Principal Supplier Quality Engineer - Machining

Date Posted:

2026-08-21

Country:

United Kingdom

Location:

Winnersh, Wokingham

Position Role Type:

Remote

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.
 

Role Overview:
 

• Seasoned professional contributor.

• May manage small projects or processes.

• Has advanced knowledge of work area.

• Problems faced are difficult and sometimes complex.

• Works autonomously with limited oversight from manager.

• Coaches and reviews the work of lower-level professionals.

• Influences others regarding policies, practices and procedures.

• Has advanced knowledge of their commodity.
 

Seasoned Supplier Quality & Development professional. Works as an individual contributor to achieve objectives that have a significant impact on area of responsibility. May manage Supplier Quality & Development processes and /or projects. Uses experience and knowledge to influence supplier qualification/certification, assessment, monitoring, escape management, and quality issue resolution processes
 

What you will do:
 

• Conducts supplier qualification/certification, assessment, monitoring, escape management, and quality issue resolution processes.

• Analyzes and makes recommendations on quality data and the development of part/supplier specific quality issue resolution and corrective actions.

• Provides research on and explanations of root cause analysis & problem solving (Red-X & 8D) in escape management procedures. Develops corrective and/or preventive actions for systemic process and product design problems for product provided by suppliers.

• Conducts processes and procedures for supplier qualification/certification, source inspection and material release processes, and Correction Action Boards / DQ Clinics with suppliers.

• Drives support for the UTC Supplier Gold program to ensure healthy continuous improvement and sustainability.

• Reviews processes and metrics and makes recommendations to ensure the supplier is capable of meeting all requirements for work transfer and process change management, including Resourcing Gate and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) acceptance.
 

Skills / Experience we value:
 

• Strong background in their commodity.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to speak effectively and easily with both internal and external executives and employees.

• Ability to adapt and use multiple forms of interaction styles to convince and/or persuade people /stakeholders to follow ideas and proposals.

• Ability to use flexible and adaptable working styles to build and develop effective cross-functional teamwork.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering/industrial engineering or similar field. Equivalent work experience may be considered in lieu of education.

• 6+ years professional experience in a supply chain operations environment (monitoring, auditing, developing suppliers/operations) or equivalent.

• Knowledge of Quality Regulations, Quality Core Tools Knowledge, Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Practical Problem Solving, International Mgmt. system standards, Authorities / Regulations / Standards, Knowledge of QMS, Auditing/Assessing, Risk Management / Continuous Improvement (Lean Six Sigma) desirable. 

Ability to travel up to 50%.
 

What We Offer:

People are core to what we do. As such, we are committed to providing an industry leading benefits package. We offer a highly competitive salary, annual bonus, and many other benefits to include.

About us:

We make modern flight possible for millions of travellers and our military every second.  Our major product lines are on-board virtually every aircraft flying. Be it keeping passengers safe with our emergency power generation systems, or creating a positive in flight experience through reliable cabin pressure controls and quieter engines, Colllins Aerospace focuses on delivering a best-in-class experience to our customers. We hire the top people in the industry. Their ideas drive our performance, and their integrity keeps our customers happy.
 

Join us as we take flight!

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