addressed prior to hardware moving forward.
- ◆Assist Manufacturing Engineering in FAR (Failure Analysis Reports) to ensure all failures are properly documented and full corrective action is followed through and documented.
- ◆Ensure all hardware and documentation is in compliance with approved drawings and designs.
- ◆Assist and take a lead role in driving to completion of FAR’s as required in accordance with AS9102.
- ◆Drive Material Review Board meetings where applicable.
Requirements
- ✓5+ years experience as Supplier Quality, Quality, Reliability or Components Engineer in a electronics or automotive manufacturing environment.
- ✓Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field required.
- ✓Experience with statistical tools such as Minitab preferred.
- ✓Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills.
- ✓Familiarity with Hybrid manufacturing methods including IPC610 and J-STD001.
- ✓Green Belt or Black Belt certification is a plus.
- ✓Eligibility Requirement: This position may require access to Controlled Data or Information. Where the position requires such access only US Persons will be considered. As a US Department of Defense contractor, we are bound by International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Applicants selected could be subject to a Government security investigation and must meet the eligibility
requirements
for access to classified information.
qualifications
required of employees assigned to this job.
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Crane Aerospace and Electronics has an exciting opportunity for a Supplier Quality Engineer at our Fort Walton Beach, FL location.
About Crane
Crane Aerospace & Electronics supplies critical systems and components to the aerospace and defense markets. You’ll find Crane Aerospace & Electronics in some of the toughest environments: from engines to landing gear; from satellites to medical implants and from missiles to unmanned aerial systems (UAS).
Located minutes away from picturesque white-sand beaches and emerald green water, our Crane Aerospace & Electronics Fort Walton Beach location is home to our Defense Power business – a leading supplier of high-power solutions for aerospace & defense applications. You’ll join a trusted, dynamic organization that supplies prime defense manufacturers with custom radar, directed energy and electric warfare solutions for placement on innovative, next-gen military platforms. Join us and our growing business as we supply solutions that enable the latest defense technology!
As a team member at Crane Aerospace and Electronics, you’ll enjoy
- •Benefits: Health care, dental, vision, life and disability insurance starting the first day of the month
- •Time Off: 15 days of paid time off that start accruing your first day at Crane and 11 paid holidays per year.
- •401k Retirement Plan: 401k plan with company match
- •Education Reimbursement: eligible after 6 months of employment
You can see a list of our benefits at https://www.craneae.com/company/careers or visit our website at www.CraneAE.com for more information on our company and great opportunities.
We are committed to operational excellence and world class processes. We employ Lean manufacturing techniques to optimize manufacturing efficiency and accuracy on all product lines. Our products are known for their technical strength, proven reliability and overall value.
In our efforts to maintain a safe and drug-free workplace, Crane Aerospace & Electronics requires that candidates complete a satisfactory background check. FAA sensitive positions require employees to participate in a random drug test pool.
This description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and