Supplier Development Engineer - Machining & Surface

VAT Vakuumventile AG; Den Haag; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

VAT Group, a leading vacuum solutions provider, seeks a Supplier Development & Quality Engineer (Surface treatment/ Machining) to ensure supplier quality for machining, surface treatment and related high purity processes in line with VAT specifications and customer requirements.

You will drive supplier qualification, industrialization, risk mitigation and continuous improvement to support VAT's growth and stable material flow.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in mechanical/manufacturing/materials science or similar.
• 5–10+ years in supplier quality, manufacturing engineering or supplier development.
• Background in machining, surface treatment or high purity manufacturing.
• Experience with supplier audits, process qualification and corrective action management.
• Understanding of quality management systems and semiconductor customer requirements.
• Ability to work in international matrix organizations with supplier travel.
• Strong communication, negotiation, project management and stakeholder management skills.
• High resilience, ownership and flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Own supplier quality and development for machining, surface treatment and related high purity processes.
• Assess supplier capability, process maturity, capacity and readiness for serial production.
• Lead qualifications for new suppliers, relocations, transfers and second sources.
• Perform system and process audits covering machining, surface treatment, cleaning and controls.
• Verify critical process controls, operator qualification, maintenance systems and validation evidence.
• Review and approve ISIR, PPAP and process qualification documentation.
• Lead supplier complaint handling, root cause analysis and corrective actions using 8D.
• Monitor supplier KPIs, process capability and risk trends; define improvements with suppliers.
• Support Change Requests, customer escalations and shortage prevention with risk assessments.

Skills

CNC machining

Anodizing

Electropolishing

Nickel plating

Silver plating

Chroming

Quality systems

Supplier audits

Process qualification

8D problem solving

GD&T

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Science or similar

Job description

VAT Group, a leading vacuum solutions provider, seeks a Supplier Development & Quality Engineer (Surface treatment/ Machining) to ensure supplier quality for machining, surface treatment and related high purity processes in line with VAT specifications and customer requirements.

You will drive supplier qualification, industrialization, risk mitigation and continuous improvement to support VAT's growth and stable material flow.