Supplier Quality Engineer

Echodyne offers the world’s first compact solid-state true beam-steering radar for a wide range of industries and applications. Our high-performance radars work in all weather and are designed for autonomous vehicles, uncrewed aircraft & drones, and security of borders, critical infrastructure, and smart cities. Echodyne offers its radars to companies working in Automotive, Transportation, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Border Security, Smart Cities, Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS), and Airspace Management including Urban Air Mobility (UTM).

Echodyne is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer with experience in PCB, PCBA and Manufacturing Radar systems to join its Quality team. You will be working in a fast-paced environment developing next generation RADAR systems. The Supplier Quality Engineer will ensure our supplied material and services meet product specifications throughout the selection, qualification, assembly, and post-market quality. This position reports to the Director of QA and Regulatory Compliance.

• Participate in supplier selection, evaluation, and qualification process of potential new suppliers
• Ensure the proper validation of supplier processes and test methods and the product/process change management process
• Support first article inspection process along with measurement system analysis (MSA), and component qualification
• Maintain supplier part control plans with the assigned supplier
• Approve supplier manufacturing/test/inspection plans and procedures; perform periodic supplier audits and risk assessments as well as support new supplier development and commodity team strategies
• Work closely with tier one suppliers to sustain and improve component quality with tier 2 suppliers
• Impose supplier product/process change management process
• Ensure accurate and complete preparation of supplier quality engineering documents as required, including but not limited to component qualification/process validation plans, supplier audits/approvals, incoming inspection planning, and other miscellaneous quality documentation and records
• Support new supplier development and commodity team strategies
• Participate in design reviews with the development teams
• Automate supplier data collection and reporting; support any score carding activities
• Apply sound quality principles such as six sigma, lean, and statistical process control, to drive internal and supplier quality and process improvement
• Implement real-time work in process (WIP) and failure tracking process at supplier sites
• Establish component level ongoing reliability testing (ORT) at factory and drive quality improvement if required
• Correlate and standardize test and inspection processes as required
• Drive failure analysis and corrective actions/supplier corrective action requests (SCAR) within assigned suppliers/commodities and supplier related NCRs and CAPAs
• Support non-conforming material processes as well as approved supplier list (ASL) sign off procedures
• Maintain 100% compliance to Echodyne processes and procedures
• May participate in definition of critical-to-quality/process/function parameters for critical components/sub-systems
• Other related duties as assigned

• Extensive experience with PCBs/PCBAs and Manufacturing processes to be able to assist with technical reviews with suppliers and design engineers
• Maintain supplier scorecards and metrics for measuring supplier performance of our key suppliers
• Ability to travel up to 30%
• Ability to lead and conduct supplier audits and represent Echodyne Quality
• Skilled at defining, documenting and leading Quality processes
• Proficient with process control analysis at suppliers
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with individuals and groups

• 3+ years’ of directly relevant experience
• Advanced degree (MS and/or MBA)
• Prior experience working with electrical, mechanical, and/or electro-mechanical commodities
• ASQ certified quality auditor (CQA) and/or Six Sigma Green Belt certification
• Ability to work with minor guidance and under pressure
• General statistical quality tools knowledge with process capability; demonstrated…