Senior Supplier Quality Engineer (Manufacturing Quality) - Asia

One team. Global challenges. Infinite opportunities. At Viasat, we’re on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the globe communicate. We’re looking for people who think big, act fearlessly, and create an inclusive environment that drives positive impact to join our team.

As a member of our Corporate Quality Team, you will drive supplier improvements and establish key partnerships. Your analytical and communication skills will be key as you resolve Supplier issues and drive commodity strategy and improvement. Using your collaborative spirit you will work with the Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain, NPI and Design Engineering organizations to evaluate, develop and improve processes for new and existing suppliers. Your attention to detail will ensure Viasat standards are maintained and internal/external audits drive significant change. Your drive for continual process improvement will ensure impactful Supplier Quality practices.

• Audit suppliers across the Asian region using commodity and quality systems expertise to both onboard new suppliers and provide surveillance to mitigate potential issues.
• Develop poorly performing suppliers by employing best practice methodologies and/or facilitating improvement of AS9100 processes and systems.
• Technical competence to cover multiple commodity audit and support needs including electronics, metals and plastics manufacturing, assembly and test and cables and harnesses.
• Drive metric improvement of team practices around onboarding, surveillance, SCAR closure and impact, aftermarket field performance and core supplier performance.
• Establish supplier partnerships with core suppliers to drive improved quality and reduced costs with the expectation suppliers will have active ownership and reporting of their quality.
• Support first article inspection reviews up to a AS9102 requirement to include
• Formally or informally train and mentor quality engineers in auditing practices, commodity standard methodologies and supplier quality processes to develop the next generation of SQEs.
• Support process, data and metric standardization improvements across Viasat.

• 5+ years of experience in a Supplier Quality Role
• 7+ years of experience in quality engineering or continuous improvement roles
• Knowledge of theory and principles of statistics and statistical process control
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, read procedures and process guidelines, record and interpret data
• Previous experience with ISO-9001/AS-9100 Standards or similar
• Must display autonomy (ability to work independently with minimal supervision)
• Engineering Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• Up to approximately 40% travel domestic and international

• 5+ years of demonstrated experience across multiple commodities including Fabricated Metals or Plastics, Electronics manufacturing (PCB and PCBA expertise), Box Build assembly and test, Optics, Lasers or Cable and Connectors experience.
• Experience in a role related to space flight hardware and/or aerospace quality system requirements
• Lean Six Sigma (with belt certification).
• Working knowledge of PLM Tool (such as Agile) as well as ERP system (such as Oracle)
• Proven understanding of Lean Six Sigma tools (visual controls, gemba, Failure Modes Effects Analysis (FMEA), 8D, A3, 5 Why, Cause and Effect, Fault Tree Analysis, etc.) and other failure analysis quality tools
• Application of statistical process control (SPC)

Viasat is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, genetics, age, or veteran status or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic. If you would like to request an accommodation on the basis of disability for completing this on-line application, please click here.