Supplier Quality Engineer (Aerospace/Defense)

Job Title: Supplier Quality Engineer 

Location: Ft. Walton Beach, FL - full time onsite

Employment Type: Salaried direct 

Industry: Aerospace/Defense 

Compensation: $110K - $135K (2% to 5% performance bonus) + relocation assistance 

9/80 schedule every other Friday off  

About the Opportunity:

Reporting to the Quality Manager, you will be responsible for performing complex assignments to develop, 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. Suppliers are sheet metal, machining, PWB's, chemicals, cables, magnetics, etc. New supplier development, resolve problems, audits, tracking data, etc.

What You'll Do:

• 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.
• 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.

About Acara Solutions

Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.

Job Requirements

What You'll Bring (Requirements):

• Min 5 years of experience as Supplier Quality, Quality, Reliability or Components Engineer in a electronics or automotive manufacturing environment that includes strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills.
• Min 3 years of experience in aerospace or electronics industry (AS9100 or ISO9001 highly preferred)
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field required.
• Min 1 year of experience and familiarity with Hybrid manufacturing methods including IPC610 and J-STD001.

This is an ITAR facility supporting the U.S. military, U.S. Persons Required and the ability to obtain a Secret clearance in future. 

What Sets You Apart (Preferred):

Experience with statistical tools such as Minitab 

Green Belt or Black Belt certification

PPAP

SPC knowledge/experience 

Additional:

Travel around 6 times a year to suppliers - domestic

After you , you may receive a call or message from our AI Talent Scout about this role or other opportunities that match your skills and preferences. AI agent role is to help speed up your hiring process by answering questions, confirming basic information, and identifying whether there's a mutual fit.

The call or chat may be recorded so that our recruiting team can review it - they make all final hiring decisions, while AI agent simply helps move you forward faster. The best part? They are available 24/7, so you can connect whenever it's convenient for you.

Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.

Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.