Sr Supplier Quality Engineer

Schneider Electric; Tijuana; On-site; MXN 500,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

Schneider Electric is seeking a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer to act as the technical expert ensuring our supply chain delivers excellence. You will drive supplier performance, lead containment actions, and secure material quality across operations and customers.

You will lead issue resolution, containment, corrective actions, and PPAP activities while maintaining strong supplier relationships and driving continuous improvement in a high‑pressure manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in Supplier Quality, ideally with direct exposure to the manufacturing floor
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field
• Advanced English level required
• Proven experience managing supplier corrective actions, containment plans, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Strong knowledge of PPAP, 8D, PFMEA, control plans, and quality audits across multiple manufacturing processes
• Experience in supplier quality engineering roles
• Green Belt certification or statistical training is desirable
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure, prioritize effectively, and drive issues to closure with speed and discipline
• Strong ownership mindset with the ability to hold suppliers accountable while maintaining constructive relationships

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier quality issue resolution, ensuring rapid reaction to non‑conforming materials and production disruptions
• Drive containment actions with suppliers, including sorting, material review in transit, and immediate risk mitigation to protect production
• Own corrective action processes with suppliers, including 8D follow‑up, root cause validation, and implementation of permanent solutions
• Ensure strong execution of containment, correction and mitigation plans with clear timelines and accountability
• Coordinate RMA processes and supplier return authorizations to avoid excess quarantine inventory and operational delays
• Monitor and manage supplier‑related quarantined material, ensuring no aging beyond acceptable limits and quick disposition
• Perform PPAP approvals, including documentation review and dimensional validations to ensure supplier readiness
• Track and document supplier quality issues, maintaining clear records and driving closure with urgency and ownership
• Build strong relationships with plant teams, maintaining close communication with production and quality to ensure fast decision‑making and alignment
• Continuously assess supplier performance and drive improvements in material quality and process stability

Skills

Supplier Quality Management

Problem Solving and Root Cause Analysi

Urgency and Accountability

Communication and Collaboration

Statistical and Quality Tools

Auditing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field

Tools

PPAP

8D

PFMEA

Control Plans

Quality Audits

Job description

Senior Supplier Quality Engineer

Join us as a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer and become the technical expert who ensures our supply chain delivers excellence. You will play a critical role driving supplier performance, leading fast containment and recovery actions, and securing the quality of materials that impact our operations and customers.

What will you do?

• Lead supplier quality issue resolution, ensuring rapid reaction to non‑conforming materials and production disruptions
• Drive containment actions with suppliers, including sorting, material review in transit, and immediate risk mitigation to protect production
• Own corrective action processes with suppliers, including 8D follow‑up, root cause validation, and implementation of permanent solutions
• Ensure strong execution of containment, correction and mitigation plans with clear timelines and accountability
• Coordinate RMA processes and supplier return authorizations to avoid excess quarantine inventory and operational delays
• Monitor and manage supplier‑related quarantined material, ensuring no aging beyond acceptable limits and quick disposition
• Perform PPAP approvals, including documentation review and dimensional validations to ensure supplier readiness
• Track and document supplier quality issues, maintaining clear records and driving closure with urgency and ownership
• Build strong relationships with plant teams, maintaining close communication with production and quality to ensure fast decision‑making and alignment
• Continuously assess supplier performance and drive improvements in material quality and process stability

What are the key skills we are looking for?

• Supplier Quality Management — strong level; managing supplier performance in high‑pressure manufacturing environments
• Problem Solving and Root Cause Analysis — strong level; driving 8D, containment and corrective actions to closure
• Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) — advanced level; validating supplier capability and documentation
• Urgency and Accountability — strong level; acting quickly, owning outcomes, and delivering results under pressure
• Communication and Collaboration — strong level; working effectively with suppliers and plant teams
• Statistical and Quality Tools — Strong level; applying PFMEA, control plans, and basic statistical analysis
• Auditing — intermediate level; evaluating supplier processes and quality systems

What qualifications will make you successful?

• 4+ years of experience in Supplier Quality, ideally with direct exposure to the manufacturing floor
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field
• Advanced English level required
• Proven experience managing supplier corrective actions, containment plans, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Strong knowledge of PPAP, 8D, PFMEA, control plans, and quality audits across multiple manufacturing processes
• Experience in supplier quality engineering roles
• Green Belt certification or statistical training is desirable
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure, prioritize effectively, and drive issues to closure with speed and discipline
• Strong ownership mindset with the ability to hold suppliers accountable while maintaining constructive relationships

What's in it for me?

• High-impact role where your work directly influences product quality and customer loyalty
• Growth opportunities through technical leadership and mentorship responsibilities
• Exposure to industry‑leading quality tools and continuous improvement methodologies
• Supportive team culture that values expertise, collaboration, and innovation

Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us.

IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.

We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.

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150 000+ employees in 100+ countries

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