Supplier Quality Engineer

Company Profile

Oceaneering Technologies (OTECH) develops, manufactures, and operates customized marine systems, shipboard equipment, subsea vehicles, and engineered solutions for commercial and U.S. military vessels.

Oceaneering Aerospace and Defense Technologies (AdTech) delivers solutions that enable humans to work safely and effectively in harsh environments - from underwater to the outer reaches of space. Our innovative solutions support the development and application of practical, cost‑effective systems that meet our customers' challenges - from routine to extreme. Our experience and expertise across multiple industries uniquely positions us as a leader in the government, space, and maritime services markets.

Our products and services meet the rigorous demands of the complex environments in which they operate, delivering results without compromising safety or reliability.

Oceaneering is a global provider of engineered services and products, primarily to the offshore energy industry. We develop products and services for use throughout the lifecycle of an offshore oilfield, from drilling to decommissioning. We operate the world's premier fleet of work class ROVs. Additionally, we are a leader in offshore oilfield maintenance services, umbilicals, subsea hardware, and tooling. We also use applied technology expertise to serve the defense, entertainment, material handling, aerospace, science, and renewable energy industries.

The Staff Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) ensures that suppliers and subcontractors (collectively referred to as suppliers) are capable of consistently and reliably delivering goods or services that satisfy Oceaneering's and its customer's design, specifications, and requirements with minimum oversight, inspection, or rework. The SQE supports Oceaneering projects, programs, and development initiatives by providing technical input and guidance on manufacturing techniques, Non‑Destructive Evaluation (NDE), metallurgy, materials, welding, machining, Inspection and Test Plan (ITP) reviews, First Article Inspection (FAI) development, assessing design manufacturability, constructability, clarification of specifications, understanding of quality codes, process enhancements, and improvements.

By evaluating and mitigating risk in the early phase of manufacturing / fabrication, the SQE assures the suppliers are in best position to deliver our hardware / service with first‑time quality, thereby allowing for lower costs, and on‑time delivery. The SQE works with suppliers to develop and implement best practices that target defect prevention, variation, and waste. He or she also conducts root‑cause analyses, investigations, and provides corrections and recommendations for improvement to resolve problems and prevent schedule delays.

• Work with Supply Chain Management (SCM) and Engineering to define process parameters and criteria [Critical to Quality (CTQ) features] to ensure supplier process capability is effective to meet Oceaneering product, process, or service requirements.
• Lead assessment, due‑diligence, communication, and mitigation of supplier risk for assigned area of supply.
• Support SCM Category Management in establishing long‑term strategic supplier development plans to facilitate product/service roadmaps and risk prevention strategies.
• Lead cross‑functional teams in the qualification of suppliers of critical hardware / challenging engineering packages, through assessment of the suppliers' manufacturing capability to fabricate and deliver our products/ services.
• Lead supplier development projects that gauge supplier process capability, reduce variation, improve capability, availability, and performance.
• Utilize advanced quality practices and tools to analyze risks and systemic issues and improve supplier quality.
• Perform supplier capability assessments and audits related to quality systems, process controls, and manufacturing capabilities.
• Measure, monitor, and improve supplier performance, reduce variation / waste, and Cost of Poor Quality.
• Manage the implementation and execution of supplier corrective action / preventive action plans.
• Lead…