Senior Engineer, Supplier Quality Engineering
Core
Own end-to-end supplier quality performance, including qualification, onboarding, monitoring, and continuous improvement across assigned commodities or suppliers.
Role type
Senior Supplier Quality Engineer
Builds
Robust supplier quality strategies, incoming inspection processes, and contamination control systems for manufacturing supply base
Domain
Manufacturing / Supply Chain Quality Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Supplier qualification and audit management, Root cause analysis (8D, DMAIC, RCA), Statistical process control (SPC), Failure analysis, Change control and risk assessment, Data analytics (Minitab, Spotfire, Power BI), Contamination control protocols, Process capability analysis (Cp/Cpk)
Preferred skills
Six Sigma Green Belt/Black Belt, CQE certification, NPI experience, Supplier training and coaching
Technologies
Minitab, Spotfire, Power BI, FMEA tools, Audit management systems
Responsibilities
Lead supplier qualification activities including technical capability assessment and process audits, Manage Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCAR) and drive closure of findings, Conduct on-site and remote audits for contamination control and process compliance, Define and optimize incoming inspection strategies based on risk assessment, Drive continuous improvement in supplier process capability and yield, Lead escalation management for critical supplier issues impacting production, Evaluate and approve supplier change requests ensuring proper validation
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
