Supplier Quality & Readiness Engineer
Core
Own purchased parts from sourcing through steady-state production, qualifying suppliers and ensuring parts are ready before line needs them while managing quality performance and corrective actions.
Role type
Supplier Quality & Readiness Engineer
Builds
Autonomous battery-electric rail vehicles and the factory to produce them at volume
Domain
Rail freight transportation / Automotive manufacturing
Required skills
APQP execution, PPAP/FAI approval, supplier auditing (ISO 9001/IATF 16949), root cause analysis (8D, 5-Why), process capability studies (Cpk), GD&T reading, supplier development, risk tracking, cross-functional program management
Preferred skills
ASQ CQE/CQA certification, Six Sigma Green/Black Belt, PMP, new factory/vehicle program launch experience, machining/fabrication/welding/casting/injection molding knowledge, rail standards (ISO/TS 22163/IRIS, AAR M-1003), EV high-voltage components knowledge, QMS/ERP system familiarity
Technologies
QMS systems, ERP systems
Responsibilities
Assess and qualify new suppliers covering capability, quality system, capacity, and risk; Run APQP with suppliers including timing plans, FMEAs, and control plans; Drive PPAP or FAI to approval by reviewing submissions and witnessing first-article builds; Lead run-at-rate and capacity verification at supplier sites; Track tooling, gauge, and fixture build and buy-off; Feed design-for-manufacturing feedback to Design Engineering; Maintain part-level readiness tracker and report status/risk; Own supplier quality performance for assigned commodity portfolio; Lead response to nonconforming material including containment and 8D; Issue and manage SCARs to closure; Run supplier process and quality-system audits; Define incoming inspection plans and acceptance criteria; Track and report supplier scorecards (PPM, SCAR cycle time, cost of poor quality); Approve supplier change requests and require re-validation; Lead supplier development projects to improve process capability
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC
