Supplier Quality Engineer

Roles & Responsibilities

· Support the evaluation, qualification and approval of new suppliers and processes through capability reviews, audits, trial lots and documented risk assessments.

· Conduct supplier process and quality-system audits; document findings, agree corrective actions and verify effective closure.

· Work with suppliers to establish practical quality controls, inspection plans, process controls and traceability requirements for new and transferred parts.

· Monitor supplier readiness during production ramp-up, including material certification, special-process qualification, tooling, capacity and inspection capability.

· Review supplier quality performance using incoming inspection results, defect trends, return-to-vendor data, NCRs, delivery impact and repeat-failure history.

· Lead containment and coordinate supplier corrective actions using structured problem-solving methods such as 5Why, Fishbone, 8D and CAPA.

· Issue and track Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs); challenge root causes where necessary and verify that corrective actions are implemented and effective.

· Coordinate material disposition and recovery actions with Quality, Engineering, Production and Supply Chain to minimize disruption to customer delivery.

· Escalate significant supplier risks, repeated defects or overdue actions with clear facts, impact assessment and recommended next steps.

· Define or improve incoming inspection requirements, sampling plans and acceptance criteria based on drawing requirements, process risk and supplier performance.

· Support inspection and validation of machined components, raw materials and special processes such as anodizing, plating, passivation, heat treatment and surface finishing.

· Review supplier documents including certificates of conformance, material certificates, inspection reports, First Article Inspection reports and process certificates.

· Support First Article and outsourced production kick-off activities by confirming that quality requirement sand technical clarifications are communicated to suppliers.

Performance improvement and cross-functional support

· Maintain supplier quality data and provide concise weekly or monthly reporting on supplier defects, SCAR ageing, audit actions and improvement progress.

· Drive improvement projects with selected suppliers to reduce defect rates, improve process capability and prevent recurrence.

· Participate in internal and customer quality reviews where supplier performance or outsourced processes are involved.

· Support maintenance and continuous improvement of supplier-quality procedures, approved supplier controls and quality records in line with Quality Management System.

Tell employers what skills you have

Supplier Improvement
Supplier Performance
FMEA
Quality Management
Process Improvement
Quality Assurance
ISO
Supplier Quality Engineering
Business Process Outsourcing
Auditing
Supplier Quality Management
Defect Reporting
Supplier Quality Audits