Supplier Quality & Development Engineer (m/w/d)
Core
Strategic development and qualification of automotive suppliers for truck, bus, and off-highway applications, ensuring robust production processes and error-free series launches.
Role type
Supplier Quality & Development Engineer
Builds
Supplier qualification processes, audit reports, corrective action plans (8D), and quality agreements for automotive components.
Domain
Automotive / Heavy-duty vehicles / Electric mobility / Supply chain quality
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Supplier qualification, audit execution, 8D reporting, APQP, PPAP, FMEA, risk management, cost breakdown analysis, performance negotiation
Preferred skills
Electric mobility experience, electrical drive systems knowledge, material group management support
Technologies
ISO 9001, IATF 16949, VDA standards, Control Plan
Responsibilities
Plan and execute supplier validations and classifications; create audit reports and identify improvement potentials; drive corrective actions from audits and complaints; evaluate manufacturability analyses and purchase part FMEAs; support new product/process quality planning (APQP) from prototype to first sample; implement preventive quality assurance measures; optimize technologies and processes to reduce scrap and achieve SOTIF/ppm targets; support material group management and engineering on procurement-related quality topics; negotiate performance and quality assurance agreements; escalate and track operational quality issues.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC
