Site Supplier Quality Engineer

US01 VALEO NORTH AMERICA; McAllen (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Valeo is seeking a Site Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer in the United States to ensure that purchased components meet customer and regulatory requirements. You will communicate requirements across the organization, drive PDCA cycles, and manage supplier non-conformities at the site.

You will work with SQA, supplier representatives, and Valeo production teams to achieve 100% conformity, initiate and close quality incidents, and maintain PQA status with robust containment and CAPA follow-up.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in Automotive OEM or at Supplier.
• Quality and/or Supplier Quality engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Identify and manage component non-conformity issues at the site and take actions to protect assembly lines.
• Ensure conformity control of components supplied to the production site.
• Aim for 100% capable yearly initial samples with robust communication to stakeholders.
• Lead PDCA analysis speed and relevancy until closure with clear communication to the APU.
• Serve as the link between SQA, supplier representatives and Valeo production teams.
• Track and secure supplier chargebacks with Purchasing team support.
• Ensure 100% conformity of components at site level and coordinate containment within 24h.
• Apply QRQC/SRM/PG rules to open incidents and verify containment robustness.
• Maintain 100% yearly conformity per PQA process and provide initial samples with capability evidence.
• Initiate, analyze and follow up on incidents until PDCA closure per SQM guidelines.

Skills

Quality Engineering

Supplier Quality

PDCA analysis

QRQC

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

SQM

QRQC

PDCA

CAPA

Job description

Valeo is a tech global company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision? Invent a greener and more secured mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest global innovative companies. Future Opportunity: This posting is for an anticipated future hiring need for 2027. Ready to tackle the challenges of the vehicle of the future? Join Valeo and revolutionize the conditions of visibility for both drivers and passengers!

About the Role

As a Site Supplier Quality Assurance (SQA) Engineer, you are responsible for ensuring that the products and services supplied meet customer and regulatory requirements and for communicating customer requirements and expectations throughout the organization and developing systems to meet them.

Responsibilities Include

• Mission: You will identify and manage the component non conformity issues in the site and actions needed to protect the Valeo assembly lines.
• You are responsible for conformity control of the components supplied to and into the production site
• Your target is to achieve 100% capable yearly initial samples
• You are in Control of the supplier Plan Do Check Act (PDCA) analysis speed and relevancy until the PDCA closure with a perfect communication to the APU.
• Site SQA is the link between Supplier Quality Engineer (SQA), Supplier representative and the Valeo production teams.
• You will track and secure the charge back to the suppliers with Purchasing team support.
• Ensure 100% conformity of components supplied on a site level: You contact the supplier as soon as an issue is detected with a purchased component to get the supplier to organize the containment in 24h.
• Apply the QRQC/SRM/PG rules to open incidents.
• You confirm the robustness of the containment by looking for recurrence after containment has been set
• You will ensure 100% yearly conformity of the purchased components in accordance with stage 7 of the Product Quality Assurance (PQA) approval process
• You will provide yearly initial samples approval with capability evidence
• Manage the PQA status
• Initiate, analyze, report and follow-up on incidents until the PDCA closure:
• You will initiate the quality incidents to the supplier in accordance with the Supplier Quality Manual (SQM ) after preliminary investigation at the Valeo site has been performed with Valeo site quality
• You will track each incident detected at the site and ensure Quick Response reactivity and full PDCA analysis is met in accordance with Group Standard: 24hrs / 5 days / 10 days rule
• You will pull daily the information from the supplier and / or PG SQA Manager and communicate during the APU and Supplier QRQC
• You will elevate to PG SQA or Purchasing Manager for any PG SQA or Purchasing Commodity Engineer support required or for any roadblock regarding the incident problem solving activity or the yearly component conformity
• You will participate in the Supplier and APU QRQC and in Plant QRQC when required
• Manage, consolidate and update the following key indicators on a site level: You will report outstanding supplier issues.
• You will react to find a quick response from the suppliers (and monitor PD – CA reactivity)
• You will track the supplier chargebacks due to quality issues.
• You will request yearly conformity review for all the purchased components to the suppliers.

What you should have

• You have a bachelor's Degree in Engineering
• You have a minimum of 3 years’ experience in Automotive OEM or at Supplier
• You have quality and / or Supplier Quality engineering experience

Join us! Thanks to its strategy focused on innovation, Valeo aims at reducing CO² emissions and developing intuitive driving to propose greener, safer, and smarter mobility. The fantastic (r)evolution towards the vehicle of the future provides amazing career opportunities and challenging jobs! Diversity by nature At Valeo, innovation is driven by the diversity, authenticity and energy of its talents. You are looking for new technological and human adventures? Join Valeo and its more than 100.000 employees across the globe! More information about valeo : https://www.valeo.com

Job Details

• Job: Quality - Suppliers
• Operational Organization: RO/PL
• Industrial Schedule: Full time
• Employee Status: Regular
• Job Type: Permanent contract
• Job Posting Date: 2026-10-02

Join Us ! Being part of our team, you will join: - one of the largest global innovative companies, with more than 20,000 engineers working in Research & Development - a multi-cultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration - more than 100,000 colleagues in 31 countries... which make a lot of opportunity for career growth - a business highly committed to limiting the environmental impact if its activities and ranked by Corporate Knights as the number one company in the automotive sector in terms of sustainable development

More information on Valeo: https://www.valeo.com Valeo is a global tech company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility industry. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest innovative companies. We offer a large number of job opportunities that are as diverse as they are rewarding. Whether you are a student seeking an internship, a recent graduate, or an experienced professional, you will find an interesting opportunity at Valeo for you! More information on www.valeo.com Join Valeo! As part of a global community of passionate people, you will grow and thrive, setting the trend through advanced technologies, for greener, safer, and smarter mobility. All our employees are gathered around our common culture and have everyday the opportunity to #Dare.Care.Share