Duration: 6+ months
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Requirements:
- Proven leadership experience in Supplier Quality, Quality Engineering, or Manufacturing Engineering within EMS.
- Experience with PCBAs/electronics for aerospace, defense, aviation, or space.
- Experience scaling from prototype to high-volume production.
- Supplier quality management, audits, and performance improvement.
- Ability to travel up to 50%.
Technical Skills:
- Source inspection at electronics suppliers.
- Knowledge of electronic components: CPUs/GPUs, FPGAs, sensors, power supplies, connectors, etc.
- Quality standards: AS9100, ISO 9001, AS9102 (FAI), IPC standards, MIL-STD, DO-160/DO-178C/DO-254.
- Supplier QMS, control plans, inspection processes.
- Interfaces: Ethernet, CAN, I2C, SPI, PCIe, USB.
- Test equipment: oscilloscopes, analysers, thermal chambers.
Methodologies & Tools:
- FMEA/PFMEA, APQP, PPAP, MSA, GD&T.
- Six Sigma, Lean, statistical tools (MATLAB, JMP, Minitab).
- Tools: SAP, Teamcenter, SolidWorks, Oracle/NetSuite, Jira, Tableau, Altium.
Supplier & Quality Management:
- Supplier audits, SCAR, RCCA, MRB, compliance & QMS audits.
- SOWs, quality clauses, IP, ITAR, FAR/DFARS regulations.
- Drive supplier performance (cost, quality, delivery).
- Develop inspection plans, qualification, and process capabilities.
Design & Development Support:
- Collaborate with design teams for DFM and product development.
- Support BOM, drawings, layouts, and test requirements.
- Manage technical risks, prototyping, and production scaling.
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Work with engineering, sourcing, program management, and quality teams.
- Ensure supplier readiness and production continuity.
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