Amazon Supplier Quality Engineer Project Kuiper 

United States, Washington, Redmond 

606425452

The Kuiper team is looking for a Supplier Quality Engineer (mechanical/electro-mechanical) who will define requirements and deploy processes to deliver aerospace quality at unprecedented scale. The ideal candidate is a systems thinker with excellent analytical abilities, strong technical skills, effective written and verbal communication, and most importantly, a passion for developing suppliers to produce high-quality, mission-critical hardware in volume production.Key job responsibilities
- Own and lead Kuiper supplier quality management activities including requirements definition, qualification, production process validation, receiving/source inspection, CAPA, metrics reporting, and continuous improvement- Partner cross-functionally to define Kuiper Quality System in compliance with AS9100 & IS09001
- Scale supplier processes and quality systems to reduce defects with increasing volumes
- Be a subject matter expert in the disciplines of vendor process management and quality control
- Lead external audit teams
- Influence supplier selections and engineering design decisions to factor sustainable quality
- Influence supplier investments to reduce risk and improve quality of components
- Establish and monitor supplier mechanisms for verifying production processes remain in control
- Analyze and improve supplier quality metrics
- Represent Kuiper Supplier Quality in cross-functional initiatives
- Travel as needed to accomplish program objectives
Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.A day in the life
- Participates in product development teams as owner of supplier quality system requirements- Builds and enforces implementation of the Kuiper Quality System
- Serves as the face of Kuiper Quality for suppliers communicating expectations, reviewing methods and resolving issuesRedmond, WA, USA

- 4+ years of working in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience
- Experience with prototyping and implementation

- Knowledge of SolidWorks simulation or Ansys Finite Element analysis tools
- Experience in the design of complex mechanical products and equipment at volume