Supplier Quality Engineer, Sustaining
The Supplier Quality Engineer will assess and develop suppliers, oversee audits and quality planning, and drive corrective actions and continuous improvement for complex electromechanical products. The role requires supplier-management and quality-engineering experience, manufacturing-process expertise, and substantial travel.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Conduct supplier assessments and on-site audits to verify supplier quality systems and overall capabilities.
- Participate in the Hardware Product Development Process and partner with Manufacturing and Design Engineers on manufacturing processes and quality plans.
- Conduct First Article Inspections and surveillance audits to ensure suppliers meet design engineering and quality requirements.
- Drive quality planning during pre-production and post-production, including 8D and SCAR activities, to ensure supplier outgoing quality and minimize incoming inspection needs.
- Maintain supplier scorecards, measure quality performance, and drive continuous improvement toward zero defects.
Requirements
- Self-starter with a desire to improve products.
- Strong interpersonal, leadership, written, and verbal communication skills in English.
- Experience bringing up and managing suppliers in the region and abroad.
- Quality engineering experience in high-volume, complex consumer electronics or automotive products, or in-depth knowledge of relevant manufacturing processes.
- Knowledge of measurement and inspection practices, reliability, and Statistical Process Control.
- Familiarity with GD&T and the ability to interpret complex drawings.
- Experience using FMEA, PPAP, 8D, root-cause analysis tools such as 5-Why and fishbone diagrams, and SPC, with measurable results.
- Willingness to travel to suppliers as required, approximately 30–40%.
Manufacturing Areas
- Metal casting
- Sheet metal forming and stamping
- Injection molding
- Composites
- Coating technologies
- Displays
- Cameras
- Wiring harnesses
Skills
Supplier Quality Engineering, Quality Audits, First Article Inspection, 8D, Scar, Fmea, Ppap, Root Cause Analysis, 5-Why, Fishbone Diagrams, Statistical Process Control, GD&T, Injection Molding, Sheet Metal Stamping, Wiring Harnesses
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