Sr. Supplier Technical Engineer ( Full-time ) San Diego, CA - DK

Central Business Solutions, Inc; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 113,000 - 169,000; Full time

Job summary

Central Business Solutions, Inc. is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to assess supplier quality and qualify production parts against manufacturing specifications and standards.

The role involves reviewing received components, generating supplier quality reports, coordinating quality control audits, and guiding suppliers to improve defect rates, in line with ISO and NADCAP requirements. This position supports process improvements and QA plans across supplier networks.

Qualifications

• Experience in CNC Programming, Machining, Investment Casting or Quality Engineering.
• Experience in production parts qualification.
• Familiarity with SAE, ASTM, MIL specifications.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure quality of received components by reviewing supplier provided data against drawing requirements.
• Generating reports on supplier quality, by monitoring their defect rates and areas that can lead to potential flaws; Guiding suppliers to reduce these defect rates.
• Researching the potential vendors, assessing their manufacturing environment, practices, and procedures; Conducting supplier quality control audits to ensure compliance with organizational policies and quality certifications (ISO, NADCAP).
• Supporting suppliers in improving their performance through process enhancements, implementing process controls, and developing quality assurance plans.

Skills

Effective Communications

Problem Solving

Process Improvement

Quality Orientation

Product Quality Assurance

Manufacturing Standards

Supplier Management

Supplier Evaluations

Job description

Role Definition

Assesses supplier quality and qualifies production parts in compliance with manufacturing specifications and standards.

Responsibilities

• Ensure quality of received components by reviewing supplier provided data against drawing requirements.
• Generating reports on supplier quality, by monitoring their defect rates and areas that can lead to potential flaws; Guiding suppliers to reduce these defect rates.
• Researching the potential vendors, assessing their manufacturing environment, practices, and procedures; Conducting supplier quality control audits to ensure compliance with organizational policies and quality certifications (ISO, NADCAP).
• Supporting suppliers in improving their performance through process enhancements, implementing process controls, and developing quality assurance plans.

Skill Descriptors

• Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
• Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
• Process Improvement: Understanding and insight into evaluating current product quality and production methods and ability to maintains focus on the continuous improvement of processes, products and services.
• Quality Orientation: Knowledge of quality management methods, tools, and techniques; ability to create and support an environment that meets the quality goals of the organization.
• Product Quality Assurance: Knowledge of product quality assurance; ability to use tools, techniques and methodologies assuring the quality of development for and manufacturing of products.
• Manufacturing Standards, Procedures and Policies: Knowledge of organizational standards, procedures and policies in manufacturing activities; ability to plan, guide, and monitor manufacturing processes for compliance.
• Supplier Management - MFG: Knowledge of processes and methods to effectively manage business relationships and transactions with suppliers of raw materials or product components; ability to apply related knowledge, experience and skills into real practice.
• Supplier Evaluations and Certification: Knowledge of supplier evaluations and certification; ability to identify the methods, tools and documentation for evaluating, selecting and certifying vendors, suppliers and partners.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience in any of the following: CNC Programming, Machining, Investment Casting or Quality Engineering
• Experience in production parts qualification
• Familiarity with specification from the following: SAE, ASTM, MIL
• Experience in a manufacturing environment

Role Definition

Assesses supplier quality and qualifies production parts in compliance with manufacturing specifications and standards.

Responsibilities

• Ensure quality of received components by reviewing supplier provided data against drawing requirements.
• Generating reports on supplier quality, by monitoring their defect rates and areas that can lead to potential flaws; Guiding suppliers to reduce these defect rates.
• Researching the potential vendors, assessing their manufacturing environment, practices, and procedures; Conducting supplier quality control audits to ensure compliance with organizational policies and quality certifications (ISO, NADCAP).
• Supporting suppliers in improving their performance through process enhancements, implementing process controls, and developing quality assurance plans.

Skill Descriptors

• Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
• Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
• Process Improvement: Understanding and insight into evaluating current product quality and production methods and ability to maintains focus on the continuous improvement of processes, products and services.
• Quality Orientation: Knowledge of quality management methods, tools, and techniques; ability to create and support an environment that meets the quality goals of the organization.
• Product Quality Assurance: Knowledge of product quality assurance; ability to use tools, techniques and methodologies assuring the quality of development for and manufacturing of products.
• Manufacturing Standards, Procedures and Policies: Knowledge of organizational standards, procedures and policies in manufacturing activities; ability to plan, guide, and monitor manufacturing processes for compliance.
• Supplier Management - MFG: Knowledge of processes and methods to effectively manage business relationships and transactions with suppliers of raw materials or product components; ability to apply related knowledge, experience and skills into real practice.
• Supplier Evaluations and Certification: Knowledge of supplier evaluations and certification; ability to identify the methods, tools and documentation for evaluating, selecting and certifying vendors, suppliers and partners.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience in any of the following: CNC Programming, Machining, Investment Casting or Quality Engineering
• Experience in production parts qualification
• Familiarity with specification from the following: SAE, ASTM, MIL
• Experience in a manufacturing environment

Security Clearance Required:No

Visa Candidate Considered:No

Compensation

Base Salary -USD $112,704 to $169,056