Supplier Quality Engineer

What We Do

At Terabase Energy, we believe digitalization and automation will drive the next wave of innovation and cost reduction in utility‑scale solar power. We’re a team of trailblazers, innovators, and builders—combining solar industry expertise with cutting‑edge technology to accelerate the renewable energy transition. By joining us, you’ll contribute directly to our mission:
scaling solar and storage deployment to power a cleaner future.

The Supplier Quality Engineer ensures that all purchased components and assemblies delivered to Terabase meet required specifications, compliance standards, and quality expectations. They establish and oversee a reliable incoming inspection process, ensure timely and accurate identification of supplier non‑conformities, and drive effective containment and corrective actions. Their work protects the production line by safeguarding part quality, minimizing disruptions, and ensuring continuity of supply.

• Support the implementation of supplier quality control plans and ensure they are correctly applied during incoming inspections and receiving processes.
• Maintain and update inspection work instructions, visual standards, and checklists to support accurate verification of incoming parts.
• Ensure inspection records, traceability documents, and supplier quality data are properly logged, stored, and attached in ERP / QMS systems.
• Monitor adherence to inspection procedures, tool calibration requirements, documentation accuracy, and nonconformity classification standards.
• Coordinate external lab testing or third‑party inspections when additional validation is required for supplier components.
• Recommend updates to control plans and inspection criteria whenever defects or recurring non‑conformities are detected.
• Provide feedback to suppliers regarding non‑conformities, drive containment actions, and support supplier corrective actions (SCAR).
• Track supplier performance trends (PPM, on‑time delivery, SCAR status) and support supplier reviews and maturity assessments.

• Coordinate with suppliers to ensure timely and effective containment actions to prevent disruption to the manufacturing line.
• Facilitate supplier root‑cause analysis (5‑Why, Ishikawa, 8D) and support verification of corrective actions to ensure issues are resolved and prevented from recurring.
• Support the documentation and tracking of supplier‑related nonconformities, including NCRs, SCARs, and validation evidence.
• Assist in tracking supplier cost‑of‑non‑quality (CONQ) impacts and provide supporting documentation for internal review.
• Coordinate supplier remedial actions, including retrofits, part replacements, rework confirmation, and validation reports.
• Monitor supplier waiver requests to ensure risk is assessed, approvals follow procedure, and traceability is maintained.
• Support internal stakeholders (Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality) through visibility of supplier defect trends, response time, and containment effectiveness.

• Execute supplier qualification assessments using pre‑defined audit checklists.
• Maintain supplier quality status records, approved vendor lists, and risk assessments.
• Conduct Pre‑Industrial Supplier Maturity assessments using approved tools and checklists.
• Validate supplier compliance (ISO 9001, NDA, cybersecurity protocols).
• Maintain supplier quality readiness data: audit scores, compliance levels.
• Conduct supplier audits (manufacturing, quality system, documentation).
• Maintain audit records and track corrective actions to closure.
• Monitor supplier compliance with required quality and data security standards.
• Conduct surveillance audits using established templates.
• Track CAPA follow‑up, escalates delayed closures.
• Document supplier process improvements and quality gates.

• Implement PPAP elements (FMEA, Control Plans, PFMEA, ISIR, PSW inspection reports) using defined templates.
• Track and record nonconformances (NCR), supplier deviations, and approval status.
• Support Engineering with drawing reviews and specification…