Senior Supplier Quality Surveillance Engineer

Senior Supplier Quality Surveillance Engineer

Position Summary:

The Senior Supplier Quality Surveillance Engineer is responsible for supporting Procurement in the implementation and execution of Procurement Supplier Quality Inspections and audits.

• Perform quality assurance and quality control shop inspections and audits to ensure critical materials and engineered equipment purchased meet or exceed our customer’s and contract quality and workmanship expectations.
• The Inspector will assist in ensuring the subcontracts or corporate agreements for goods and services meet Rosendin Procurement quality standards and customer’s expectations.
• Require a working understanding of Rosendin electrical equipment and materials related to fabrication, testing, and functionality.
• Be able to read and understand equipment specifications, drawings, provide feedback in regard to recommended supplier testing and inspections.
• Report to management and Project personnel about manufacturing problems, and assist in identifying and correcting these problems.
• Communicate inspection and audit results, both verbally and written, and recommend necessary corrective actions.
• Have a thorough knowledge of Procurement quality procedures, documents, and reporting structures.
• Assist Rosendin Procurement in Supplier/Subcontractor prequalification by providing input on the fabricator’s quality program by performing supplier audits/assessments.
• Provide support to Divisions and projects in overseeing fabricator and subcontractor quality as needed.
• Review Supplier/Subcontractor Non-Conformance Reports (NCR) and assist in developing corrective action plans. Coordinate with Quality Managers to approve final disposition and sign off NCR’s.
• Provide input to Rosendin Procurement in rating the overall quality performance of suppliers and subcontractors.
• Be highly skilled and experienced in written and verbal communications to include leading pre-fabrication meetings, creating pre-fabrication checklists, writing inspection/audit reports.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Broad working knowledge of all design/craft disciplines and engineered equipment/materials associated with renewable energy and electrical projects and must be familiar with their special processes, inspection, and testing techniques.
• Broad working knowledge of the following:
  • Transformers:
    Power (oil filled and dry type), Distribution (LV dry-type), and Isolation.
  • Switchgear: MV/LV switch gear, metal-clad, metal-enclosed, gas insulated (GIS, Busway, Panel boards, Circuit breakers).
  • UPS: static switches, PDU, Inverters.
  • Generators.
  • BESS and PV inverter modules.
  • Wire and cable: DC feeder, MV cable, MCM, Wire harness.
• Must be familiar with electrical procurement and vendor surveillance procedures as well as working knowledge of construction industry codes and standards related to the manufacture and testing of electrical components/systems such as IEEE, IECC, NEC, NFPA, NESC, IBC, IFC, etc.
• Be detail-oriented.
• Effective time management and organizational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills, and.
• Must be a team player but able to work independently, to meet intense deadlines, goals and objectives.

• 7+ years of professional supplier experience.
• 5+ years of professional supplier quality experience and 2-year associate’s degree in electrical technology.
• 3+ years of professional supplier quality experience and 4-year bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.
• API SIEE Certification preferred.
• ISO 9001 Lead Auditor Certification preferred.

• The position may require up to 85% travel and may require occasional travel outside of the USA.

• General work environment – sitting for long periods, standing, walking, typing, carrying, pushing, bending. Work is conducted primarily indoors with varying environmental conditions such as fluorescent lighting and air conditioning.
• Noise level is usually low to medium; it can be loud on the jobsite.
• We fully comply with the ADA and applicable state law, including considering reasonable accommodation measures that may enable qualified disabled applicants and…