Electronics Supplier Quality Engineer: Drive Quality

Smiths Group; Johor Bahru; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Smiths Detection in Malaysia is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to strengthen supplier quality across our global supply chain. You will drive improvements, support new product introductions, and ensure compliance with ISO 9001 standards while collaborating with Engineering, Procurement, and Suppliers.

Candidates should have a engineering degree, 3+ years in supplier quality, and hands-on experience with audits, QA methodologies, and data analysis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in supplier quality engineering or related fields.
• Experience conducting supplier audits and process assessments.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001 quality management systems.
• Experience with quality planning, statistical analysis, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Drive supplier quality improvements through part evaluations, data analysis, process reviews, and structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Partner with Engineering, Procurement, and Suppliers to understand and communicate technical, quality, and manufacturing requirements.
• Support supplier qualification, onboarding, and development activities for new and existing suppliers.
• Collaborate with Design Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering on new product introductions, engineering changes, manufacturing readiness, and quality planning.
• Develop and monitor supplier performance metrics, scorecards, and improvement plans.
• Lead supplier corrective action activities, root cause investigations, and failure analysis reviews.
• Conduct supplier audits, assessments, and process evaluations to ensure compliance with quality standards and business requirements.
• Support incoming inspection activities and monitor supplier quality performance trends.
• Drive the implementation of quality tools including: FMEA, Control Plans, First Article Inspections (FAI), SPC, Pareto Analysis, Cause & Effect Analysis, Process Flow Mapping, Capability Studies.
• Facilitate continuous improvement initiatives using Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies.
• Ensure suppliers comply with ISO 9001 quality management requirements and support the ongoing enhancement of the integrated management system.
• Coordinate supplier returns, non-conformance management, and failure analysis tracking activities.
• Work closely with suppliers across Asia and other global regions to improve quality, reliability, and cost competitiveness.

Skills

Supplier Quality Engineering

Quality Assurance

Root cause analysis

Data analysis

Auditing

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Electronics / Electrical / Manufacturing)

ASQ CQE or CQA certification

Tools

SAP ERP

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Visio

PowerPoint

Job description

Smiths Detection in Malaysia is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to strengthen supplier quality across our global supply chain. You will drive improvements, support new product introductions, and ensure compliance with ISO 9001 standards while collaborating with Engineering, Procurement, and Suppliers.

Candidates should have a engineering degree, 3+ years in supplier quality, and hands-on experience with audits, QA methodologies, and data analysis.