Supplier Quality Engineer
Purpose: The Supplier Quality Engineer is to lead in the management of supplier’s quality performance and technical specification compliance to better meet company’s business goal and requirements (Quality, Logistics, Technology, Cost, Service).
Key Area of Responsibilities:
- Review and approve First Article (FA) Report for product qualification.
- Review the Material Review Board (MRB) list to make a disposition on non-conforming parts and take follow-up action (for supplier-related issues).
- Review, approve and validate actions in the Supplier Non-Conformance Report (NCR)/Corrective Action and Preventive Action (CAPA) Report to ensure root cause is identified to actions done to eliminate issue and prevent re-occurrence.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including procurement, engineering, and manufacturing, to resolve quality-related issues.
- Conduct part buy-off at the supplier site per customer/VDL requirements to ensure compliance before the part is delivered to VDL site.
- Provide support on New Product Introduction (NPI) meetings (Supplier Quality-related) to understand customer requirements and translate them to related suppliers.
- Review and approve Supplier Change requests through the Supplier Change Request and Waiver Report submitted by the supplier to manage Change Control (Copy Exact requirement).
- Review, approve and validate actions in the Supplier 8D Report to identify the root cause and eliminate the issue to prevent re-occurrence.
- Conduct Quality Management System /Technical / Process Audit to qualify; periodic assessment to mitigate risk to Customer and VDL.
- Provide support on Supplier Quarterly Business Review (QBR) process (Quality-related actions, indices and feedback) to ensure alignment between critical suppliers and VDL to meet VDL requirements/targets.
- Review overall supplier Quality status during Weekly Supplier Quality Department meetings to control supplier Quality and mitigate concerns.
- Present updates on Supplier performance to management and the customer focus team at the Customer Performance Forum.
- Support and participate in company continuous improvement program.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality Management, or a related field.
- 3-5 years of experience in quality engineering or a similar role in the manufacturing industry.
- Strong knowledge of quality engineering principles and methodologies.
- Experience with quality tools such as FMEA, 8D, root cause analysis, and statistical process control.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with suppliers and internal teams.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Familiarity with industry standards and quality certifications (e.g., ISO 9001, IATF 16949) is preferred.
Skills
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