Senior Supplier Quality Engineer – Global Quality & Audits

Lyten; San Leandro (CA); On-site; USD 106,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Healthcare

Dental

Vision

Relocation assistance

Paid holidays

PTO and sick time

401K

Job summary

Lyten is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to drive quality assurance across the direct material supply base. You will own supplier nonconformances and lead root-cause investigations, working with internal teams and external partners.

Your role will require strong QMS knowledge (ISO 9001/AS9100/IATF16949), PPAP experience, and the ability to travel ~20% domestically and internationally to ensure materials meet strict standards.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in engineering or related field with 1+ years of related experience OR Bachelor’s degree with 3+ years of related experience.
• Hands-on experience implementing PPAP and qualifying suppliers in a mass production environment.
• Strong project management and communication skills to align internal and external stakeholders.
• Deep familiarity with QMS frameworks (ISO9001, AS9100, or IATF16949) and quality tools such as 8D, SPC, and FMEA.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally on average 20% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Run point on supplier quality performance in a manufacturing environment by collecting data, deducing trends, and escalating findings to internal and external teams.
• Owning the full lifecycle of supplier nonconformances, including root cause investigations, corrective action verification, special adoptions, and escape containment and disposition.
• Engage with other members of technical sourcing unit to assess prospective supply chain partners, coordinate supplier quality audits, and maintain supplier scorecards.
• Identifying systemic supplier quality risks and championing continuous improvement initiatives across the supply base.
• Establish incoming quality control (IQC) procedures for direct materials, including defining inspection criteria, sampling plans, and acceptance standards to ensure only conforming materials enter production.
• Lead cross-functional discussions with external partners, Supplier Industrialization Engineering, Strategic Sourcing, Quality Control, and Equipment Engineering to monitor, assess, and resolve quality issues related to direct materials.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Project Management

Cross-functional Collaboration

Statistical Analysis

Communication

Education

Master's degree in engineering or related field

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

PPAP

QMS (ISO9001/AS9100/IATF16949)

8D

SPC

FMEA

Job description

Lyten is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to drive quality assurance across the direct material supply base. You will own supplier nonconformances and lead root-cause investigations, working with internal teams and external partners.

Your role will require strong QMS knowledge (ISO 9001/AS9100/IATF16949), PPAP experience, and the ability to travel ~20% domestically and internationally to ensure materials meet strict standards.