Supplier Quality Engineer

The Supplier Quality Engineer is responsible for ensuring that externally provided products, materials, and services conform to specified requirements, including engineering, contractual, and regulatory standards. This role drives supplier performance, supports risk mitigation, and ensures compliance with AS9100, ISO 9001, IATF16949 and customer-specific

to maintain product quality and supply chain integrity.

In the scope of work includes supplier auditing, development, selection, First Article development and execution, assigning and ensuring Corrective Actions are properly assigned and executed, supplier performance monitoring, work instruction preparation, training of internal and external inspectors on relevant inspection techniques for successful part evaluation.

Due to the nature of the interactions with suppliers and internal development groups, this role requires extensive experience in machining, inspection techniques, material processing, characterization, drawing preparation and interpretation and reporting. All while conducting the activities with the upmost professional demeanor towards our employees, customers and suppliers; ensuring a collaborative environment.

• ◆Manage and develop supplier quality performance, including monitoring KPIs such as defect rates, on-time delivery, and corrective action responsiveness.
• ◆Perform supplier evaluations, audits, and assessments to ensure compliance with AS9100, ISO 9001, IATF16949 customer, and regulatory requirements.
• ◆Review and approve supplier documentation, including First Article Inspection Reports (AS9102), Process Control Plans, and inspection records.
• ◆Lead and coordinate supplier corrective actions (SCARs), including root cause analysis and effectiveness verification.
• ◆Support new supplier qualification and onboarding, including capability assessments and risk analysis.
• ◆Ensure compliance with flow-down requirements, including engineering specifications, key characteristics, and special process controls.
• ◆Collaborate with procurement, engineering, and manufacturing teams to resolve quality issues and improve supplier performance.
• ◆Provide technical guidance to suppliers on inspection methods, process controls, and quality requirements.
• ◆Review and disposition Receiving Inspection Nonconforming material rejection reports.
• ◆Review, process, and approve supplier requests for deviations, waivers, and clarifications.
• ◆Support incoming inspection and containment activities for nonconforming materials.
• ◆Analyze supplier performance data and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• ◆Participate in customer, regulatory, and third-party audits.
• ◆Ensure supplier adherence to traceability, configuration management, and documentation control requirements.
• ◆Travels as required to suppliers, customers and/or outside labs as needed.
• ◆Member of cross-functional Team supporting activities with Systems Engineering, Customer Service, Production, Process/Manufacturing Engineering, Customers, Suppliers, Executive Leadership

Job

• ✓Collaboration & Teamwork is necessary establish good working relationships with product team and when working with other product teams.
• ✓Strong Communication Skills are necessary when creating proposals and communicating in writing, in such a manner, that it is easy to understand and interpret what and why information is being communicated. Listens attentively without interrupting and/or being distracted by other things.
• ✓Displaying strong personal Initiative and motivation is vital to achieve desired performance results with projects that support the organization.
• ✓Strong Oral Communication and Presentation Skills are essential when making oral and graphical presentations to capture the interest and involvement of the audience while developing/delivering a clear and concise message.

• ✓BS in Engineering or Technical discipline required, or equivalent experience (10 years minimum hands-on experience with decision making

on quality activities)

• ◆10 years working as a Supplier Quality, In process Quality, Reliability or Process/Manufacturing Engineer, Quality Assurance or Quality Control Engineering disciplines; preferably in the electromechanical field.
• ◆Deep mechanical and plastics fabrication and/or machining knowledge
• ◆Internal and external auditing
• ◆Production Part Approval Process (PPAP); Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Corrective Actions/Preventive Actions
• ◆Extensive experience required:
• ◆Geometrical Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
• ◆ISO or ITAF certified facilities and processes
• ◆CMM programming, sufficient to train and coach suppliers and inspectors
• ◆Optical, mechanical and electrical inspection methods, tools and equipment (CMM, Z-Scope, Profilometer, Multimeters, Oscilloscopes)
• ◆SAP processing and sampling methodologies
• ◆Sampling processes
• ◆Microsoft Office suite
• ◆Knowledge and experience preferred
• ◆Lean manufacturing knowledge.
• ◆5-10 years in Receiving Inspection, Sourcing Engineering, Supplier Develop