Senior Supplier Development Engineer — Quality & Growth

Caterpillar Brazil; Lafayette, Northern (IN, KY); Hybrid; USD 128,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Onsite work five days a week

Job summary

Caterpillar is seeking a Senior Supplier Development Engineer to assess supplier quality and drive improvements across the supply base in a large-power systems environment. The role focuses on developing inspection methods, reducing defect rates, and guiding suppliers toward compliant manufacturing processes.

The position emphasizes effective communication, problem solving, and process improvement to ensure quality and reliability across Caterpillar’s components and assemblies.

Qualifications

• Must have strong supplier development experience and knowledge of supplier quality systems.
• Experience with audits, inspections, and process controls is required.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Assess supplier quality and ensure products meet manufacturing specs and standards.
• Generate reports on supplier quality and defect rates; guide vendors to reduce defects.
• Research potential vendors, assess their manufacturing environment and practices; conduct supplier audits.
• Support suppliers to improve performance through process enhancements and quality plans.

Skills

Effective communications

Problem solving

Process improvement

Manufacturing standards

Supplier management

Supplier evaluations

Education

ASQ Certification

Job description

Caterpillar is seeking a Senior Supplier Development Engineer to assess supplier quality and drive improvements across the supply base in a large-power systems environment. The role focuses on developing inspection methods, reducing defect rates, and guiding suppliers toward compliant manufacturing processes.

The position emphasizes effective communication, problem solving, and process improvement to ensure quality and reliability across Caterpillar’s components and assemblies.