Amazon Head Supplier Quality Kuiper 

United States, Washington, Redmond 

399539577

As Head of Supplier Quality, you will lead a team of talented quality professionals responsible for the quality assurance and control activities for a large supply chain of electronics, mechanical parts and semiconductors. You will work with Engineering, Sourcing and Manufacturing teams to establish and operate quality system mechanisms that deliver high-performance satellite components and sub-assemblies at unprecedented volume.Key job responsibilities
- Overall leader for Kuiper Supplier Quality
- Own the quality management system and its mechanisms for Kuiper's supply chain operations- Drive defect identification and reduction activities including application of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) tools
- Move quality checks upstream and eliminate the need to inspect quality into the product by achieving high process capability
- Foster a culture of quality, improvement and learning with KuiperExport Control Requirement:
A day in the life
You will be challenged with solving problems that have never been tackled before at scale. We guarantee that you will get to work some of the smartest people in the industry, learn a lot, have fun and have the chance to positively impact the life of millions of people.

- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Manufacturing/Mechanical/Aerospace/Electrical) or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
- 10+ years in high-reliability manufacturing or supply chain environments
- 7+ years working under AS9100 or ISO9001 compliance, or similar
- 7+ years leading APQP and Root Cause Analysis for hardware failures across multiple disciplines (PCBA, machining, composites, harnesses, assembly, avionics, test)
- 7+ years managing Quality/Manufacturing/Supply Chain/Operations teams

- GD&T, ASME Y14.5 and machined part inspection processes
- IPC610 Class 3 compliant electronics assembly and inspection processes
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
- 7+ years working with space or aviation hardware, working with standard aerospace materials