Supplier Quality Engineer — Global Impact with 25–40% Travel

TLNT; Monterrey; On-site; MXN 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Immediate start

Statutory benefits under Mexican labor

Job summary

TLNT in Monterrey, Mexico, is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to serve as the quality voice across the North American supply base. This hands-on, on-site role partners with Sourcing, Engineering and Operations to drive supplier qualification, launch readiness and continuous improvement.

You’ll travel 25–40% within North America to run audits, support product launches at supplier facilities and lead root-cause investigations.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing or a related technical field.
• 3+ years in Supplier Quality, Manufacturing Quality, Engineering or Operations.
• Hands-on experience with supplier quality improvement, manufacturing processes and structured problem-solving.
• Experience supporting new product introductions, supplier qualification and product launches.
• Working knowledge of APQP and FAIR, root cause analysis, auditing, and data analysis — GD&T and SPC/process capability.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills, plus the ability to coordinate projects across functions.
• Availability to travel 25–40%, primarily within North America.

Responsibilities

• Supplier performance: Manage quality for assigned suppliers — performance reviews, audits and corrective actions.
• Quality planning: Define and implement quality requirements for new and existing suppliers, and coordinate cross-functional teams to resolve issues quickly.
• Supplier development: Run capability assessments and quality-system evaluations, and partner with suppliers to strengthen processes, process controls and inspection methods.
• Drawings and GD&T: Interpret engineering drawings, specifications and GD&T to assess supplier capability and resolve dimensional issues.
• New product introduction: Support supplier qualification, supplier transfers and product launches, and coordinate First Article Inspection Reports (FAIR) from planning through approval.
• Launch readiness: Work with Engineering and suppliers on control plans, special characteristics, inspection methods and acceptance criteria, so suppliers build to spec consistently.
• Root cause and corrective action: Lead supplier root cause investigations with structured problem-solving, and verify that corrective actions are implemented on time and actually work.
• Data and COPQ: Analyze supplier quality data to spot trends, recommend improvements and help reduce the Cost of Poor Quality.
• Strategic sourcing: Support sourcing decisions with supplier evaluations, manufacturing capability assessments and risk identification.
• Relationships: Build collaborative, long-term relationships with suppliers and internal teams that keep quality performance improving.

Skills

Supplier Quality

Quality Improvement

Cross-functional coordination

Communication

Travel 25-40%

Education

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

Tools

APQP

FAIR

GD&T

SPC

Job description

TLNT in Monterrey, Mexico, is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to serve as the quality voice across the North American supply base. This hands-on, on-site role partners with Sourcing, Engineering and Operations to drive supplier qualification, launch readiness and continuous improvement.

You’ll travel 25–40% within North America to run audits, support product launches at supplier facilities and lead root-cause investigations.