Senior Supplier Technical Engineer - On-site Quality Liaison

Solar Turbines Incorporated; Michigan; On-site; USD 128,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) plan

Health Savings Account

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Supplier Technical Engineer to provide on-site technical support at a supplier in Whitehall, Michigan. You will review drawings, assess part compliance, and work with MRB to dispositions in real time.

You will partner with Quality, Design, Supply Chain, and Operations to ensure manufacturability and compliance. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and hands-on experience in manufacturing and supplier quality, including investment casting and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent.
• Experience in manufacturing engineering, supplier quality, production engineering.
• Investment casting experience.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering specifications.
• Experience creating material documents to MRB.
• Experience in documenting design requirement deviations.
• Understanding of inspection processes and associated tools (fixtures/gages, 3D scan, CMM, digital comparator, ANSI Y14.5).

Responsibilities

• Review yield issues and collaborate with the supplier to improve performance.
• Partner with Quality Engineering, Design Engineering, Supply Chain, and Operations.
• Evaluate manufacturing processes, tooling, and process controls for compliance with specs.
• Review drawings, models, and technical requirements with suppliers to resolve ambiguities.
• Provide on-site technical support while representing Solar Caterpillar’s interests at the supplier.
• Support MRB assessments and supplier dispositions.
• Validate effectiveness of corrective action activities.
• Look for non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.

Skills

Manufacturing Eng

Supplier quality

Production engineering

MRB submissions

Design requirement deviations

Inspection processes

3D Scan process

Fixtures & gauges

CMM reporting

Digital comparator

ANSI Y14.5

Non-conforming material eval

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related

Tools

MRB tooling

Reading engineering specs

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Supplier Technical Engineer to provide on-site technical support at a supplier in Whitehall, Michigan. You will review drawings, assess part compliance, and work with MRB to dispositions in real time.

You will partner with Quality, Design, Supply Chain, and Operations to ensure manufacturability and compliance. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and hands-on experience in manufacturing and supplier quality, including investment casting and