Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer II

Blue Canyon Technologies, RTX's small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider, is solving some of the toughest challenges in space. Our components and bus platforms have completed missions ranging from very-low Earth orbits to lunar and interplanetary journeys at a fraction of the cost of traditional space systems. We support premier defense, commercial and civil organizations including the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, NASA, MIT Lincoln Lab, the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Colorado and more. Join our innovative and dynamic company as we build, test and operate the small spacecraft of the future.

Position Purpose: All Quality Engineers are expected to provide support and data to various process owners to facilitate continuous improvement initiatives, interface with technical engineering disciplines and manufacturing technicians, assess risk for their assigned areas and mitigate it as appropriate, participate in root cause and corrective action activities, and champion quality throughout the organization.

Title: Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer II

Position Type: Full Time

Pay Range: $80,000 - $125,000

(Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.)

On-site position at our Lafayette, CO location (work locations are subject to change based on business need).

Benefits:

• Employer sponsored health, dental, and vision benefits effective the first of the month following hire date
• Life insurance
• 401k (matching 4% with a minimum 5% contribution)
• Generous PTO (3 weeks of vacation + 3 floating holidays, 2 weeks of sick time, 7 paid holidays throughout the year) and parental leave

Job Responsibilities:

• Build supplier relationships, reduce supplier caused defects, and minimize waste
• Take lead role in supplier qualification activities
• Work with the appropriate departments to process the return of non-conforming material back to suppliers
• Close supplier non-conformances documenting cause and corrective action
• Participate in supplier procurement status calls with purchasing, addressing or escalating technical issues to engineering
• Aid in supplier development by performing supplier audits and capability assessments
• Assess new suppliers, re-assess current suppliers
• Communicate with suppliers on all quality related items, including the assignment and receipt of SCARs
• Evaluate SCAR responses and coach suppliers on RCCA activities.
• Develop and maintain supplier scorecard rating system
• Other responsibilities as assigned

Required Qualifications/Education:

• BS/BA in a technical Preference given to Industrial Engineering, engineering, or statistics
• 2+ years experience in Quality Engineering and/or related technical role(s)
• Experience with ERP and PLM systems with a good understanding of procurement
• ASQ Certified Auditor, Quality Engineer, Certified Six Sigma Greenbelt/Blackbelt, and/or AS9100 Lead Auditor highly desired
• Familiarity with electronics and mechanical hardware assurance methods and tools (inspection, test, analysis) Familiarity with electronic and mechanical components is a plus.
• Experience with manufacturing (quality, engineering, measurement, and/or support) is required. Experience with spaceflight hardware and systems is a plus.
• Working understanding of Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001, AS9100, etc.)
• Previous experience with corrective actions, supplier engagement, and 3rd party audit support.
• Experience with IPC-600, 610, & 620 and J-STD-001 PWA and PWB requirements is preferred but not required.
• Experience with ASME Y14.5 GDT is a plus.
• Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education.

Working Conditions:

This job operates in a professional office environment, but in a manufacturing company. This role uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, scanners, filing cabinets and fax machines. BCT anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted.  However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require BCT to shorten or extend the application window.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time. The employee is occasionally required to stand, bend, reach, and walk. The position requires some light physical effort. This would require the ability to lift or move objects up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities are required by this job which includes close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Blue Canyon Technologies is a drug-free workplace and an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected factor. Colorado Residents:  In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation.  You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.  Blue Canyon Technologies is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact Melissa Po at
[email protected].

We recommend applying directly via the Blue Canyon Technologies website, careers page: 
https://www.bluecanyontech.com/careers