Job Description: Advanced Sr Quality Engineer – Supplier Quality

Are you ready to make a difference, work on most impactful projects influencing our business and be at heart of revolution to create a world class supply chain? In Supplier Quality Engineering we’re finding innovative, collaborative ways to improve delivery and quality of our suppliers creating vital link between our supply chain, internal factories and our customers.

Come be a part of team of future shapers that:

• Proactively review supplier systems, assess operational gaps to identify risks and takes systematic actions to develop a world class supplier.
• Is globally responsible for all supplier quality improvement and sustainment.
• Systematically drives Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) investigations to prevent defects.
• Works directly with sourcing, business, engineering and our customers on strategies to improve product quality and delivery.
• Play integral role in creating value to business from supplier readiness activities
• Are leaders creating a performance culture with our suppliers through coaching and technical engagement.

The position requires breadth managing the suppliers and driving the supplier improvement projects in Supplier Readiness organization as SQE across multiple programs and products, working directly with suppliers daily, influencing / working closely with the sourcing & engineering. The successful candidate should be able to effectively communicate with senior management, have a big picture strategic mindset, handle multiple priorities, influence, and solve complex problems.

This position will be responsible for supplier quality/ development activities in Supplier Quality Engineering function reporting to Director – India SQE

Educational Qualifications and Primary Skills:

• Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical/ Electronics with min 8-10 yrs of experience
  • Must have hands on experience of working in manufacturing industry like Automotive or Aerospace
  • Min 6-8 years of experience of manufacturing experience like machining, sheet metal commodities (mechanical) OR CCA, cable harness, PCB (Electronics) etc
  • 2-3 years of experience on supply chain management is preferred
• Niche manufacturing skills like Sheet Metal/ tubes, machining castings, etc processes preferred
• Expertise in GD&T, drawing reading
• Must have very good knowledge in inspection & gauge design
• Knowledge on Six sigma/ quality Tools
• Expertise in New Product Development & APQP
• Certification on APQP, RCCA, QMS Auditing skills is preferred.
• Experience on lean concepts like VSM (Value Stream Mapping) is an added advantage
• Experience on auditing manufacturing process w.r.t. production readiness
• Knowledge on quality systems like ISO / TS16949, AS9100 Quality system
• Very Good communication skills. Experience on working with global suppliers/ customers
• Willingness to travel within & out of India (frequently)
• Experience of working on MS excel and power point presentation (presenting to leadership)

Key Tasks and Responsibilities.

1. Responsible for working with assigned global suppliers & Honeywell SQE (Supplier Quality Engg) team
2. Perform all standard activities of Field Quality Engineer like First Article Inspection, Quality Issue investigations, Production & Rate readiness reviews etc at the assigned suppliers
3. Training suppliers to improve the supplier performance (IDP, APQP etc)
4. Responsible for training & mentoring FQEs in the SDE team
5. Leading & mentoring team for supplier improvement projects.
6. Responsible scheduling & performing assessments at the assigned suppliers, driving the improvement and reporting the results.
7. Updating & presenting the status to leadership as per assigned MOS
8. Ensure compliance to Aerospace Procedures & quality requirements for all standard work performed
9. Drive assigned performance improvement initiatives using DMAIC approach

Knowledge and Experience:

1. Candidate should be, at a minimum, trained in Six Sigma techniques.
2. Ability to solve problems and drive the strategic projects
3. Hand on experience in Systemic Root Cause Analysis using 8D, GD&T, IPC610/ 620, APQP/PPAP, Capacity Analysis etc.
4. Experience in Managing Aerospace and Automotive suppliers in India and Globally
5. Hands on experience of managing suppliers of mechanical commodity
6. Very good communication skills. Experience of working with global suppliers/ customers.
7. Ability to learn quickly.