Reactive Supplier Quality Engineer

We are looking for a talented Reactive Supplier Quality Engineer to join our team specializing in Quality for our Corporate organization in Bloomfield, CT .

• Build strong relationships with suppliers, customers, and cross-functional stakeholders to improve product quality, drive collaboration, and achieve business objectives.

• Support supplier development efforts by applying APQP methodologies, AIAG quality tools, and Cummins-specific processes to enhance manufacturing performance and quality outcomes.

• Participate in supplier audits to assess compliance, identify improvement opportunities, and strengthen supplier quality systems while developing auditing expertise.

• Contribute to the resolution of supplier quality issues by supporting root cause analysis, corrective action development, and validation of long-term solutions.

• Drive continuous improvement across the supply base through participation in Lean, Six Sigma, and process improvement initiatives that reduce defects and increase efficiency.

• Help improve supplier quality performance by analyzing data, tracking trends, and supporting quality planning activities for assigned products or supplier segments.

• Collaborate with Purchasing, Engineering, and Manufacturing teams to proactively address quality risks and ensure suppliers meet customer and operational requirements.

• Deliver measurable improvements in supplier performance, product quality, and process reliability while building expertise in quality management and supplier excellence.

Communicates effectively
- Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.

Customer focus
- Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.

Auditing
- Applying auditing skills and techniques and Quality Management Systems knowledge to effectively appraise a manufacturing process for quality and safety risks and non-conformances.

Interpreting Technical Requirements
- Applying knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing principles and Engineering Standards to correctly interpret the technical requirements of an engineering drawing;
Applying knowledge to improve a product’s design for manufacturability and measurability.

Manufacturing Process Design
- Applying knowledge of manufacturing technology (methods, techniques, tools, equipment, etc) to design a Zero Defect manufacturing process that can consistently meet technical and customer requirements.

Manufacturing Process Validation
- Applying core Automotive tools (i.e. DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plan, SPC, MSA, Source Release and PPAP) to validate that a manufacturing process can consistently meet technical and customer requirements.

Measurement Process Design
- Applying knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing principles and knowledge of measurement technology (standards, techniques, equipment, etc) to design a measurement system that can consistently meet industry and customer requirements.

Problem Solving
- Solves problems and may mentor others on effective problem solving by using a systematic analysis process by leveraging industry standard methodologies to create problem traceability and protect the customer; determines the assignable cause; implements robust, data-based solutions; identifies the systemic root causes and ensures actions to prevent problem reoccurrence are implemented.

Quality Influence
- Ability to recognize stakeholders, create a forum to professionally extract stakeholder perspectives, drive and engage in constructive conflict, and to influence outcomes in order to ensure Cummins makes a balanced decision inclusive of Quality priorities.

Quality Standards
- Applying knowledge of quality standards such as ISO
9001:2015 and IATF
16949, to develop procedures, processes, and external suppliers in a manner that aligns with regulatory requirements.

Statistical Foundations
- Applies statistical tools and technique to influence decision making; leverages understanding of data collection methods, key statistics, graphical and analytical methods to describe process performance, gain insights and drive improvement action

Supplier Performance Improvement
- Improving supplier performance by developing and executing an effective quality improvement strategy that consists of a project team, glidepath, reduction of manufacturing issues and improvement of systemic…