Supplier Quality Engineer

Sensata Technologies; Chennai; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Sensata Technologies in Chennai is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to lead supplier management activities, drive containment actions, and support new product development and change management. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to address supplier-related concerns and ensure quality performance across the site.

The role requires a university degree and strong communication skills, with experience in supplier quality and audits highly valued.

Qualifications

• University degree required or equivalent relevant work experience.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Experience with supplier quality systems and audits is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier quality activities and interface with Sourcing on roadmaps.
• Initiate supplier-related problem solving and drive containment actions.
• Conduct on-site supplier audits to verify process capability and CAPA effectiveness.
• Review supplier processes/products and collaborate on supplier selection.
• Monitor KPIs and communicate quality performance across regions.
• Support management in audits and supplier development initiatives.

Skills

Team player

Communication skills

Presentation skills

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Supplier Quality Engineer leads and supports daily supplier management activities at the Sensata make site. Working with cross functional teams to resolve any supplier related concerns they will also take the lead for New Product Development and change management across the site ensuring support for critical projects.General Responsibilities• Lead key supplier strategic activities and interface with Sourcing on forward looking roadmaps, including development of new suppliers and/or technologies, local activities, qualification, productivity pipeline cost reduction, components qualification, and supplier capacity verification.• Initiate supplier-related problem solving to address performance issues as necessary• Drive containment activities• Communicate with relevant internal/external contacts and ensure timely closure and effectiveness• Notify suppliers quality issues, drive supplier report, verify and assure suppliers’ effective containment action, root cause analysis, and corrective actions/preventive actions• Provide active support during reviews and supplier selection process• Review and critique on supplier processes/product• Perform on-site process audit at supplier to verify; suppliers’ permanent corrective actions, evaluate suppliers’ quality system, verify capacity, process capability and risk assessments• Handles Supplier Quality items in internal audits, customer audits and site audits• Develops and communicates the supplier on their quality performance• Defines actions in case a supplier is not meeting the quality expectation and targets• Ensure best practice is adopted within the supply chain• Support management by reviewing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), while checking work and tracking progress• Communication and alignment across regionsExperience / Qualifications• A university degree required (i.e. Bachelors degree) or equivalent relevant work experience• Must be a team player able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to handle multiple competing tasks and demands• Strong communication skills; oral, written and presentation• Strong organization, planning and time management skills to achieve results• Strong personal and professional ethical values and integrity• Holds self-accountable to achieving goals and standards• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)• Strong interpersonal & collaboration skills to work effectively with all levels of the organization including suppliers and/or external customers#LI-ZL1SmarterTogetherCollaborating at Sensata means working with some of the world’s most talented people in an enriching environment that is constantly pushing towards the next best thingEmployees work across functions, countries and cultures gaining new perspectives through mutual respect and open communication As OneSensata, we are working together to make things work togetherClick here to view Sensata Recruitment Privacy StatementClick here to view our Sensata Recruitment Privacy Statement for ChinaNOTE: If you are a current Sensata employee (or one of our Affiliates), please back out of this application and log into Workday via the Company Intranet to apply directly. Type \"FIND JOBS\" in the Workday search bar.