If you are an experienced quality engineering professional seeking to make a significant impact in a dynamic industry, we invite you to join our team! As a Supplier Quality Engineer III, you will play a crucial role in ensuring that our suppliers meet all quality standards, directly affecting the quality of our products and production processes. Your responsibilities will include assessing and qualifying new suppliers, conducting supplier audits, and monitoring supplier performance to ensure compliance with our stringent quality requirements. You will be tasked with developing and implementing supplier quality assurance processes, creating standardized quality acceptance criteria, and writing inspection procedures specific to supplier-provided materials and components. Your role will also involve assisting in the review and evaluation of supplier-related in-process rejections, determining dispositions, and implementing corrective actions as necessary. Your technical duties will encompass planning, organizing, and executing projects that involve the design and development of new evaluation and control processes for supplier quality. This will include utilizing statistical analysis, supplier scorecards, and other control/risk mitigation techniques to ensure the highest level of quality in our supply chain. Join us and contribute to our commitment to excellence in supplier quality engineering. The ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance), Aviation, and Security (IAS) business area is a leader in ISR and aviation, it is a leading prime manned and unmanned aircraft systems integrator for innovative, high-performance ISR and aviation systems. Its end-to-end Command, Control, Computers, Communications and Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities encompass design, integration, test, certification, ground/flight training and complete logistics support. IAS tailors solutions to customer cost, performance, and schedule requirements and designs to consistently exceed expectations – with an unrivaled record of on time and on (or under) budget deliveries. **Responsibilities** + Assess and qualify new suppliers to ensure they meet company quality standards and requirements + Conduct regular supplier audits to evaluate compliance with industry standards and company policies + Monitor supplier performance using metrics and scorecards, and implement improvement plans as necessary + Develop and implement supplier quality assurance processes and create standardized quality acceptance criteria + Write and maintain inspection procedures specific to supplier-provided materials and components + Review and evaluate supplier-related in-process rejections, determining dispositions, and implementing corrective actions + Collaborate with suppliers to resolve quality issues and drive continuous improvement initiatives + Ensure effective communication and collaboration between suppliers and internal teams to maintain high-quality standards + Support the development and implementation of supplier quality improvement projects and initiatives + Frequent travel to supplier locations **Qualifications You Must Have:** + Bachelor's Degree in a related field and typically 6 or more years of relevant experience + Higher education may substitute for relevant experience + Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of required education + Considerable knowledge of Quality System requirements and contract quality requirements + Extensive experience in manufacturing and inspection + Proficient ability to read and interpret technical drawings and schematics, parts lists, specifications, instructions, and test procedures + Advanced knowledge of SO9001, AS9001 standards + Proven experience in assessing and qualifying new suppliers + Demonstrated ability to conduct supplier audits and evaluate compliance with industry standards + Proficiency in monitoring supplier performance and implementing improvement plans + Experience in developing and implementing supplier quality assurance processes + Ability to collaborate effectively with suppliers to resolve quality issues and drive continuous improvement initiatives + Strong skills in utilizing statistical analysis, supplier scorecards, and other control/risk mitigation techniques + Experience in ensuring effective communication and collaboration between suppliers and internal teams **Qualifications We Prefer:** + Experience in the aerospace and defense industry + ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) or ASQ Supplier Quality Professional (CSQP) At Sierra Nevada Company, LLC (SNC) we deliver customer-focused technology and best-of-breed integrations in the aerospace and defense sectors. SNC has been honored as one of the most innovative U.S. companies in space, a Tier One Superior Supplier for the U.S. Air Force, and as one of America’s fastest-growing companies. Learn more about SNC Estimated Starting Salary Range: $94,345.12 - $129,724.54. Compensation varies depending on a wide array of factors, such as candidates' key skills, relevant work experience, and education/training/certifications. The disclosed range estimate may be adjusted for any applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. SNC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more (https://www.sncorp.com/careers/total-rewards/) . **IMPORTANT NOTICE:** This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. Security Clearance. U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position needs an active U.S. Security Clearance for employment. Non-U.S. citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance. The Department of Defense Consolidated Adjudications Facility (DoD CAF), a federal government agency, handles the adjudicative aspects of the security clearance eligibility process for industry applicants. Adjudicative factors which affect the outcome of the eligibility determination include, but are not limited to, allegiance to the U.S., foreign influence, foreign preference, criminal conduct, security violations and illegal drug use. Learn more about the background check process for Security Clearances. (https://www.dcsa.mil/About/) SNC is a global leader in aerospace and national security committed to moving the American Dream forward. We’re known and respected for our mission and execution focus, agility, and disruptive and rapid innovation. We provide leading edge technologies and transformative solutions that support our nation’s most critical security needs. If you are mission-focused, thrive in collaborative environments, and want to make our country stronger with state-of-the-art technologies that safeguard freedom, join our team! SNC is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to an environment free of discrimination. Employment decisions are made based on merit without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law.