Viasat · 6 hours ago
Senior Supplier Quality Engineer
Ohio, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$126K/yr - $199K/yr
7+ years expViasat is a company focused on providing global communication solutions. They are seeking a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer to drive supplier improvements, establish partnerships, and ensure compliance with quality standards while working closely with various engineering and supply chain teams.
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Responsibilities
SQEs Audit suppliers using commodity and quality systems expertise to both onboard new suppliers and provide surveillance to mitigate potential issues
We develop poorly performing suppliers by employing commodity standard methodologies and/or facilitating improvement of AS9100 processes and systems
The team are the commodity technical consultants and Domain Experts with experience in Fabricated Metal (machining, sheet metal, casting, etc), Fabricated Plastics/Polymers (molding, composite manufacturing, thermal plastics) and/or Cables and Connectors
SQEs Drive metric improvement of supplier quality practices around onboarding, surveillance, SCAR closure and impact, aftermarket field performance and core supplier performance
We partner with strategic sourcing, supply chain and operations to develop and drive solid commodity strategies, innovation, capability assessment, risk assessment and facilitate raised issues
SQEs establish supplier partnerships with core suppliers to drive improved quality and reduced costs with the expectation suppliers will have active ownership and reporting of their quality
Our team formally or informally train and mentor quality engineers in auditing practices, commodity standard methodologies and supplier quality processes to develop the next generation of SQEs
Be supportive of process, data and metric standardization improvements across Viasat
Qualification
Required
Experience in a Supplier Quality Role
7+ years of experience in quality engineering or continuous improvement roles
Knowledge of theory and principles of statistics and statistical process control
Ability to interpret engineering drawings, read procedures and process guidelines, record and interpret data
Previous experience with ISO-9001/AS-9100 Standards or similar
Must display autonomy (ability to work independently with minimal supervision)!
Engineering Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
Up to approximately 40% travel domestic and international
Preferred
5+ years of experience in Fabricated Metals, Fabricated Plastics and/or Cable and Connectors experience
Experience in a role related to space flight hardware and/or aerospace quality system requirements
Lean Six Sigma (with belt certification)
Working knowledge of PLM Tool (such as Agile) as well as ERP system (such as Oracle)
Working knowledge of Lean Six Sigma tools (visual controls, gemba, Failure Modes Effects Analysis (FMEA), 8D, A3, 5 Why, Cause and Effect, Fault Tree Analysis, etc.) and other failure analysis quality tools
Application of statistical process control (SPC)
Benefits
Additional cash or stock incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package
A range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
Company
Viasat
Viasat is a global communications company that offers satellite services.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.16BKey Investors
UK Space AgencyNASA
2025-11-21Grant· $1.15M
2024-09-09Post Ipo Debt· $1.98B
2023-09-13Post Ipo Debt· $733.4M
Leadership Team
Andy Lincoln
Chief Engineer
Don Buchman
President Aviation
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