Supplier Quality Engineer - Launch Support
Slate Auto · Warsaw, IN
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Quality
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- Yesterday
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level quality role at Slate Auto (automotive) in Warsaw, IN. Or previous working level experience.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, APQP, GD&T, Supplier quality, Stamping, Extrusion
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026
Quality Engineer roles in Indiana: typical posted base $97k–$145k.
Median of the low and high ends of 9 live postings that list pay, out of 43 quality engineer openings in Indiana, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Indiana plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 42 other live quality postings in Indiana.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (5+ vs 7+)
Typical $97k–$145k, from 9 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 7+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 65%
- SPC 47%
- FMEA 44%
- Control plans 40%
- ✓ Supplier quality 37%
- PPAP 35%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Stamping, Extrusion, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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- What does a normal week look like on your team?
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This plant: Slate Auto in Warsaw
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Full description from Slate AutoAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Requirements
Manual, developing and implementing supplier partner KPI/scorecard, and implementing actions to improve hold suppliers accountable to perform. The SQE will also be pivotal in evaluating suppliers for production awards, all aspects of supplier quality performance, developing strong supplier relationships, and working with all internal stakeholders to support the company’s overall objectives and core values.
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About slate
At Slate, we’re building safe, reliable vehicles that people can afford, personalize and love—and doing it here in the USA as part of our commitment to reindustrialization. The spirit of DIY and customization runs throughout every element of a Slate, because people should have control over how their trucks look, feel, and represent them.
Who we are looking for
SLATE is looking for an energetic, organized, experienced Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE), Launch to join our growing team. The SQE will be supporting all aspects of Supplier Quality and performance. This position will be responsible for understanding and working closely with internal and external customers’ expectations, sourcing, quality, supplier development, delivering tooling, and parts on budget and on time per our program milestones.
What you get to do
In this position, the candidate will be responsible for performing administering the APQP process, holding supplier(s) accountable to our Quality
What you bring to the team
- •Engineering Degree or equiv. or previous working level experience
- •5+ years of Supplier Quality including site audits, continuous improvement, APQP, lean problem-solving principles and leading a team by example.
- •Excellent communication and relationship building skills.
- •Experience with varied components (Stampings, extrusions, seats, plastics, seals, lighting, etc.)
- •Ability to identify process issues and drive improvements to improve operational efficiency and product quality.
- •Strong working knowledge of value driven supplier KPI and scorecard development and implementation.
- •Work directly with engineering and manufacturing regarding technical GD&T, and drawing standards training and review.
- •Strong analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills
- •High level of integrity
- •Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced start-up environment.
Work authorization requirement
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship at this time.
This position is Hybrid
WHY JOIN TEAM SLATE?
At Slate, we’re fueled by grit, determination, and attention to detail. The start-up spirit of ingenuity and resourcefulness move our business forward. Team Slate fosters a culture of excellence, innovation, and mutual respect, and is motivated by shared principles.
- •Safety First
- •Delight Customers
- •One Team
- •Relentless Improvement
- •Fast, Frugal, and Scrappy
- •Respectful Collaboration
- •Positive Legacy
WE WANT TO WORK WITH PEOPLE THAT REFLECT THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH WE OPERATE.
slate-talent_acquisition@slate.auto.