INCOMING QUALITY ENGINEER

TE CONNECTIVITY OPERATIONS SDN. BHD.; Penang; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

TE Connectivity is hiring an Incoming Quality Engineer to develop and implement supplier quality processes, monitor supplier performance, and ensure incoming materials meet quality requirements. You will collaborate with suppliers and cross-functional teams to drive quality improvements and maintain compliance with quality systems.

The role covers supplier quality management, IQC, FAA reviews, non-conformance handling, and regulatory compliance, with a focus on root cause analysis and corrective

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, quality, manufacturing, or related technical field.
• 7–10 years of supplier quality, incoming quality, or supplier management experience in electronics manufacturing.
• Knowledge of supplier auditing, quality systems, inspection methods, and corrective action processes.
• Familiarity with FAA, non-conformance management, and regulatory compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and qualify new suppliers through audits and quality assessments.
• Monitor supplier performance and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Implement supplier audit programs and verify effectiveness of corrective actions.
• Maintain supplier quality agreements and ensure compliance with quality requirements.
• Develop and maintain incoming inspection procedures, work instructions, and acceptance criteria.
• Provide quality training and guidance to inspectors for effective incoming inspections.
• Review and approve FAA to ensure material compliance with specs.
• Prepare and analyze quality performance reports for assigned suppliers and materials.
• Support supplier-related approvals, engineering changes, and quality assessments.

Skills

Supplier Quality Management

IQC

Root Cause Analysis

Quality Systems

Data Analysis

Stakeholder Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering/Quality/Manufacturing

Job description

Job Requirements

The Incoming Quality Engineeris responsible for developing and implementing supplier quality processes, monitoring supplier performance, and ensuring incoming materials meet quality requirements. This role works closely with suppliers and cross-functional teams to drive quality improvements, resolve material quality issues, and maintain compliance with company quality systems and regulatory requirementSs

Supplier Quality Management

• Evaluate and qualify new suppliers through audits and quality assessments.
• Monitor supplier performance and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Implement supplier audit programs and verify the effectiveness of corrective actions.
• Maintain supplier quality agreements and ensure compliance with company quality requirements.

Incoming Quality & Supplier Engineering

• Develop and maintain incoming inspection procedures, work instructions, and acceptance criteria.
• Provide quality training and guidance to inspectors to ensure effective incoming inspections.
• Review and approve First Article Approvals (FAA) to ensure material compliance with specifications.
• Prepare and analyze quality performance reports for assigned suppliers and materials.
• Support supplier-related approvals, engineering changes, and quality assessments.

Non-Conformance Management

• Investigate and manage incoming material non-conformance issues identified in IQC and production.
• Coordinate material return and supplier corrective action activities.
• Work with suppliers to drive root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Support customer complaint investigations related to supplier quality concerns.

Regulatory & Compliance Support

• Implement and maintain processes to ensure compliance with RoHS and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Support customer surveys and documentation requests related to hazardous substance compliance.
• Participate in material approval processes to ensure regulatory compliance.

What your background should look like

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or a related technical field.
• Minimum 7-10years of supplier quality, incoming quality, or supplier management experience within the electronics manufacturing industry.
• Knowledge of supplier auditing, quality systems, inspection methods, and corrective action processes.
• Familiarity with First Article Approval (FAA), non-conformance management, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Good analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with suppliers and cross-functional teams.
• Supplier Quality Management
• Incoming Quality Control (IQC)
• Root Cause Analysis & Corrective Actions
• Quality Systems & Compliance
• Data Analysis & Reporting
• Communication & Stakeholder Management

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TE Connectivity (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. As a trusted innovation partner for over 80 years, our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, energy networks, automated factories, data centers enabling artificial intelligence, and more. Our more than 90,000 employees, including 10,000 engineers, work alongside customers to design and deliver ground-breaking technologies that transform how the world connects, works, and lives.

TE Connectivity (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. As a trusted innovation partner for over 80 years, our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, energy networks, automated factories, data centers enabling artificial intelligence, and more. Our more than 90,000 employees, including 10,000 engineers, work alongside customers to design and deliver ground-breaking technologies that transform how the world connects, works, and lives.

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