Supplier Quality Engineer

Universal Avionics (UA) has been in business for over 40 years, continuously making huge strides in business, commercial, and military avionics. Our company continues to move the avionics industry forward by designing the next generation of technology as well as the latest iterations of our flagship products to ensure easier management and safety & reliability of all phases of flight.

Summary – Reporting to the Manufacturing Quality Manager, the Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) will be responsible for quality oversight throughout qualification activities of suppliers, new product introduction, and sustaining operations.

The SQE will work closely with Supply Chain, Procurement, QA, Manufacturing, and Design Engineering to anticipate and prevent supplier quality issues. This role is responsible for supporting technical review, investigating supplier non-conformances, performing supplier audits, gating supplier deliverables, BMS document authoring, and leading supplier corrective actions.

The SQE will liaise between Design Engineering and Manufacturing to manage engineering changes related to supplier quality improvement and quality issues. This role will drive BMS procedures updates in compliance with AS9100 and ISO standards. The Supplier Quality Engineer must thrive in a fast-paced manufacturing environment while managing shifting priorities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Proactively communicate information or issues that may impact product quality or costs of manufacturability to all affected departments.
• Supplier approval process: perform audits to qualify new suppliers, assess manufacturing/technology and quality capabilities of onboarding suppliers, surveillance, and disapproval assessments.
• Conduct root cause analysis and corrective actions identified as supplier quality issues, and support MRB dispositions, requiring SQE review and approval.
• Analyze, strategically monitor and trend quality indicators to report to management and to provide early warning for quality related issues.
• Utilize project and research skills when offering solutions, alternatives, or pathways forward.
• Evaluate First Article Inspection results per the requirements of AS9102 as well as train suppliers to meet Supplier Quality Requirements.
• Update and create Quality documentation such as Standard Operating Procedures and Work Instructions.
• Identify supplier quality expectations throughout product design and customize supplier flow-down requirements early in procurement phases.
• Establish strong relationships with suppliers to instill quality improvement and collaborative quality issue resolutions.

Competency – Strong attention to detail.

• Experience with ERP system/Quality Management Software, PLM, Auto Cad Viewer, PCB Data Viewers.
• At least 1-6 years' experience in Quality Engineering, preferably aerospace industry.
• Experience working with AS9100 and ISO 9001 standards, and FAA and EASA regulations.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and time management skills both written and verbal.
• Strong Documentation and change order experience (i.e.: updating procedures, creating specific inspection plans, redlining drawings for engineering, protocols, etc.)
• Understands geometric tolerance, GD&T, acceptance sampling plans, precision tools, and statistical analysis.

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor's degree and / or related experience in related fields of engineering, science, or regulatory affairs.

Preferred Qualification

Experience with ERP system/Quality Management Software, PLM, Auto Cad Viewer, PCB Data Viewers.  Minimum 1-3 years' experience in Quality Engineering, preferably aerospace industry.  Experience working with AS9100 and ISO 9001 standards, and FAA and EASA regulations

Why you’ll like working here:

• Universal Avionics is a mid-sized company with all the functions and benefits of a much larger organization, so you get the best of both worlds.
• You’ll make an impact! You’ll be part of a company that is making huge strides in the safety and reliability of air travel.
• You’ll work with very motivated and skilled people who are excellent at what they do and are great mentors.
• You’ll bring your own unique skills set and passion to create a mutually beneficial working and learning environment.
• At UASC, we care about our employees, both personally and professionally.

About Universal Avionics

Universal Avionics and its parent company, Elbit Systems, Ltd., represent decades of leadership and innovation as developers and suppliers of Head-Down Displays (HDD), Head-Up Displays (HUD), Head Wearable Displays (HWD), and Combined Vision Systems (CVS), which includes both our Enhanced Vision System (EVS) and Synthetic Vision System (SVS). Universal Avionics is also a leading manufacturer of innovative commercial avionics systems, offering retrofit and forward-fit solutions for the largest diversification of aircraft types in the industry.

To learn more about Universal Avionics, visit www.UniversalAvionics.com

U.S. citizenship or U.S. permanent residency status required. Universal Avionics’ products and technology are controlled under U.S export laws including but not limited to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, Export Administration Regulations and the Export Administration Act (“Export Laws”). Universal Avionics’ inquiry regarding citizenship is solely for the purpose of ensuring that Universal Avionics remains compliant with the Export Laws and Universal Avionics internal export control procedures.