Highlights
Partner with suppliers to identify areas of underperformance and build actionable improvement plans; track progress to closure. 5+ years of experience in aerospace quality, source inspection, supplier quality engineering, or precision manufacturing inspection.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Windsor Locks, CT |
| Industry | Engineering Services |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1991 |
| Website | https://www.cyient.com/about-us/who-we-are/ |
Description
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct source inspections at supplier facilities, ensuring all material and process certifications are complete, accurate, and compliant.
- Verify that all required dimensional inspections are performed and recorded in accordance with current standards (e.g., GSS2188 - latest revision).
- Process Supplier Submission Requests (SRIs) and Quality Notifications (QNs) as they are received.
- Generate monthly supplier scorecards capturing on-time delivery, quality defects, escapes, and performance trends.
- Partner with suppliers to identify areas of underperformance and build actionable improvement plans; track progress to closure.
- Prepare monthly supplier performance summaries for internal leadership.
- Support onsite quality and delivery issue resolution.
- Assist in evaluating and updating quality standards to align with business and program requirements.
- Contribute to developing standards for drop-shipment processes and Delegated Quality Representative (DQR) vendor requirements.
Required Qualifications
- U.S. Citizenship required due to ITAR restrictions.
- 5+ years of experience in aerospace quality, source inspection, supplier quality engineering, or precision manufacturing inspection.
- Strong knowledge of material certifications, process specifications, dimensional inspection requirements, and aerospace documentation standards.
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and GD&T.
- Experience processing supplier nonconformances (QNs, SRIs) and leading supplier corrective action initiatives.
- Solid understanding of supplier performance metrics and scorecarding.
- Strong communication skills for interfacing with suppliers and internal leadership.
- Ability to travel regularly to supplier sites as required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with GSE components, tooling inspection, or complex mechanical assemblies.
- Familiarity with GSS standards, AS9100, NADCAP, or other aerospace quality systems.
- Prior involvement supporting high-volume or critical-path aerospace production programs.
- Experience creating concise and data-driven reports for leadership review.
Benefits
Paid Sick Days, Parking, Performance Bonus, Prescription Drug Coverage, Professional Development, 401K, Employee Referral Program, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Events, Tuition Reimbursement, Life Insurance, Military Leave
About Company
At Cyient, we work towards improving the daily lives of people with unwavering focus. From a quieter flight to a safer train journey, a more reliable energy supply, or a quicker internet connection, we provide engineering, manufacturing, geospatial, network and operations management services to industry leaders across the globe. Our 15,000 associates are located in more than 21 countries, supporting 12 industries, including aerospace, rail transportation, power generation, telecommunications and medical technology. With a sound track record of growth and profitability, we are committed to developing a sustainable society and actively promoting education and inclusive growth initiatives in our local communities.