Supplier Quality Engineer (m/f/d)

TE Connectivity Corporation; Swindon; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary Package

Performance-Based Bonus Plans

Health and Wellness Incentives

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Community Outreach Programs / Charity

Employee Resource Group

Job summary

TE Connectivity, a global industrial technology leader, seeks a Supplier Quality Engineer (m/f/d) to drive supplier performance across the UK supply base. You will collaborate with suppliers, manufacturing sites, sourcing teams, and engineering to resolve issues and bolster quality.

The role emphasizes data-driven improvement, audits, and APQP/PPAP support within aerospace, defense, and marine contexts. Strong root-cause analysis and stakeholder communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Significant experience within Supplier Quality, Manufacturing Quality, or Quality Engineering.
• Experience managing supplier quality performance and supplier development activities.
• Strong supplier auditing experience.
• Demonstrated root cause analysis and problem-solving expertise.
• Experience working directly with suppliers within a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to analyze quality data and identify improvement opportunities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Acting as the primary quality contact for supplier-related issues and escalations
• Driving supplier performance improvement initiatives using data-driven methodologies
• Conducting supplier process, product, and system audits
• Supporting qualification and development of new and existing suppliers
• Leading supplier investigations and driving robust corrective and preventive actions
• Monitoring supplier quality metrics and identifying improvement opportunities
• Analyzing supplier performance trends using quality and ERP system data
• Collaborating with sourcing, engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams to resolve supplier issues
• Supporting supplier scorecards, performance reviews, and business reviews
• Ensuring supplier compliance with quality requirements and industry standards
• Supporting APQP, PPAP, FAIR, and change management activities where required
• Promoting continuous improvement through Lean and problem-solving methodologies

Skills

Supplier quality experience

Auditing

Data-driven problem solving

Root cause analysis

Manufacturing environment

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Manufacturing/Quality or related

Job description

Job Title: Supplier Quality Engineer (m/f/d)

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.

Job Description:

Job Overview

At TE Connectivity, our Quality teams ensure that products, processes, and suppliers consistently meet customer and regulatory requirements. We are seeking an experienced Supplier Quality Engineer (m/f/d) to join our Aerospace, Defense & Marine business, supporting supplier quality performance across the UK supply base.

This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with suppliers, manufacturing sites, sourcing teams, and engineering functions to drive continuous improvement, resolve supplier issues, and strengthen supplier quality performance.

Job Requirements

As a Supplier Quality Engineer (m/f/d) , you will be responsible for driving supplier performance and ensuring suppliers consistently meet TE Connectivity's quality expectations.

Key responsibilities include:

• Acting as the primary quality contact for supplier-related issues and escalations
• Driving supplier performance improvement initiatives using data-driven methodologies
• Conducting supplier process, product, and system audits
• Supporting qualification and development of new and existing suppliers
• Leading supplier investigations and driving robust corrective and preventive actions
• Monitoring supplier quality metrics and identifying improvement opportunities
• Analyzing supplier performance trends using quality and ERP system data
• Collaborating with sourcing, engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams to resolve supplier issues
• Supporting supplier scorecards, performance reviews, and business reviews
• Ensuring supplier compliance with quality requirements and industry standards
• Supporting APQP, PPAP, FAIR, and change management activities where required
• Promoting continuous improvement through Lean and problem-solving methodologies

What your background should look like

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience
• Significant experience within Supplier Quality, Manufacturing Quality, or Quality Engineering
• Experience managing supplier quality performance and supplier development activities
• Strong supplier auditing experience
• Demonstrated root cause analysis and problem-solving expertise
• Experience working directly with suppliers within a manufacturing environment
• Ability to analyze quality data and identify improvement opportunities
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Aerospace, Defense, Marine, Automotive, or other highly regulated manufacturing experience
• Knowledge of AS9100 and/or ISO9001 quality systems
• Experience with APQP, PPAP, and supplier qualification processes
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification
• Experience conducting internal, supplier, or quality system audits

Competencies

Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork

ABOUT TE CONNECTIVITY

TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. As a trusted innovation partner, our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, energy networks, automated factories, data centers enabling artificial intelligence, and more.

WHAT TE CONNECTIVITY OFFERS:

• Competitive Salary Package
• Performance-Based Bonus Plans
• Health and Wellness Incentives
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Community Outreach Programs / Charity Events
• Employee Resource Group

Across our global sites and business units, we put together packages of benefits that are either supported by TE itself or provided by external service providers. In principle, the benefits offered can vary from site to site.