Supplier Quality Engineer
Core
Ensure hardware products are manufactured to highest quality standards by managing supplier quality, process engineering, and new product introduction across a global network.
Role type
Supplier Quality Engineer (Hardware Manufacturing)
Builds
Hardware products for food waste prevention systems (homes, businesses, municipalities)
Domain
Waste management technology / Hardware manufacturing
Required skills
APQP/PPAP, PFMEA, control plan development, first-article inspection, capability studies (Cpk/Ppk), process audits, dimensional/functional/material validation, gauge design, DFM/DFMEA, statistical analysis (SPC), supplier management, electrical/electromechanical commodities knowledge (cable/wire harness, PCBAs, fans, motors, solenoids), IPC standards
Preferred skills
Minitab or equivalent analysis software, cross-functional collaboration, program management
Technologies
Minitab, IPC standards
Responsibilities
Lead APQP activities for new parts and engineering changes; coordinate validation testing at supplier sites; conduct process audits at supplier facilities; design and deploy inspection fixtures; lead DFM/DFMEA risk analysis; qualify products and suppliers for mass production; establish key metrics to evaluate supplier performance.
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC
