Contract: Supplier Quality Development Engineer

Intellectt Inc; Scarborough (ME); On-site; USD 55,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Intellectt.Inc is seeking a Supplier Development Quality Engineer for a 12+ month contract in Scarborough, ME. You will drive supplier quality performance, support onboarding, and lead CAPA activities to mitigate risk.

You will collaborate with Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement and Quality teams, track metrics like PPM and yield, and own nonconformance management and change actions.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of supplier quality or manufacturing quality experience.
• Engineering or related field required; Bachelor's degree.
• Experience with CAPA, root cause analysis, and supplier change management.

Responsibilities

• Support onboarding of suppliers, including validation and readiness activities.
• Contribute to supplier improvement plans to address performance gaps.
• Collaborate with suppliers to improve process capability and product quality.
• Track supplier quality metrics (PPM, defect rates, yield, escapes) and trend analysis.
• Monitor supplier performance and identify risks and systemic issues.
• Support supplier reviews and follow-up on improvement actions.
• Investigate supplier-related defects, incoming issues, and field failures.
• Own supplier nonconformance management, including containment, resolution, and closure of supplier-related issues.
• Support root cause analysis and implementation of CAPA.
• Drive and own supplier corrective actions, ensuring timely and effective implementation and verification of effectiveness.
• Communicate supplier quality issues and track resolution progress.
• Support development and maintenance of inspection procedures and acceptance criteria.
• Assist in optimizing incoming inspection strategies based on risk.
• Provide guidance to inspection teams as needed.
• Collaborate with Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Quality teams.
• Provide input to supplier-related quality decisions.
• Participate in cross-functional problem-solving efforts.
• Analyze data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Own supplier change management processes, including review, risk assessment, approval, and implementation of supplier-initiated changes.

Skills

Supplier quality

CAPA

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

Intellectt.Inc is seeking a Supplier Development Quality Engineer for a 12+ month contract in Scarborough, ME. You will drive supplier quality performance, support onboarding, and lead CAPA activities to mitigate risk.

You will collaborate with Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement and Quality teams, track metrics like PPM and yield, and own nonconformance management and change actions.