Wire Harness Supplier Development Engineer

Caterpillar Inc.; Peterlee; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

10% annual bonus target

Pension scheme

Share ownership scheme

Flexible benefits

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. in Peterlee, United Kingdom, is seeking a Supplier Development Engineer for the Wire Harness category.

You will partner with suppliers and internal teams to drive quality, performance, and continuous improvement. The role focuses on reducing defects, enhancing process capability, conducting supplier assessments and audits, and ensuring suppliers meet regulatory and customer requirements while supporting long-term supplier excellence.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience required or desired.
• Strong communication and problem-solving abilities.
• Knowledge of PPAP elements and supplier quality processes.
• Understanding of manufacturing standards and policies.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring the quality of supplies by conducting tests and assessments on incoming supplies to identify any quality issues; Developing supplier inspection, testing, and evaluation mechanism.
• Generating reports on supplier quality, by monitoring their defect rates and areas that can lead to potential flaws; Guiding suppliers to reduce these defect rates.
• Researching the potential vendors, assessing their manufacturing environment, practices, and procedures; Conducting supplier quality control audits to ensure compliance with organizational and federal policies and standards.
• Supporting suppliers in improving their performance through process enhancements, implementing process controls, and developing quality assurance plans.

Skills

Effective communications

Problem solving

Process improvement

Quality orientation

PPAP

Manufacturing standards

Supplier management

Supplier evaluations

Education

Degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. in Peterlee, United Kingdom, is seeking a Supplier Development Engineer for the Wire Harness category.

You will partner with suppliers and internal teams to drive quality, performance, and continuous improvement. The role focuses on reducing defects, enhancing process capability, conducting supplier assessments and audits, and ensuring suppliers meet regulatory and customer requirements while supporting long-term supplier excellence.