Principal Supplier Quality Engineer

Description

• Manage product and process development with suppliers.
• Improve supplier quality processes such as assessments, supplier management, part approval, and corrective actions.
• Provide support to Manufacturing, Quality, and Engineering regarding analysis and disposition of suspect supplier material.
• Assist suppliers with development of manufacturing processes.
• Participate in Supplier selection and evaluation. Work cross-functionally to establish quality requirements for external suppliers.
• Assess the manufacturability of new product designs and assist both engineering and suppliers with improving manufacturability.
• Assess the capability of potential suppliers.
• Issue corrective action requests to suppliers and provide support with their resolution.
• Lead high visibility root cause investigations by applying “8D” problem solving.
• Review prototype and production part quality document submissions from suppliers, and provide feedback.
• Drive continuous improvement throughout the supply base using quality and lean manufacturing tools.

Requirements

• Ability to travel 0-20% of time.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Experience with Statistical tools such as JMP, R, and Tableau are a plus.
• Quality Management System auditing experience.
• Ability to effectively participate on multi-disciplinary teams.
• Sound interpersonal skills and strong ability to establish effective cross-functional working relationships.
• Possesses a bias for action and an ability to multitask
• Strong Project/Process Management skills and capabilities particularly in planning, developing, organizing, and implementing Quality processes.
• Demonstrated self-initiative and sound judgment on technical projects and improvement initiatives.
• Ability to prepare and effectively present formal reports to both internal and external customers.
• Minimum 7 years of relevant experience
• Must be able to establish technical credibility with the Engineering Staff.
• Practical working knowledge and application of SPC.
• BS, (or MS or Ph.D.), in one of the following: Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Materials Science or Physics

Benefits

• Flexibility within a rapidly changing, dynamic working environment.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance