Job Summary
Teledyne FLIR is seeking a Supplier Quality / Component Engineer to serve as the technical interface between Engineering, Manufacturing, and suppliers to ensure high-quality electronic and mechanical components are delivered to support both production and new product development.
This role is heavily focused on component-level quality, supplier performance, and resolving material, BOM, and end-of-life (EOL) issues. The ideal candidate will partner closely with cross-functional teams to support new product introduction (NPI), drive root cause corrective actions, and improve supplier processes. This is a hands-on, highly collaborative role supporting production, supplier quality, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Job Duties & Responsibilities:
- Investigate supplier-related material and component failures and drive root cause corrective actions (SCAR, 8D, CAPA)
- Support Material Review Board (MRB) activities and disposition nonconforming material
- Monitor supplier performance and implement corrective action plans to improve quality and delivery
- Manage component-related activities including EOL/obsolescence, PCNs, and alternate part qualification
- Maintain BOM integrity and coordinate with Engineering to identify and qualify replacement components
- Respond to component availability and lifecycle risks impacting production
- Conduct supplier audits and performance reviews to ensure compliance with quality standards
- Evaluate and onboard new suppliers to support production and NPI
- Partner with suppliers to drive continuous improvement in quality and manufacturing processes
- Collaborate with Engineering on design for manufacturability (DFM) and supplier selection during new product development
- Support the transition of new products into production, ensuring supplier readiness
- Work closely with Manufacturing and Quality teams to resolve production issues
- Analyze incoming inspection and in-process data to identify trends and drive improvements
- Support updates to documentation, specifications, and quality standards as needed
Job Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, or related field) preferred
- Experience in supplier quality, component engineering, manufacturing engineering, or quality engineering in a manufacturing environment
- Experience with root cause and corrective action methodologies (8D, SCAR, CAPA)
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills
- Ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment
- Willingness to travel (~5%) to supplier sites as needed
Nice-to-Have
- Experience in aerospace, defense, or high-reliability manufacturing
- Experience working with electronic or electromechanical components, BOMs, PCNs, or EOL/obsolescence
- Experience working with machined components
Applicants must be either a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, legal permanent resident, asylee, refugee or must be eligible to apply for and obtain the appropriate export control license from the U.S. Departments of State or Commerce.
About Teledyne FLIR Defense
Join Teledyne FLIR Defense, where we're dedicated to supporting critical missions with an exciting range of cutting-edge technologies. Our products include advanced surveillance sensors, unmanned air and ground vehicles, sensing devices used to detect chemicals, biological agents, radiation and explosives, and a host of other solutions that help warfighters, first responders, and search-and-rescue teams do their jobs better.
We're looking for passionate innovators eager to shape the future of the Defense and Public Safety industries. If you’re mission-driven to globally collaborate on solutions that can change the battlefield and save lives, we invite you to explore our current opportunities.
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