Conduct First Article Inspections and Surveillance Audits to ensure suppliers adhere to the company’s design engineering & quality requirements, as well as maintain a robust quality control and assurance program in place.
Drive quality planning during pre & post-production and 8D / SCAR activities with the supplier base to ensure suppliers’ outgoing quality is sufficient to minimize the need for incoming inspection at Skydio.
Maintain supplier scorecards to measure quality performance and drive continuous improvements with Skydio supplier base towards zero defects.
What makes you a good fit
You are a self-starter with a desire to push Skydio products to the next level.
You possess interpersonal and leadership skills as well as the ability to be a positive team member internally and externally.
You have experience with bringing up and managing suppliers in the region and abroad.
You have quality engineering experience in high-volume, high complexity consumer electronics or automotive products, or in-depth knowledge of manufacturing processes (including metal casting, sheet metal forming & stamping, injection molding, composites, coating technologies, displays, cameras, wiring harness), measurement and inspection practices, reliability, and statistical process control.
You are familiar with GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing) and able to interpret and comprehend complex drawings.
You are familiar with and have used quality tools such as Failure Modes Effect Analysis (FMEA), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) and 8D, Root Cause Analysis tools (i.e. 5-Why, fishbone diagrams), Statistical Process Control (SPC), and achieved measurable results by using them.
You demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication in English.
You are willing to travel to suppliers as required (30-40%).
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