Sr. Supplier Quality Engineer - SME Piping & Welding
Vertiv · Pelzer, SC
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Quality
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 12+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A senior quality role at Vertiv (industrial) in Pelzer, SC. Foster a customer-first mindset.
- They ask for
- 12+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Root cause, PPAP, CAPA, ISO 9001, Supplier quality, Welding
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Quality Engineer roles in South Carolina: typical posted base $95k–$120k.
Median of the low and high ends of 21 live postings that list pay, out of 45 quality engineer openings in South Carolina, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
South Carolina plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 44 other live quality postings in South Carolina.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (12+ vs 5+)
Typical $95k–$120k, from 19 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Root cause 71%
- ✓ Supplier quality 47%
- FMEA 42%
- Lean 40%
- New product launch 40%
- SPC 36%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Welding, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Vertiv in Pelzer
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Full description from VertivAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Key Responsibilities
- ◆Serve as the SME for piping and welding supplier quality across Vertiv’s global supplier base.
- ◆Lead supplier qualification and technical evaluation to ensure compliance with ASME, AWS, ISO 9001, and Vertiv
requirements
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- ✓Conduct supplier audits and on-site assessments of manufacturing processes, quality systems, and fabrication capabilities.
- ✓Review and approve critical supplier documentation, including engineering drawings, MTRs, WPS, PQR, WPQR, PPAPs, weld maps, and NDT reports .
- ✓Verify material traceability, dimensional accuracy, and non-destructive testing (NDT) compliance.
- ✓Lead supplier development and quality improvement initiatives to improve process capability, First Pass Yield (FPY), and overall performance .
- ✓Drive structured problem solving for supplier issues using RCA, 8D, SCAR, CAPA, and related methodologies .
- ✓Partner with Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, and Supplier Development teams to resolve complex fabrication and welding issues.
- ✓Monitor supplier performance metrics and communicate trends, risks, and corrective actions to leadership.
- ✓Support ISO 9001 quality system compliance and continuous improvement across the supply base.
- ✓Travel domestically and internationally to support audits, supplier development, and issue resolution.
Required Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, or related technical field.
- ✓12+ years of experience in Supplier Quality, Manufacturing Quality, or Welding/Fabrication Quality Engineering.
- ✓Recognized SME-level expertise in piping, welding, and fabricated structural components.
- ✓Strong knowledge of ASME, AWS, ISO 9001, and fabrication/welding standards .
- ✓Experience reviewing and approving technical manufacturing and quality documentation (WPS, PQR, WPQR, MTRs, PPAPs, NDT reports).
- ✓Proven experience conducting supplier audits, qualification, and development activities.
- ✓Strong background in structured problem solving (8D, RCA, SCAR, CAPA).
- ✓Experience working with global suppliers and cross-functional engineering teams.
- ✓Strong communication skills with ability to deliver concise executive-level updates.
- ✓Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally .
Preferred Qualifications
- ✓AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) or equivalent welding certification.
- ✓ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) or related certification.
- ✓Experience in global supplier development or fabrication-heavy manufacturing environments.
- ✓Experience supporting suppliers across North America and Asia.
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Senior Supplier Quality Engineer – Piping & Welding Summary
Vertiv is seeking a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer – Piping & Welding to serve as the technical SME for welding and piping supplier quality across a global supply base. This role is responsible for supplier qualification, technical compliance, and performance management for critical fabricated and welded components across the United States, Mexico (including Pelzer), the Americas, and Asia.
The position ensures supplier adherence to ASME, AWS, ISO 9001, and Vertiv quality standards , while driving supplier development, manufacturing readiness, and continuous improvement across complex fabrication supply chains. This is a highly field-based role requiring domestic and international travel to support audits, supplier development, and issue resolution.
Physical & Work Environment
- •Frequent travel to supplier and manufacturing facilities.
- •Ability to work in industrial manufacturing environments requiring appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), including safety shoes, safety glasses, hearing protection, and gloves.
Travel
- •70%+
The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.
OUR CORE PRINCIPALS : Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Inclusion.
Our strategic priorities
- •High-Performance Culture Focus
- •Operational Excellence
- •Innovation
- •Financial Strength
Vertiv behaviors
- •Own it
- •Act with urgency
- •Foster a customer-first mindset
- •Think big and execute
- •Lead by example
- •Drive continuous improvement
- •Learn and seek out development
- •Promote transparent & open communication
About Vertiv
Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to enable its customers’ vital applications to run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today’s data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extend from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquarters in Westerville, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs around 34,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. Visit Vertiv.com to learn more.
Work Authorization
No calls or agencies please. Vertiv will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.