Job Description - Supplier Quality Engineer


  • Engage with suppliers for industrialization and readiness for multiple automotive components.
  • Support supplier selection and capability assessment for various
    projects, ensuring alignment with program timelines and quality
    expectations.
  • Drive APQP discipline and enforce PPAP requirements,
    ensuring suppliers meet dimensional, material, and performance
    validation before production approval.

  • Track industrialization project KPIs, internally and externally to assess supplier readiness.
  • Evaluate and validate supplier manufacturing processes by leading
    process audits, PFMEA reviews, control plan validation, and equipment
    capability/Run@rate assessments.
  • Optimize supplier manufacturing scalability, ensuring production
    lines are capable of meeting increasing volume and quality expectations
    during ramp -up phases.
  • Monitor supplier industrialization performance through KPIs such as
    on -time PPAP submission, process capability indices (Cpk/Ppk), defect
    rates (PPM), issue closure rate, and supplier corrective action
    effectiveness.
  • Facilitate problem resolution using structured methodologies
    (focused problem solving) to address defects, process deviations, and
    launch roadblocks proactively.
  • Collaborate cross -functionally with engineering, quality,
    and supply chain teams to drive VA/VE cost optimization, ensuring
    seamless design implementation into supplier manufacturing processes and
    technology while maintaining quality and performance standards

  • Up to 50% travel requirement

Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, or other related field
  • Strong Knowledge of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP),
    Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), Failure Mode and Effect
    Analysis (FMEA), Corrective and Preventative Actions (CAPA) development,
    Lean manufacturing, Traceability requirements
  • Technical expertise of automotive components designs and
    manufacturing, including knowledge of safety and test requirements and
    appearance approval process.
  • Knowledge of Geometric Design and Tolerancing (GD&T) and datum structures.
  • Experience in Extrusion and fabrication commodities.
  • VDA 6.3 credentials and understanding preferred.
  • In depth knowledge of IATF16949:2016 and understanding of ISO14001. ISO9001 is also a preferred knowledge set.
  • Ability to stand, sit, or walk for 8 -10 hours per day.
  • Required to communicate using phone and/or e -mail.
  • Ability to view, read, and interpret documents.
  • Ability to perform all duties in an office environment that may contain ambient noise and temperature fluctuations


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