Associate Director, Supplier Quality & Development – Forging & Raw Materials Commodity

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $157.2k - $298.8k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👔 Director

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RTX

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10,000+ employees

Founded 2020

🏭 Manufacturing

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

Manufacturing • Consulting • Logistics

RTX is a globally recognized aerospace and defense company dedicated to transformative technologies and era-defining innovation. It operates through various businesses, including Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon, with a focus on sustainable, connected flight and smarter defense systems. RTX is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion across the company and aims to solve the world’s most complex problems with cutting-edge technology and talent. Additionally, RTX is involved in significant projects like upgrading the F135 Engine Core and developing missile-defense systems. The company emphasizes corporate responsibility and sustainable practices.

📋 Description

• Manage supplier quality performance through prevention, monitoring/escalation, and nonconforming-material submission processes • Manage and support supplier onboarding and qualification/certification • Manage source inspection and material release processes • Perform escape management, drive root-cause analysis and problem solving, and recommend corrective and preventive actions • Support RTX supplier programs for continuous improvement and sustainability • Analyze quality data to identify systemic issues and develop supplier-specific quality initiative strategies • Implement PFMEA, MSA, process flow and control plans, SPC, and other proactive quality tools • Ensure suppliers meet contract requirements, including Resourcing Gate, PPAP acceptance, and work-transfer implementation • Own execution of Supplier Quality & Development operational plans • Lead a team of experienced Supplier Quality & Development professionals and set tactical and operational plans • Own execution of long-term Supplier Quality & Development strategy and operational direction • Drive supplier qualification, certification, assessment, monitoring, escape management, and quality issue resolution • Lead supplier quality activities involving raw-material assessments, contracted manufactured items, materials packaging, GMP, and procurement practices • Lead supplier corrective actions and direct teams responsible for work transfer and process change management • Establish performance management supporting business objectives and deliverables through transparent status and risk visualization

🎯 Requirements

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 12 years of prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years of experience • U.S. Person: U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or person granted refugee or asylee status • 5+ years of experience combined in aerospace supplier quality or aerospace quality • 5+ years of hands-on experience in metallurgy, forgings, and metallic raw materials, including metallic testing (MTL), heat treatment, NDT, and surface treatments • Ability to communicate and present to all levels of the organization and external suppliers • Must be willing and able to travel up to 50% of the time, domestically and internationally • Certifications in metallic testing (MTL), heat treatment, NDT, and surface treatments preferred • Knowledge of business context and major customer challenges preferred • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, industrial engineering, or similar field preferred • Knowledge of quality regulations, quality core tools, APQP, practical problem solving, international management system standards, authorities/regulations/standards, QMS, auditing/assessing, risk management, and continuous improvement/Lean Six Sigma preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance • Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees • 401(k) plan with employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option • Tuition program • Student Loan Repayment Program • Life insurance and disability coverage • Optional pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, and ID theft protection • Birth, adoption, and parental leave benefits • Ovia Health, fertility, and reimbursement family planning • Adoption Assistance • Autism Benefit • Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions • Healthy You Incentives wellness rewards program • Doctor on Demand virtual doctor visits • Bright Horizons child and elder care services • Teladoc Medical Experts second opinion program • Flexible work schedules • Employee Scholar Program • Paid time off and holidays • Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available, depending on position level and collective-bargaining coverage • Remote work primarily from home • Travel to site as needed • Additional benefits may apply depending on business unit and collective-bargaining agreement