Customer Quality Manager
Apply NowCompany: Safran
Location: Irvine, CA 92620
Description:
Entity
Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 92,000 employees and sales of 23.2 billion euros in 2023, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets. Safran undertakes research and development programs to maintain the environmental priorities of its R&T and innovation roadmap.
Safran is in the 1st place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2023" ranking.
Safran Electronics & Defense is an international company with over 12,000 employees. They mobilize their expertise and team spirit to design high-tech solutions in the aerospace, defense, and space industries. By combining human and technological intelligence, the company develops products and services to help civilian and military players observe, decide and guide on land, at sea, in the sky, and space. And thus contribute to a safer world.
Reference number
2025-154826
Job details
Domain
Performance and Support
Job field / Job profile
Quality - Management system
Job title
Customer Quality Manager
Employment type
Permanent
Professional category
Employees / Staff
Part time / Full time
Full-time
Job description
The Customer Quality Manager (CQM) position provides the opportunity to gain experience working with customers and across multiple disciplines with Safran Electronics & Defense, Avionics (SEDA). The CQM has a direct impact on customer satisfaction metrics.
A successful CQM develops strong customer relationships and manage the customer satisfaction metrics for assigned customer. The CQM utilizes a network of operations and engineering resources to evaluate SEDA products and processes, analyze root causes of deficiencies and ensures proper corrective actions are implemented in a timely manner. The CQM participates in cross-functional team efforts to make improvements to SEDA products and processes ensuring the highest quality products are delivered to the customer.
This position requires ability to develop relationships with customers, program/contract management and various support groups to ensure timely responses to issues requiring corrective action or impacting customer satisfaction. The position also requires an ability to interpret customer requirements and ability to satisfy them with our current Quality Management System.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Essential duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
Interface with business units, cross-functional groups and customers on support tasks related to Quality & OTD, FA (Failure Analysis), RCCA (Root Cause Analysis / Corrective Actions and Preventive Actions).
Review FA & RCCA reports before release to customers, and address follow up customer questions/requests.
Manage the quality relationship with customers (internal/external) and drive proactive customers support.
Create strong customers relationship in cooperation with Program Office.
Address all customers' requests and complaints (Quality mainly). The CQM is the first point of contact for quality issues and requests, directly by the customers or through Program Office / Service Group.
Support data analysis for KPIs metrics (Customer Satisfaction).
Involve in failure analysis and managed quality escalations, including leading cross-functional teams.
Ensure Cross-functional team's performance metrics are aligned with the organization's strategic objective supporting Customer Satisfaction.
Recommend modifications of internal qualification, assembly & test processes to meet Customer Satisfaction expectations.
Involvement with reviewing customer requirements and quality contracts.
Managed customer visits and customer audits.
Create quality notification letters.
Support customer business reviews. Track Customer Sat scorecards and drive improvement plans.
Lead periodic Customer Sat reports for customers.
Drive continuous improvement through Ops, based on FA findings and customer requirements.
Champion of the "Voice of Customer".
Lead other quality functions to ensure One Quality group behavior.
Lead and complete specific projects/tasks as assigned.
Additional description
Expectations
Leadership skills demonstration (Lead & Influence the teams)
Build relationships internally and with the Customers
Effective Communication (Status, Risks identification, Plans, Help needed)
Proactive Approach (Meeting deadlines, presenting improvements, driving improvement plans)
Candidate skills & requirements
Education / Experience
STEM Bachelor's degree required
Experience in Quality, Engineering, and/or a Customer-facing role
Ability to travel domestic/international for up to 50% when safe and when travel restrictions are lifted
This position requires use of information or access to hardware that is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee
Physical Requirements - Office:
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
1. Must be authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship.
2. This position requires use of information or access to hardware which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. green card holder), political asylee or refugee
Annual salary
$95,000 - $160,000
Job location
Job location
North America, United States, California, Irvine
City (-ies)
Irvine
Applicant criteria
Minimum education level achieved
Bachelor's Degree
Minimum experience level required
More than 3 years
Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 92,000 employees and sales of 23.2 billion euros in 2023, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets. Safran undertakes research and development programs to maintain the environmental priorities of its R&T and innovation roadmap.
Safran is in the 1st place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2023" ranking.
Safran Electronics & Defense is an international company with over 12,000 employees. They mobilize their expertise and team spirit to design high-tech solutions in the aerospace, defense, and space industries. By combining human and technological intelligence, the company develops products and services to help civilian and military players observe, decide and guide on land, at sea, in the sky, and space. And thus contribute to a safer world.
Reference number
2025-154826
Job details
Domain
Performance and Support
Job field / Job profile
Quality - Management system
Job title
Customer Quality Manager
Employment type
Permanent
Professional category
Employees / Staff
Part time / Full time
Full-time
Job description
The Customer Quality Manager (CQM) position provides the opportunity to gain experience working with customers and across multiple disciplines with Safran Electronics & Defense, Avionics (SEDA). The CQM has a direct impact on customer satisfaction metrics.
A successful CQM develops strong customer relationships and manage the customer satisfaction metrics for assigned customer. The CQM utilizes a network of operations and engineering resources to evaluate SEDA products and processes, analyze root causes of deficiencies and ensures proper corrective actions are implemented in a timely manner. The CQM participates in cross-functional team efforts to make improvements to SEDA products and processes ensuring the highest quality products are delivered to the customer.
This position requires ability to develop relationships with customers, program/contract management and various support groups to ensure timely responses to issues requiring corrective action or impacting customer satisfaction. The position also requires an ability to interpret customer requirements and ability to satisfy them with our current Quality Management System.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Essential duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
Interface with business units, cross-functional groups and customers on support tasks related to Quality & OTD, FA (Failure Analysis), RCCA (Root Cause Analysis / Corrective Actions and Preventive Actions).
Review FA & RCCA reports before release to customers, and address follow up customer questions/requests.
Manage the quality relationship with customers (internal/external) and drive proactive customers support.
Create strong customers relationship in cooperation with Program Office.
Address all customers' requests and complaints (Quality mainly). The CQM is the first point of contact for quality issues and requests, directly by the customers or through Program Office / Service Group.
Support data analysis for KPIs metrics (Customer Satisfaction).
Involve in failure analysis and managed quality escalations, including leading cross-functional teams.
Ensure Cross-functional team's performance metrics are aligned with the organization's strategic objective supporting Customer Satisfaction.
Recommend modifications of internal qualification, assembly & test processes to meet Customer Satisfaction expectations.
Involvement with reviewing customer requirements and quality contracts.
Managed customer visits and customer audits.
Create quality notification letters.
Support customer business reviews. Track Customer Sat scorecards and drive improvement plans.
Lead periodic Customer Sat reports for customers.
Drive continuous improvement through Ops, based on FA findings and customer requirements.
Champion of the "Voice of Customer".
Lead other quality functions to ensure One Quality group behavior.
Lead and complete specific projects/tasks as assigned.
Additional description
Expectations
Leadership skills demonstration (Lead & Influence the teams)
Build relationships internally and with the Customers
Effective Communication (Status, Risks identification, Plans, Help needed)
Proactive Approach (Meeting deadlines, presenting improvements, driving improvement plans)
Candidate skills & requirements
Education / Experience
STEM Bachelor's degree required
Experience in Quality, Engineering, and/or a Customer-facing role
Ability to travel domestic/international for up to 50% when safe and when travel restrictions are lifted
This position requires use of information or access to hardware that is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee
Physical Requirements - Office:
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
1. Must be authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship.
2. This position requires use of information or access to hardware which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. green card holder), political asylee or refugee
Annual salary
$95,000 - $160,000
Job location
Job location
North America, United States, California, Irvine
City (-ies)
Irvine
Applicant criteria
Minimum education level achieved
Bachelor's Degree
Minimum experience level required
More than 3 years