Site Supplier Quality Engineer

Valeo; McAllen (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Valeo is seeking a Site Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer to ensure components and services meet customer and regulatory requirements. You will manage supplier non-conformities, drive containment within 24 hours, and lead PDCA activities with QRQC to achieve 100% yearly conformity.

You will supervise initial samples, PQA status, and supplier performance, coordinating with Purchasing and production teams to secure rapid containment and effective corrective actions.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Identify and manage component non-conformity issues at the site and actions to protect assembly lines.
• Ensure conformity of supplied components for production site.
• Drive 100% capable yearly initial samples and PDCA closure with clear communication.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Supplier Quality

PDCA

QRQC

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

FMEA

APQP

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 siteYou are target is to achieve 100% capable yearly initial samplesYou 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 setYou will ensure 100% yearly conformity of the purchased components in accordance with stage 7 of the Product Quality Assurance (PQA) approval processYou will provide yearly initial samples approval with capability evidenceManage the PQA statusInitiate, 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 qualityYou 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 ruleYou will pull daily the information from the supplier and / or PG SQA Manager and communicate during the APU and Supplier QRQCYou will escalate 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 conformityYou 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 EngineeringYou have a minimum of 3 years’ experience in Automotive OEM or at SupplierYou have quality and / or Supplier Quality engineering experienceJoin 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 natureAt 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.comJob:Quality - Suppliers OperationalOrganization:RO/PL IndustrialSchedule:Full timeEmployee Status:RegularJob Type:Permanent contractJob Posting Date:2026-10-02Join 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 developmentMore information on Valeo: https://www.valeo.com