Team Member Supplier Quality Engineer

Role & responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities Supplier Evaluation & Onboarding

• Conduct on-site supplier audits to assess manufacturing capabilities, quality management systems, and technical capacity.
• Evaluate vendor risk based on process capability, financial stability, and historical performance metrics.
• Onboard new suppliers by establishing clear quality agreements, inspection standards, and key performance indicators (KPIs).

Part Qualification & Process Validation

• Lead the PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) and APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) activities for new or modified parts.
• Review technical blueprints and engineering drawings to ensure supplier manufacturing processes align with tolerance limits.
• Verify validation protocols at supplier level 

Quality Control & Performance Monitoring

• Track supplier KPIs such as Defect Rates (PPM), On-Time Delivery, and Supplier Corrective Action Request (SCAR) response times.
• Review incoming materials data and inspect shipments when non-conformance issues arise.
• Issue and monitor SCARs, ensuring vendors perform robust root-cause analyses using frameworks like 8D, 5 Whys, or Fishbone diagrams.

Continuous Improvement & Vendor Collaboration

• Provide technical guidance and training to suppliers to reduce defect rates, optimize production lines, and lower overall waste.
• Drive quality initiatives at supplier facilities to improve throughput and component reliability.
• Act as the main technical liaison between internal engineering teams, procurement, and external manufacturing partners.

Preferred candidate profile:

BE (Mech/Elect/Instrumentation) with 4 to 6 years of experience.

Experience in a similar position is preferred.