Supplier Quality Engineer, Principal (Remote)

What You Will Do Manage Supplier Quality & Development processes and/or projects as an individual contributor. Manage supplier quality performance through prevention, monitoring/escalation processes, and processing of supplier submissions of nonconforming material. Manage/Support supplier onboarding and qualification/certification. Manage source inspection and material release processes. Perform escape management procedures, drive root cause analysis & problem solving and recommend corrective and preventive action for systemic supplier process and product materials. Proactively support the RTX supplier programs to ensure healthy continuous improvement and sustainability. Work to achieve objectives that have a major impact on the organization's Supplier Quality & Development goals. Use expertise to provide input on supplier qualification/certification, assessment, monitoring, escape management, and quality issue resolution processes. Analyze and make recommendations for the implementation of supplier qualification/certification, assessment, monitoring, escape management, and quality issue resolution processes. Manage the analysis of quality data and development of part/supplier specific quality issue resolution and corrective actions. Provide research and guidance for root cause analysis & problem solving (Red-X & 8D) in escape management procedures. Develop corrective and/or preventive actions for systemic process and product design problems for products provided by suppliers. Analyze quality data to identify systemic issues and develop supplier specific quality initiative strategies; addressing them with key proactive quality tools (e.g. PFMEA, MSA, Process Flow and Control Plans, SPC, etc.), as well as driving their implementation. Manage processes and procedures for supplier qualification/certification, source inspection and material release processes, and Correction Action Boards/DQ Clinics with suppliers. Drive support for the UTC Supplier Gold program to ensure healthy continuous improvement and sustainability. Drive support for the RTX ZERO program to ensure healthy continuous improvement and sustainability. Review processes and metrics to ensure suppliers can meet all requirements for work transfer and process change management including Resourcing Gate and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) acceptance in accordance with AS9145 and Collins processes. Qualifications You Must Have Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 8 years of prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience. 8+ years professional experience in a combination of shop floor operations Quality support and a supply chain operations environment (monitoring, auditing, developing suppliers/operations) or equivalent. Strong background in electronics manufacturing (Components, CCAs, PWBs, harnesses) commodity. Knowledge and expertise of AS9100 and/or ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems, AS9145 Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), NADCAP Electronics Manufacturing special process requirements, ANSI ESD S.20.20. Proficiency in QMS, Auditing/Assessing, Risk Management/Continuous Improvement (Lean Six Sigma), PFMEA, and Control Plan and Measurement Systems Analysis creation and evaluation. Experience in assessing and reviewing the maturity and robustness of suppliers’ manufacturing and supply chain processes to avoid supply chain disruptions. Monitor and analyze performance through Key Performance Indicators and organize the surveillance of suppliers through audits, assessments, recovery plans and industrial risks management with internal and external parties. Manage Escape Events, NoEs, SRIs, FAIs, LAIs & Deviations/Concessions analysis and recovery plans (with suppliers) to ensure deliveries meet RTX requirements. Manage relationships with internal stakeholders such as IPT leaders, Programs and Assembly Lines, including communication, customer/supplier relations & meetings, and improvement actions. Must be able to travel up to 50% to supplier sites. Qualifications We Prefer Bachelor’s degree in engineering, industrial engineering or a similar field. What We Offer Medical, dental, and vision insurance Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees Generous 401(k) plan with employer matching and separate retirement contribution, including Lifetime Income Strategy option Tuition reimbursement program Student Loan Repayment Program Life insurance and disability coverage Optional additional coverages: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, group legal, ID theft protection Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning programs Adoption Assistance Autism Benefit Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits Bright Horizons, child and elder care services Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program And more! Salary range for this role is 107,500 USD - 204,500 USD. RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act. #J-18808-Ljbffr Collins Aerospace