Quality Development Engineering (QDE) represents Cespira’s strategic approach to building strong, collaborative relationships with selected Suppliers. This partnership is grounded in continuous engagement between Cespira and each part producer, and when applicable, design co-developer, with the shared commitment to achieving operational excellence across the supply chain.
Our mission is to optimize end-to-end supply chain performance, ensuring robust processes, consistent product quality, and reliable delivery for our customers.
The Cespira Quality Development Engineering team enables clear communication of Cespira’s expectations, provides guidance on risk management and process robustness, and promotes Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement principles. The team also conducts product and process audits, analyzes historical data, supports root cause investigations, and verifies process stability and capability during Significant Production Runs and throughout serial production.
By fostering transparent communication and close technical collaboration, Cespira’s Quality Development Engineering promotes zero-defect performance, cost optimization, and long-term partnership success.
Learn more about our expectations and qualification process in the Cespira Supplier Manual, and access supporting tools and templates through the Supplier Portal section.