Supplier Quality Engineer

Typical Task Breakdown

• Managing Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Cost management related activities from concept to PPAP to deliver parts at the right quality, total cost, and meet timelines.
• Extensive use of Teamcenter and Workflow process to collaborate with Engineering, Supplier Development engineer and identify the supplier source for each Buy level parts.
• Escalate supplier quality defects to SDEs for an immediate containment.
• Implementing product supply strategies aligned with the category management supply strategies that will create a competitive advantage for our customers by developing, optimizing, and integrating a world-class supply network.
• Managing the quality feedback loops to ensure lessons learned on quality defects are applied across the supply base.
• Driving Value Analysis and Value Engineering (VAVE) through cost modeling, design for manufacturability, and leveraging suppliers’ capabilities.

• Frequent interaction with Buyer, Supplier Development Engineer, Engineering team, Quality Team, Engineering Value Chain team.

• 2 agency workers

• Office Setting/Production Manufacturing Environment

• Years of experience: 2 or more years experience required.
• Degree requirement:
  Bachelor's in Engineering degree preferred. Mechanical, Industrial, and Supply Chain Engineer degrees will be accepted.
• Past or additional job titles or roles that would provide comparable background:
  Supplier quality engineer.

• Communication skills – both written and oral.
• Manufacturing process knowledge.
• APQP process understanding and ability to apply.

• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, schematic diagrams, or formulas and computer-generated reports.
• 3D modeling or Creo experience.
• Proficiency in MS Office, Microsoft Excel.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes.
• Teamcenter.
• Six Sigma Processes.
• Should Cost Analysis.

• Ability to work with minimal supervision while driving department goals and deliverables.
• Requires strong analytical and mathematical skills.
• Requires strong oral and written communication skills.
• Requires display of attributes of a critical thinker and leverage innovative ideas.
• Advanced ability to make and communicate presentations to management.