SupplierQualityAssuranceEngineer

Join SEAKR Engineering, a leading-edge provider of advanced electronics for space applications. Pushing the boundaries of technology on a mission to change the world for the better from space. The Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer (SQE) is responsible for ensuring that SEAKR’s supply chain is consistently able to provide high-quality, reliable components for aerospace applications. This person audits supplier quality management systems, performs source inspections, and tracks supplier performance. The SQE plays a critical role in SEAKR’s Supply Chain department, ensuring that flowed-down part requirements are properly executed and resolving supplier quality issues. The SQE reports to the Manager of Supplier Quality. IN THIS POSITION YOU WILL * Support procurement, program management, manufacturing, and engineering with all supplier quality related activities. * Perform quality system evaluations of new and ongoing suppliers. * Perform supplier surveillance during fabrication of flight articles to assure compliance with requirements. * Draft and maintain electronic records of supplier surveillance and evaluation reports in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. * Create/maintain supplier approval rating and records, including survey records and Quality Management Systems (QMS) certifications, in ERP system. * Perform a review and approval of purchase orders of flight hardware. * Identify and mitigate supplier-born risks. * Analyze supplier defect trends and lead continuous improvement projects. * Support Receiving Inspection with non-conformance evaluations and Material Review Board (MRB) dispositions. * Communicate non-conformances to supplier and request, track, and help implement corrective/preventive action where necessary. * Work with procurement to vet and onboard new suppliers. ## Qualifications REQUIRED SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & QUALITIES * Bachelor’s degree in a technical field * 5+ Years of experience in product assurance and quality systems, including exp