Supplier Quality Engineer

Participate in Core Supplier Management teams for purchase orders, together with the Sourcing/Fulfilment and Engineering representatives.

· Work with procurement teams to define / agree / communicate to all stakeholders a roadmap for supplier development activities, identifying the supplier quality tasks to ensure the right supply chain performance to meet business objectives.

· Track and drive progress against roadmap commitments, with regular reports to stakeholders and management.

· Execute activities to drive safety, quality and compliance excellence and support delivery and cost performance, within the supply base for the assigned product scope. These activities include:

Supplier on-boarding and qualification:

· Support Supplier selection process, in cooperation with Sourcing and Engineering teams, performing technical assessment, and evaluating supplier capacity and capability (manufacturing, design, EHS, …),

· Assess suppliers QMS and manufacturing process compliance through holistic process audits,

· Record action plans and manage supplier approvals in the supplier database,

· Lead and execute first piece qualification programs with suppliers in cooperation with other functions and subject matter experts including but not limited to: during fabrication audits, special processes audit, design reviews, functional tests (if applicable) and final product release.

· Record actions plans and approve qualification requests in the supplier database.

Supplier assessment and development:

· Attend pre-award meetings with suppliers and Sourcing/Engineering,

· Contribute to the Supplier Performance Rating process (Score Cards),

· Review and update suppliers’ qualification status based on their performance assessment,

· Initiate and manage supplier development actions and Q improvement plans.

Purchase Order Kick-off Meetings, Supplier Requirements and Design Reviews:

· Ensure readiness for kick-off meeting with dedicated checklist,

· Support Engineering in execution of Supplier Requirement Reviews and Supplier Design Reviews

· Where applicable, review supplier quality documentation (Inspection and Test Plans, special process and NDT procedures, …).

Execution of surveillance inspections:

· Set up inspection strategy (standard quality inspection plans and additional inspections, as applicable),

· Schedule quality surveillance and witness inspections at suppliers,

· Perform surveillance and witness inspections,

· Ensure product compliance with contract requirements and applicable regulations,

· Timely review, validate and distribute inspection reports.

Release material for shipment:

· Ensure all deviations are closed,

· Where applicable, review End of Manufacturing Reports (EoMR),

· Authorize shipment once all quality requirements are met.

Manage technical deviations:

· Continuously follow up the punch items and nonconformities resulting from the quality surveillance inspections up to their closure,

· Lead RCAs and RCIs with suppliers as per business-defined impact thresholds, support supplier to create the corrective and preventative actions, monitor their implementation and perform the effectiveness check,

· Analyze customer escapes and Cost of Poor Quality (CoPQ) and support vendor recovery process,

· Initiate and execute Supplier Quality Improvement Programs with top offenders, and, preventatively, with other suppliers of critical MLIs.

Manage holistic process audits and other supplier development activities:

· Organize holistic process audits,

· Monitor the closure of corrective actions based on audit findings,

· Record the corresponding reports in the supplier database,

· Facilitate supplier Technical Advisor site installation and/or commissioning support and the corresponding lessons-learned dissemination,

· Support suppliers to executes DFMEA (where applicable) and PFMEAs.

Other tasks:

· Drive a strong EHS culture throughout the supply base,

· Support cost-out opportunities identified by the suppliers,

· Propose improvement projects to increase the effectiveness of the processes,

· Stop work if quality or safety is at risk and define/assess the conditions to release work.

Required Professional Characteristics and Personal Skills

· Minimum bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering, or equivalent technical field from an accredited university or college.

· Previous working experience in quality, operations/supply chain or project management, preferably in electronic industry, with proficiency to understand technical drawings, specifications, and standards.

· Working knowledge of manufacturing processes involved in the production of the assigned equipment (e.g. electronic parts, PCBAs, PCBs).

· Excellent written and verbal English language skills, allowing effective communication across all organizational levels, departments, and functions.

· Strong safety, compliance, quality, and lean mindset, with proven use of the industrial quality toolkit for risk assessment, root cause analysis, problem solving, and manufacturing process controls.

· Aptitude to create and deliver reports for review by key stakeholders.

· Capacity to organize working time in global team setting and willingness to adjust it based on meetings with stakeholders in different time zones.