Senior Supplier Quality & Development Engineer (Machining)

VAT Vakuumventile AG; Gemeinde Haag; Vor Ort; EUR 65.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

VAT Group is seeking a Supplier Development & Quality Engineer to drive supplier quality for machining and surface treatments and to assure high-purity processes meet VAT standards.

The role requires hands-on supplier audits, process qualification, and leadership of 8D problem-solving across a global supplier base, with strong communication and project management skills to support VAT's growth and supply stability.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Science or similar.
• 5 to 10+ years in supplier quality, manufacturing engineering or supplier development.
• Experience in machining, surface treatment or high purity manufacturing.
• Experience in supplier audits, process qualification and corrective action management.
• Good understanding of quality management systems and semiconductor customer requirements.
• Ability to work in international matrix organizations with regular supplier travel.
• Strong communication, negotiation, project management and stakeholder management skills.
• High level of resilience, ownership and flexibility.

Aufgaben

• Own supplier quality and development activities for machining, surface treatment and related high purity processes.
• Assess supplier capability, process maturity, capacity and readiness for serial production.
• Lead qualifications for new suppliers, relocations, transfers and second sources.
• Perform system and process audits covering machining, surface treatment, cleaning and manufacturing controls.
• Verify critical process controls, operator qualification, maintenance systems and validation evidence.
• Review and approve ISIR, PPAP and process qualification documentation.
• Lead supplier complaint handling, root cause analysis and corrective actions using 8D methodology.
• Monitor supplier KPIs, process capability and risk trends; define improvement actions with suppliers and procurement.
• Support Change Requests, customer escalations and shortage prevention with technical risk assessments.
• Ensure compliance with VAT standards, customer requirements and relevant regulatory expectations.

Kenntnisse

supplier quality

manufacturing engineering

supplier development

audits

8D methodology

process qualification

stakeholder management

project management

Ausbildung

Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical/Manufacturing Eng or Materials Science

Jobbeschreibung

VAT Group is seeking a Supplier Development & Quality Engineer to drive supplier quality for machining and surface treatments and to assure high-purity processes meet VAT standards.

The role requires hands-on supplier audits, process qualification, and leadership of 8D problem-solving across a global supplier base, with strong communication and project management skills to support VAT's growth and supply stability.