Supplier Development Quality Engineer

Drives supplier quality performance, continuous improvement, and risk mitigation across the supply base.

Acts as a key technical contributor partnering across functions to ensure supplier capabilities meet product, regulatory, and business requirements.

Leads supplier quality activities and influences outcomes without direct authority.

* Support onboarding of suppliers, including validation and readiness activities

* Contribute to supplier improvement plans to address performance gaps

* Collaborate with suppliers to improve process capability and product quality

* Track supplier quality metrics (PPM, defect rates, yield, escapes) and perform trend analysis

* Monitor supplier performance and identify risks and systemic issues

* Support supplier reviews and follow-up on improvement actions

* Investigate supplier-related defects, incoming issues, and field failures

* Own supplier nonconformance management, including containment, resolution, and closure of supplier-related issues

* Support root cause analysis and implementation of corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)

* Drive and own supplier corrective actions, ensuring timely and effective implementation and verification of effectiveness

* Communicate supplier quality issues and track resolution progress

* Support development and maintenance of inspection procedures and acceptance criteria

* Assist in optimizing incoming inspection strategies based on risk

* Provide guidance to inspection teams as needed

* Collaborate with Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Quality teams

* Provide input to supplier-related quality decisions

* Participate in cross-functional problem-solving efforts

* Analyze data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement

* Own supplier change management processes, including review, risk assessment, approval, and implementation of supplier-initiated changes

* Bachelor's Degree

* Engineering or related field

* Equivalent combination of education and experience

* 2-4 years

* Supplier Quality, Manufacturing Quality, or related experience

* Supplier Development Quality Engineer responsible for activities related to supplier selection and evaluation, material qualification, supplier performance and receiving inspection

* Contributes to the development, establishment and maintenance of supplier quality engineering methodologies, systems and practices which meet regulatory requirements