Supplier Quality Engineer

Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Supplier Quality Engineer located in Columbia, SC
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The Supplier Quality Engineer will be responsible for supplier development in a manufacturing or service process; works with suppliers to continuously improve performance, implement process controls and develop quality assurance plans.

What a typical day looks like:

• Supplier Selection — Select the suitable supplier with joint effort of sourcing on aspects of quality, capability, pricing, delivery, environment, society regulation, etc. against customer requirements.
• Supplier Qualification — Implement the new supplier qualification through the process of capability matching, supplier risk assessment, supplier self-assessment, onsite qualification audit, qualification database management.
• VEA (Value-Added Engineering Activity) — Understand customer drawing and specifications to feedback value-added engineering proposals to customer and supplier for optimization of supplier manufacturing process or products.
• Material (Component) Qualification — Implement PPAP (FAI). PPAP includes FAI, Material Certificates, Quality/Process Control Plan, FMEA, MSA, Process Parameter Sheet, RoHS compliance, Reliability Test, COC, etc.
• Pilot Run Tracking — Track the new qualified parts quality performance to ensure they meet the customer quality requirements in the pilot run phase. Drive supplier corrective action from the supplier in pilot runs (1-3 lots) and smoothly transfer the pilot run to mass production.
• Hot Issue Solution and Trouble Shooting — Working as SME (Subject Matter Expert) to help on supplier quality hot issues and troubleshooting.
• Maintenance Audit — assist with the annual maintenance audit for existing suppliers with SQE.
• Supplier CIP (Continuous Improvement Program) — Help suppliers use quality tools to improve manufacturing process and product quality.
• ECO/ECN/SCR implementation — Handle ECO/ECN/SCR from customer, follow up the status in case that PPAP/FAI is required prior to production.
• General knowledge of a company's manufacturing process, applications and process development to improve supplier quality components of goods and services.
• Performs quality audits on suppliers to assure products and services meet ISO and regulatory standards.
• Builds a good relationship with the purchasing engineer and supplier system to maintain strong supplier relationships.
• Provides cross-functional help to select, approve and develop suppliers to meet customer and business needs.
• Ensures supplier selection, development, approval and rejection according to vendor guidelines and requirements.
• Drives full assessment for effectiveness of supplier process control plans, measures and activities.
• Uses statistical techniques and professional judgment to research data for process improvement.
• Develops and guides execution of process validations and tests; documents results (protocols/reports).
• Guides supplier process capability studies.
• Constructs Design of Experiments to characterize supplier processes and root causes.
• Develops and implements procedures for new and/or improved supplier processes.
• Provides engineering help to Receiving Inspection including statistical research, measurement systems exploration, Gage R&R studies and inspection procedures.
• Participates in Material Review Board resolutions on supplier provided parts and services.
• Participates in supplier Quality System Improvement Plans.
• Guides the Supplier Requests for Change process.
• Performs supplier Quality System audits.
• Performs corrective and preventive actions with suppliers.
• Performs investigations of non-conformances and supplier performance for key performance indicators.
• Performs dock-to-stock monitoring and part selection activities.
• Provides guidance to project teams for supplied component and supplier qualifications.
• Guides teams in identification of risks/hazards relative to new product designs, processes, suppliers and applications.
• Safe operation of job-related equipment.
• Rate and track supplier performance and drive supplier continuous improvement.
• Establish and maintain supplier management…