Supplier Quality Engineer

Our client, a global Aerospace systems manufacturer, is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to join their dynamic engineering team based in Slough. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a pivotal role in the design, development, and delivery of innovative electrical and mechanical products that support cutting-edge aerospace applications.

Main scope of the Supplier Quality Engineer role:

• To be responsible for maintaining, controlling, and ensuring the quality performance of all suppliers
• To ensure that all supplier nonconformities are examined and, if necessary, escalated
• To maintain and complete a supplier audit schedule in accordance with AS9100 and customer requirements
• To drive towards enhanced supplier quality performance by developing measurements for important processes and agreed targets
• To provide feedback on supplier performance through regular internal KPI evaluations

Duties as a Supplier Quality Engineer will include but are not restricted to:

• Providing Quality interpretation of requirements to suppliers and relevant departments
• Managing and supporting the supplier quality interface and ensuring that all supplier quality issues and non-conformances are managed to an agreed timescale
• Reporting regularly on the quality performance of the supply chain, Co-ordinating the generation and deployment of Metrics to support business requirements
• First Article Inspection (FAI) support to any modifications or supplier transfer activities if required
• Engaging with suppliers and planning and discharging a supplier review process, covering all quality aspects to drive quality improvements as well as implementation of APQP on all programs
• Conducting capability assessments and processing validations to support supplier selection activities
• Performing analysis, tests and process audits to ensure manufacturing and test readiness
• Providing material review (MRB) dispositions for non-conformances
• Performing internal audits to ensure Maintenance of QMS to AS910

The ideal Supplier Quality Engineer candidate will have:

• Proven experience in Quality
• Experience in interpretation of engineering drawings
• A clean valid UK Driving Licence
• Proven experience working directly with suppliers and supplier management
• Proven experience performing quantitative or statistical analysis, data collection, preparation and interpretation
• Proven experience in root cause analysis and corrective action

Salary: £40,000 -£45,000