Supplier Quality & Development Engineer - Machining

VAT GROUP; Sankt Gallen; Vor Ort; CHF 110.000 - 140.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

VAT Group in Haag, St. Gallen, CH invites a Supplier Development & Quality Engineer to lead supplier quality for machining and surface treatment. You will drive qualification, audits, and 8D actions to ensure high-purity processes meet VAT specifications and customer needs.

Required are 5–10+ years in supplier quality or related fields, plus hands-on machining and surface treatment knowledge; fluency in German and English is essential for work across international teams.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering or Materials Science.
• 5–10+ years of experience in supplier quality, manufacturing engineering or supplier development.
• Practical background 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.
• Fluent German and English skills (written and spoken).

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 leadership

Machining knowledge

Surface treatment

High purity processes

Quality management systems

GD&T

ISIR/PPAP knowledge

8D methodology

Cross-functional collaboration

Supplier audits

International travel

German & English proficiency

Ausbildung

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering or Materials Science

Jobbeschreibung

VAT Group in Haag, St. Gallen, CH invites a Supplier Development & Quality Engineer to lead supplier quality for machining and surface treatment. You will drive qualification, audits, and 8D actions to ensure high-purity processes meet VAT specifications and customer needs.

Required are 5–10+ years in supplier quality or related fields, plus hands-on machining and surface treatment knowledge; fluency in German and English is essential for work across international teams.