Supplier Quality Engineer (m/f/d)

TE Connectivity Ltd.; Swindon; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary Package

Performance Bonus

Health & Wellness Incentives

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Community Outreach

Employee Resource Group

Job summary

TE Connectivity plc is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to join our Aerospace, Defense & Marine business in the UK. You will work with suppliers, manufacturing sites, sourcing teams and engineering to drive continuous improvement and strengthen supplier quality performance.

You will ensure that suppliers meet TE’s quality expectations, lead investigations, drive corrective and preventive actions, and monitor key metrics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical discipline.
• Extensive experience in supplier and manufacturing quality.
• Strong data-driven problem-solving and root cause analysis.
• Experience auditing suppliers and processes.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary quality contact for supplier issues.
• Lead supplier performance improvement initiatives using data.
• Audit supplier processes, product, and systems.
• Develop and qualify new and existing suppliers.
• Lead investigations and drive corrective actions.
• Monitor supplier quality metrics and trends.
• Collaborate with sourcing, engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams.
• Support supplier scorecards and business reviews.
• Ensure compliance with quality requirements and standards.

Skills

Supplier Quality

Manufacturing Quality

Quality Engineering

Root Cause Analysis

Data Analysis

Auditing

Stakeholder Management

Communication Skills

Education

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

Tools

ERP Systems

Quality Management Software

Audit Tools

Job description

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 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

Required Qualifications

What your background should look like

• 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.

Our more than 90,000 employees, including 10,000 engineers, work alongside customers in approximately 130 countries. In a world that is racing ahead, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at www.te.com and on LinkedIn, Facebook, WeChat, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).

What Te Connectivity Offers

We are pleased to offer you an exciting total package that can also be flexibly adapted to changing life situations - the well-being of our employees is our top priority!

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