Senior Supplier Quality Engineer

Senior Quality Assurance Specialist
Aversan Inc. (www.aversan.com) is a trusted multi-service engineering and electronics manufacturing company. Aversan delivers leading-edge and reliable safety-critical electronics and software systems to the aerospace, defence, and space industries.

We are currently seeking a qualified Quality Assurance Specialist to join our team. In this role, you will lead supplier quality initiatives, ensuring compliance with AS9100 and customer-specific requirements. As an ideal candidate, you bring extensive experience in quality assurance within the aerospace industry, along with strong knowledge of AS9100 and ISO 9001 standards.

Location: Montreal/ Côte-de-liesse (ST-LAURENT)
Job Type: Full-Time
Working Arrangement: On-site

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier quality system evaluations and assessments to verify supplier capabilities, quality management practices, and compliance with aerospace industry standards and customer-specific requirements.
• Manage supplier approval and qualification processes, ensuring suppliers meet established quality, technical, and regulatory requirements before being added to the Approved Supplier List (ASL).
• Monitor supplier compliance with AS9100, ISO 9001, and applicable customer-specific quality requirements, identifying gaps and ensuring appropriate corrective measures are implemented.
• Maintain and continuously improve Approved Supplier List (ASL) processes, ensuring supplier records, qualification status, performance data, and approval documentation remain accurate and up to date.
• Plan, coordinate, and execute supplier qualification, surveillance, and special process audits to evaluate the effectiveness of supplier quality systems and manufacturing processes.
• Review supplier audit findings, communicate identified non-conformances, and ensure corrective action plans are submitted, implemented, and closed within established timelines, verifying their effectiveness to prevent recurrence.
• Support internal, customer, and regulatory audits by providing relevant documentation, coordinating audit activities, addressing findings, and ensuring compliance with applicable quality requirements.
• Evaluate supplier quality system maturity and performance through audits, assessments, and quality metrics, identifying opportunities for improvement and strengthening supplier capabilities.
• Conduct supplier risk assessments to identify potential quality, delivery, compliance, and operational risks, developing appropriate mitigation strategies to minimize their impact on business operations.
• Monitor high-risk suppliers through performance reviews, targeted assessments, and follow-up activities, escalating significant quality concerns and recommending appropriate containment or corrective measures.
• Support supplier development and continuous improvement initiatives by collaborating with suppliers and internal stakeholders to strengthen quality processes, improve performance, and reduce recurring defects.
• Lead corrective and preventive action (CAPA) processes by coordinating investigations, reviewing proposed corrective measures, monitoring implementation, and verifying effectiveness to address recurring quality issues.
• Facilitate root cause investigations using structured problem-solving methodologies, including 8D, 5 Why, and Ishikawa/Fishbone analysis, to identify underlying causes and prevent recurring quality issues.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve supplier quality performance, audit effectiveness, and quality management processes through data analysis, performance monitoring, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Quality Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in Quality Assurance or Supplier Quality roles within the aerospace industry or other highly regulated manufacturing environments.
• Demonstrated experience conducting supplier audits, quality system evaluations, and assessments to verify compliance with established quality standards, regulatory requirements, and customer-specific expectations.
• Strong knowledge of AS9100, ISO 9001, and applicable aerospace quality management requirements, with the ability to interpret and apply quality standards in supplier and manufacturing environments.
• Hands-on experience managing supplier qualifications, approval, monitoring, and performance management processes, including maintaining supplier quality records and ensuring ongoing compliance.
• Experience with supplier risk assessment and risk-based supplier management, including identifying potential quality risks, developing mitigation strategies, and monitoring supplier performance.
• Knowledge of special process approvals, qualification requirements, and applicable aerospace regulatory standards to ensure supplier processes meet industry and customer requirements.
• Strong understanding of corrective and preventive action (CAPA), root cause analysis, and structured problem-solving methodologies, including 8D, 5 Why, and Ishikawa/Fishbone analysis.

Please note:
Interested applicants must apply directly to Senior Supplier Quality Engineer to be considered for this position.
The name of the file for the resume should be the applicant's full name and the position title you are applying for. The resume format should be PDF.

Compensation: $95,000 – $120,000 CAD (annual salary)
The base salary or rate offered to an applicant within this range is determined by considering several factors, including the individual's geographic location, skills, competencies, and unique qualifications. This ensures compensation is fair and aligned with the specific requirements and attributes of each candidate.

Vacancy Status: This posting is for an existing vacancy.

AI in Hiring: We use AI tools to assist with application management (e.g., organizing submissions and surfacing potentially relevant qualifications). AI is not used to make hiring decisions. All decisions are made by our hiring managers and recruitment team. Our use of AI is governed by security and privacy risk assessments aligned with our cybersecurity framework