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.

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,

📌 Senior Supplier Quality Engineer (Montreal)
🏢 Aversan
📍 Montreal