EchoStar has an exciting opportunity for a
Supplier Quality Engineer in our
Hughes Network Systems division. This position will be located in our
Germantown, MD location.
Responsibilities:- Working with suppliers of various mechanical components, to ensure compliance to HNS requirements and metrics.
- Document & communicate issues using measurement, photographic and video equipment.
- Work in a fast-paced production environment to provide technical support to Operations/Manufacturing personnel.
- Working with potential new suppliers to survey their manufacturing capabilities including production processes to ensure products will meet PPM level quality standards.
- Interaction and coordination with design engineering personnel to ensure smooth product transitions from development to high volume production.
- Review potential supplier quality issues at incoming inspection, new product introductions, high volume production & customer returns.
- Participate in MRB process to disposition non-conforming materials and will drive the associated 8D problem solving process.
- Support Procurement through input to supplier selection, review of new cost reduced and alternate parts via the send-ahead process.
- Participate in Concurrent Engineering (CE) Team meetings to communicate problems and work with Team to resolve issues.
- Programming and Running Coordinate Measurement Machines (CMM), both laser and touch probe.
- Ability for occasional travel is required.
Basic Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related technical field
- 3+ years of relevant work experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Component engineering background.
- Understanding of quality systems and processes such as ISO9001, AS9100D, SPC, PPAP and six sigma methodologies.
- Effectively communicate with design engineers, manufacturing personnel and lead root cause and corrective action efforts
- Quality background working with suppliers.
- Technical knowledge of mechanical parts and assemblies, to lead efforts to improve quality and production test yields.
- Familiarity with MiniTab statistical database tool or equivalent.
- Fluent with GD&T callouts and requirements.
- Experience with SAP is preferred.
- Good communication skills, both verbal and written is a must.
- Proficient in MS Office including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience with CMM software (PCDMIS), CAD (CREO or Solidworks), and CAM software (MasterCam) preferred.
Will be eligible for discretionary bonus, with funding based on company performance.
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