Supplier Quality Engineer

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As a Supplier Quality Engineer, you will play a critical role in ensuring our suppliers deliver high-quality products and services that meet our stringent requirements. You will leverage your analytical skills, technical expertise, and collaborative spirit to drive continuous improvement throughout our supply base and contribute to the success of our programs. This is a dynamic role with opportunities for growth and impact.

We offer two primary types of Supplier Quality Engineer roles, each with a unique focus and opportunity to contribute.

• •What you'll do: These roles are embedded within specific programs, working closely with program teams to ensure supplier quality directly supports program milestones and deliverables. You’ll be heavily involved in evaluating non-conforming product, assessing corrective actions, and driving resolution of issues impacting program execution. Expect a strong focus on problem solving and direct support of production.
• •Ideal candidate: Someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys direct collaboration with engineering and program teams, and has a passion for driving immediate results.
• •Travel and Work Agreement: Minimum of hybrid-onsite with approximately 10-25% travel, including local and overnight trips.

• •What you'll do: These roles concentrate on building strong relationships with suppliers across a specific commodity or category, with a focus on long-term supplier development, capability assessments, problem-solving, and proactive risk mitigation. In this role you will implement quality engineering tools and processes to ensure suppliers achieve robust manufacturing and acceptance plans to drive results. Expertise in specific manufacturing technologies/processes (e.g., PCB/PWB, microelectronics, machining, welding/brazing, optics) is essential. In these roles each Supplier Quality Engineer is aligned with suppliers/commodities based on their technology/process expertise.
• •Ideal candidate: A Quality Professional with a strong technical background in a specific commodity area (see list of examples below), result-driven, with a passion for supplier development, and a strategic mindset.
• •Travel and Work Agreement: Remote work with approximately 50% travel, including both local and overnight trips.

• •SQE II ($95,000 - $105,000)
• •Bachelor’s Degree and 2+ years of experience or 6+ years of experience in lieu of degree
• •Senior SQE ($115,000 - $125,000)
• •Bachelor’s Degree and 4+ years of experience or 8+ years of experience in lieu of degree
• •Principal SQE ($140,000 - $150,000)
• •Bachelor’s Degree and 6+ years of experience or 10+ years of experience in lieu of degree
• •Senior Principal SQE ($155,000 - $165,000)
• •Bachelor’s Degree and 8+ years of experience or 12+ years of experience in lieu of degree

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Required Education, Experience, & Skills Required Skills and Education

• •Depending on the job level (as listed in the job description) a Bachelor’s Degree with 2-12+ years of experience or 6-12+ years of experience in lieu of a degree
• •Possess Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• •Communicates effectively at all levels of an organization with interpersonal relationship building skills
• •Change agent driven towards Continuous Improvement and achieving Results
• •Ability to read and interpret technical documents, as well as a working knowledge of GD&T
• •Working knowledge of the principles and the purpose of a Quality Management System
• •Experience with 8D/RCCA activities

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills Preferred Skills and Education

• •Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or a technical field
• •Direct knowledge of manufacturing processes and supply chain logistics from raw material to finished goods
• •Working knowledge of the principles and the purpose of a Quality Management System (e.g. AS9100), AS9102 First Article Requirements, AS9145 APQP/PPAP
• •Experience in Product Production Line Validation, test, equipment, instrum