Senior Supplier Quality Engineer - Marine Components

Pursuit-Boats; Florida; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Malibu Boats Inc. seeks a Plant Supplier Quality Engineer/Lead to ensure incoming supplier materials meet high quality and performance standards for premium boat manufacturing. You will partner with purchasing, operations, and suppliers to prevent defects and drive continuous improvement.

Key duties include leading supplier development, managing QA metrics, audits, and corrective actions, and supporting NPI with DFMs and material validation. Travel and fast-paced environment typical.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field required.
• 8+ years in supplier/manufacturing quality required.
• Experience with APQP, PPAP, FMEA, and Control Plans essential.
• Strong root-cause methods: 8D, 5 Whys, Fishbone.
• Proven supplier audits and development experience.
• Six Sigma certification preferred (Green/Black Belt); CSQE valued.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary quality interface between plant and suppliers.
• Maintain supplier quality metrics via scorecards (PPM, on-time delivery).
• Lead supplier selection, APQP, PFMEA, PPAP activities.
• Establish incoming inspection standards and containment plans.
• Drive containment to minimize line disruptions due to defects.
• Lead 8D/DMAIC/A3 based corrective actions; verify effectiveness.
• Collaborate with suppliers on lean manufacturing and process capability.
• Support NPI with design for manufacturability and validation.

Skills

APQP/PPAP

FMEA

Control Plans

Root Cause Analysis

Supplier Audits

Cross-functional Leadership

Six Sigma

CSQE (ASQ)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Quality/Manufacturing

Six Sigma Green/Black Belt

ASQ CSQE Certification

Job description

Malibu Boats Inc. seeks a Plant Supplier Quality Engineer/Lead to ensure incoming supplier materials meet high quality and performance standards for premium boat manufacturing. You will partner with purchasing, operations, and suppliers to prevent defects and drive continuous improvement.

Key duties include leading supplier development, managing QA metrics, audits, and corrective actions, and supporting NPI with DFMs and material validation. Travel and fast-paced environment typical.