Staff Supplier Quality Engineer (ISO 9001 & IATF 16949)

Job Overview

The TE Supplier Quality Engineer is responsible for implementing quality management for suppliers to lead and work as part of a team to maintain high quality/performance standards on all TE products from diversity commodities of suppliers.

The position will be challenging and will require an ability to drive a supplier to improve its quality and work with TE internal team to meet the quality goals. The focus of the role is to supply high-quality product to deliver an Extraordinary Customer Experience.

Job Responsibilities

• Strive for 0 defect or 0 incident from supplier


• Deliver on all KPIs that help the business achieve its goal


• Lead and drive suppliers’ quality improvement continuously based on TE internal or customer requirements.


• Customer complaint handling, work with TE CQE or directly with customers for complaint and feedback to supplier, verify the root cause and follow up actions


• Investigate root cause of Quality issues and following through with timely and effective corrective actions to prevent re-occurrence for customer and internal issues.


• Regular quality system audit or process audit for suppliers.


• Supplier’s performance metrics development and report to top management


• Supplier performance assessment and training.


• CoPQ & Yield improvement; Management review and action implement.


• Define cosmetic standard and QIP dimension and drive suppliers to follow up  


• Coordinate annual audit /onsite process audit when Quality issue or customer complaint arises


• NPI & Migration projects (BKM/GR&R/FAAR/Safe Launch/Sample verification) follows and improvements/PPAP preparation


• Product process control (identify risk and work out mitigation plan)


• 5M1E change control verification, follow up approval process on customer side and implement process on supplier side


• Monitor supplier quality performance, summarize score card for supplier performance, request improvement for risk supplier.

Job Requirements

• B.S. degree (or above) in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or equivalent practical experience.


• Have advanced knowledge of the supplier management, certified ISO9001/IATF16949 internal auditor is preferred.


• Clear understanding of connector, cable assembly, antenna, busbar quality and requirements, including measurement techniques, would be a distinct advantage.


• Supplier Management experience at lead level, managing regional / cross commodities


• Commodity knowledge across stamping, molding, diecasting, cable


• Strong root cause analytical and problem-solving skills.


• Good knowledge in quality tools such as BKM, Cpk, SPC,8D, FMEA, Gage R&R, Poka Yoke.


• Demonstrated negotiation skills, good communication in bridging between TE and suppliers as quality side


• Strong communication skills, good at English, including writing, reading, speaking


• Connector/cable assembly/antenna/busbar manufacturing experience is a plus


• Comfortable with regular travels

Competencies