Supplier Quality Engineer, Project Kuiper
Job summaryProject Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.
The Kuiper team is looking for a Supplier Quality Engineer (Electrical) 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 responsibilitiesOwn and lead Kuiper supplier quality management activities including requirements definition, qualification, production process validation, receiving/source inspection, CAPA, metrics reporting, and continuous improvementGuide product development teams on supplier selection, assessment, audit and development decisionsPartner with manufacturing quality team to build a cohesive Kuiper Quality System in compliance with AS9100 & IS09001Scale supplier processes and quality systems to reduce defect parts-per-million (DPPM) with increasing volumesBe a subject matter expert in the disciplines of vendor process management and quality controlLead external audit teamsInfluence supplier selections and engineering design decisions to factor sustainable qualityInfluence supplier investments to reduce risk and improve delivered quality of componentsEstablish and monitor supplier mechanisms for verifying production processes remain in controlWork with Kuiper Engineering and Receiving Inspection teams to manage QC inspection & test frameworks between supplier and in-house facilitiesAnalyze and improve supplier quality metricsRepresent Kuiper Supplier Quality in cross-functional initiativesTravel as needed to accomplish program objectivesExport 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 lifeParticipates in product development teams as owner of supplier quality system requirementsActs with internal customer obsession on behalf of Kuiper production by reducing defect rates and driving root cause analysisBuilds and enforces implementation of the Kuiper Quality SystemServes as the face of Kuiper Quality for suppliers communicating expectations, reviewing methods and resolving issuesFacilitates component quality control as subject matter expert in partnership with receiving and inspection teamsOwns development and automation of business processes impacting qualitySplits time between Amazon facilities and visiting supplier operationsAbout the teamThe Kuiper Supplier Quality team is driven to develop a vendor base capable of scaling aerospace quality to new volume and cost levels in order to meet end customer needs.
This position will join the team at an exciting moment with the opportunity to own quality for key categories and contribute to the design of requirements and systems used across the business.
We value data driven decision making, a comfort with ambiguity across multiple simultaneous projects, an ability to earn the trust of our key stakeholders, and delivering results without sacrificing integrity.
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Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
The Kuiper team is looking for a Supplier Quality Engineer (Electrical) 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 responsibilitiesOwn and lead Kuiper supplier quality management activities including requirements definition, qualification, production process validation, receiving/source inspection, CAPA, metrics reporting, and continuous improvementGuide product development teams on supplier selection, assessment, audit and development decisionsPartner with manufacturing quality team to build a cohesive Kuiper Quality System in compliance with AS9100 & IS09001Scale supplier processes and quality systems to reduce defect parts-per-million (DPPM) with increasing volumesBe a subject matter expert in the disciplines of vendor process management and quality controlLead external audit teamsInfluence supplier selections and engineering design decisions to factor sustainable qualityInfluence supplier investments to reduce risk and improve delivered quality of componentsEstablish and monitor supplier mechanisms for verifying production processes remain in controlWork with Kuiper Engineering and Receiving Inspection teams to manage QC inspection & test frameworks between supplier and in-house facilitiesAnalyze and improve supplier quality metricsRepresent Kuiper Supplier Quality in cross-functional initiativesTravel as needed to accomplish program objectivesExport 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 lifeParticipates in product development teams as owner of supplier quality system requirementsActs with internal customer obsession on behalf of Kuiper production by reducing defect rates and driving root cause analysisBuilds and enforces implementation of the Kuiper Quality SystemServes as the face of Kuiper Quality for suppliers communicating expectations, reviewing methods and resolving issuesFacilitates component quality control as subject matter expert in partnership with receiving and inspection teamsOwns development and automation of business processes impacting qualitySplits time between Amazon facilities and visiting supplier operationsAbout the teamThe Kuiper Supplier Quality team is driven to develop a vendor base capable of scaling aerospace quality to new volume and cost levels in order to meet end customer needs.
This position will join the team at an exciting moment with the opportunity to own quality for key categories and contribute to the design of requirements and systems used across the business.
We value data driven decision making, a comfort with ambiguity across multiple simultaneous projects, an ability to earn the trust of our key stakeholders, and delivering results without sacrificing integrity.
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Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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