Senior Supplier Quality Engineer — QA Leadership & PPAP

Eos Energy Storage; East Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Eos Energy Enterprises seeks a Supplier Development Engineer to lead quality plans with suppliers and resolve production issues that affect material quality. You will qualify new products, drive SCARs and 8D actions, and support APQP/PPAP to ensure on-time production readiness, while upholding ISO 9001 standards.

Travel up to 25% in North America; a Bachelor's in engineering or business is required and 5+ years in QA/QC supplier management is preferred.

Qualifications

• Detailed knowledge of corrective action/problem-solving methodology including 8Ds, 5 whys, etc.
• Knowledge and experience of Quality systems like ISO 9001, and PPAP methodology.
• Knowledge of statistical quality control techniques.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to communicate technical information with suppliers and with other internal organizations.

Responsibilities

• Work with Engineering, Procurement, and suppliers to qualify new products including first article inspection reports and capability studies.
• Lead discussions and nonconformance reporting of internal defects with suppliers.
• Evaluate, initiate, and take corrective action for major quality problems with suppliers.
• Document and follow through with nonconformance reporting within Eos.
• Champion support for supplier corrective actions (SCARs), 8D containment, any root cause analysis, and corrective action documentation and implementation.
• Validate and record supplier deviations using operational and quality processes.
• Create procedures and work instructions to support and maintain company ISO 9001 certification.
• Educate and instruct appropriate plant personnel in relevant quality procedures, incoming quality control documentation, and non-conforming material dispositions.
• Drive supplier actions to verify and improve product and process quality at the supplier’s location to reduce the need to incoming inspection activities.
• Independently manages ongoing relationships and resolves conflicts as needed.
• Conduct supplier visits and perform supplier audits, when necessary.
• Support Supplier APQP (Advanced Product & Quality Planning) process to develop suppliers and products to the point of successful/on-time PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) and full production readiness.
• Performs capability assessments with key suppliers to evaluate the application of advanced quality tools, manufacturing capabilities, material management, and lean maturity.
• Assists in the development, approval, and maintenance of material specifications, vendor instructions, quality assurance procedures, supplier documents such as Quality Control Plans Post, calculate, and analyze routine statistical data.

Skills

Corrective action (8D)

ISO 9001/PPAP

Statistical QC

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or business

Tools

Quality Management Systems

Job description

Eos Energy Enterprises seeks a Supplier Development Engineer to lead quality plans with suppliers and resolve production issues that affect material quality. You will qualify new products, drive SCARs and 8D actions, and support APQP/PPAP to ensure on-time production readiness, while upholding ISO 9001 standards.

Travel up to 25% in North America; a Bachelor's in engineering or business is required and 5+ years in QA/QC supplier management is preferred.