Senior SQE: Lead Supplier Quality & Development

Integra; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance rewards

Healthcare benefits

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Retirement plans

Job summary

Integra in Houston seeks a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer to lead supplier quality activities, ensuring purchased materials, components, and assemblies meet quality, technical, and delivery expectations.

You will partner with suppliers, Procurement, Engineering, Manufacturing, Project Quality, and internal Quality teams to strengthen supplier capability and drive measurable improvements in supplier performance and cost of quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical, Manufacturing, Quality Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 7+ years of experience in supplier quality, manufacturing quality, quality engineering, supplier development, or related role, with experience leading supplier audits and performance improvement.
• Strong knowledge of supplier quality tools and methods, including audits, advanced quality planning, control plans, FAI/PPAP or equivalent, root cause analysis, corrective action, process capability, MSA, and risk-based supplier management.
• Experience with metal fabrication, welding, pressure testing, mechanical testing, electrical assemblies, hardware, data center infrastructure, or complex engineered products preferred.
• Ability to interpret mechanical and electrical drawings, specifications, tolerances, test requirements, inspection plans, and supplier process documentation
• Excellent communication, influencing, and supplier relationship management skills to lead cross-functional discussions and drive accountability.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally (10–30%)

Responsibilities

• Lead on-site and remote supplier assessments, audits, and qualification activities for new and existing suppliers.
• Ensure specifications, drawings, inspection requirements, control plans, and quality expectations are clearly communicated and understood.
• Monitor and report supplier performance data, including nonconformances, defect trends, and CAPA status.
• Lead containment, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and verification for supplier-related nonconformances.
• Identify and escalate critical supplier risks and drive mitigation.
• Review and approve first article inspections and related supplier quality documentation.
• Drive continuous improvement in supplier qualification, onboarding, and supplier development processes.

Skills

Audits

Supplier audits

Root cause analysis

Process capability

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical, Manufacturing, Quality Engineering, or related field

Tools

Advanced Quality Planning

FAI/PPAP

Measurement Systems Analysis

Control plans

Job description

Integra in Houston seeks a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer to lead supplier quality activities, ensuring purchased materials, components, and assemblies meet quality, technical, and delivery expectations.

You will partner with suppliers, Procurement, Engineering, Manufacturing, Project Quality, and internal Quality teams to strengthen supplier capability and drive measurable improvements in supplier performance and cost of quality.