Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer in Tring

At Safran Electrical & Power, we recognise that aviation needs to innovate and change in order to protect our environment. We believe that future aircraft power systems will be hybrid-electric or full-electric, which is why we are working to develop and deliver advanced electrical solutions to help decarbonise flight. The UK Safran Electrical & Power team has expertise in designing and developing electrical systems comprising generators, power conversion, distribution and control, with developing expertise in electric motors for aircraft propulsion. If you want to help deliver this future, we are looking for enthusiastic and creative people to join our team.

The Role

As a Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer at Safran Electrical & Power you will investigate, analyse and implement corrective actions on supplier non-conformities, assuring the quality of articles and services purchased meet the standards of a global leading aerospace organisation. You will anticipate, detect, address and capitalise on risks and weak signals, proactively analysing them to prevent further risks and propose mitigation plans with suppliers.

• Communicate effectively with suppliers, managing non-conformities through investigation, root cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions.
• Oversee quality events and monitor processing time, contributing to handling supplier deviations.
• Promote best practices and innovative improvements among suppliers through effective investigation, evaluation and feedback on supplier compliance issues.
• Administer the supplier First Article Inspection reports within PPAP and APQP.
• Ensure industrial validation process milestones are met, ensuring modifications to stakeholders are proposed based on supplier's maturity, the component, the processes and best practices.
• Coordinate supplier concession requests.
• Proactively analyse risks and weak signals in order to prevent further risks, proposing robust mitigation plans when necessary.

Desirable Experience

We are looking for candidates with a range of skills and experience, but we're also keen to help people grow and develop in this role. If you have some or all of the following, we'd love to hear from you:

• Strong knowledge of quality problem solving methodologies including 8D.
• Comprehensive understanding engineering drawings and fundamentals of geometric dimensions & tolerances.
• Strong technical background in manufacturing, ideally aerospace or automotive.
• Excellent knowledge of AS9100 and other quality standards.
• Solid understanding of supply chain management.
• Good understanding and experience of all phases of APQP.
• Ability to establish positive and proactive relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Intermediate understanding of process manufacturing management and project management.
• Basic understanding of Lean Six Sigma principles.
• An understanding of Part-21/Part-145.
• Evidence of written English at interview stage.

Get involved: We also have a number of groups and forums onsite that you can get involved with, including Women at Safran, STEM ambassadors, employee forum, charity partnerships and wellbeing programme. Our Wellbeing Programme in Pitstone aims to place employee wellbeing at the heart of our business, and we integrate it within all that we do. The programme is made up of four wellbeing committees; Healthy Minds, Physical, Social & Financial. Our enhanced family friendly policies reinforce our commitment to providing a workplace that is both diverse and inclusive.