Sr Suppler Quality Engineer

Moog is a performance culture that empowers people to achieve great things. Our people enjoy solving interesting technical challenges in a culture where everyone trusts each other to do the right thing. For you, working with us can mean deeper job satisfaction, better rewards, and a great quality of life inside and outside of work.

This role is onsite in Buffalo, NY, within the Moog WNY Defense Business Unit (Space and Defense Group).

About the role

The Senior Supplier Quality Engineer evaluates supplier performance and takes action to improve the cost effectiveness and cycle times associated with supplied products. Responsibilities include optimizing appraisal and prevention costs through complex statistical analysis and problem solving, providing technical direction to the Quality Group, and serving as a technical resource in statistics, department operations, and supplier base.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of technical experience as a Supplier Quality Engineer or related experience.
• 5 years of experience should include inspection planning, supplier evaluations, and corrective actions.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% to supplier sites as needed.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. DoD Secret Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Inspection Planning: Develop and implement plans for receiving inspection, including source inspection, ship-to-stock, skip lot, and standard plans for commodities. Provide statistical expertise for SPC, Design of Experiments, data analysis, and capability studies.
• Data Collection and Analysis: Collect and analyze supplier performance data from MDR, IHS, supplier facilities, and corrective action systems to describe supplier performance and reduce appraisal and prevention costs.
• Problem Solving: Identify and resolve root causes for rejections of supplied products, including examination of drawings, specifications, inspection planning, quality systems, gauging/measurement equipment, and coordination with suppliers and Moog personnel.
• Personnel: Provide technical direction to the Quality group.
• Training: Train the Quality Group in Moog Supplier Quality Systems and procedures, including documentation, quality philosophy, ethics, and travel rules. Train suppliers in statistical methods for variation reduction.
• Supplier Evaluation: Perform initial and follow-up surveys at selected suppliers and develop systems to report supplier performance.
• Department Operation: Maintain detailed knowledge of supplier quality assurance systems and procedures to explain Moog’s methodology to customers, suppliers, and internal personnel.

Benefits

• Financial Rewards: Competitive compensation package, bonus opportunities, matching 401k, and participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (select locations), Flexible Spending, and Health Savings Accounts.
• Work/Life Balance: Flexible paid time off, holidays, parental leave program, and relocation assistance.
• Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (EAP), and other supplemental benefits.
• Professional Skills Development: Tuition assistance, mentorship and coaching opportunities, leadership development, and other personal growth programs.
• Culture: Warm, respectful, family-like environment driven by 12 core values. Multiple Employee Resource Groups led by employees, open and welcoming to all.

Pay

Buffalo, NY: $95,000.00–$120,000.00 annually.