Supplier Quality Engineer

Level of

Experience:

Seniority Level

Employment Type:
Contract on W2 (Need US Citizens or GC Holders Only)

Supplier Quality Engineer is responsible for the following activities:

• Lead the SQE efforts in Electro-Mechanical Assemblies
• Work with suppliers to establish and maintain controlled manufacturing processes utilizing PFMEA.
• Work with suppliers to establish control methods suitable to the nature of the parts they supply.
• Lead teams and manage product focus groups working with suppliers.
• Work with suppliers on measurement methodologies.
• Build relationships with suppliers to ensure all levels of manufacturing understand BD requirements.
• Support Development/Operations Engineering and manufacturing to resolve technical issues and implement corrective and preventive action.
• Drive continuous improvement efforts, facilitating, leading, and collaborating with cross‑functional teams including BD and suppliers.
• Report quality trends and information to management on the performance of suppliers.
• Traveling is approximately 25%-40%.
• Demonstrate ability to lead, acknowledge, develop, communicate and implement strategies for developing new suppliers.
• Work with suppliers to establish a structured approach for consistency and adherence to quality procedures and requirements.
• Follow up non‑conformances during-process inspection, pre‑shipment inspection, quality complaints from internal customers, product returns and safety recalls. Identify / drive root cause analysis, corrective action and preventive action implementation.
• Participate in quality audits as a process subject matter expert.
• Work closely with QA team to manage suppliers to ensure product quality.