Strategic Supplier Development Engineer

Johnson Welded Products, Inc.

Sloan Township (IA)

On-site

USD 95,000 - 130,000

Full time

2 hours ago

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Job summary

Tramec is seeking a Supplier Development Engineer to lead supplier qualification, APQP/PPAP, and component validation across the product lifecycle. You will partner with Engineering, Purchasing, Quality, Manufacturing, and Suppliers to drive supplier development initiatives and ensure components meet engineering, quality, cost, and delivery requirements.

Responsibilities include coordinating validation, supplier audits, and regulatory compliance, with up to 25% travel.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
Minimum 5–8 years of engineering, supplier quality, manufacturing engineering, or purchasing engineering experience.
Experience with supplier qualification.
Experience validating manufactured components.
Experience with APQP and PPAP.
Experience working with domestic and international suppliers.
Heavy-duty truck, automotive, or industrial manufacturing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead technical evaluation and qualification of new suppliers.
Perform supplier capability assessments and manufacturing process evaluations.
Participate in supplier audits and process reviews.
Assess supplier manufacturing technologies and process capabilities.
Evaluate supplier capacity and technical competencies.
Develop supplier qualification plans and approval documentation.
Maintain approved supplier records.
Develop suppliers to meet engineering and quality expectations.
Work with suppliers to improve manufacturability and process capability.
Lead supplier continuous improvement initiatives.
Support supplier scorecard development.
Coordinate validation of purchased components.
Review supplier drawings and specifications.
Verify regulatory compliance.
Support laboratory testing and validation.
Ensure purchased components meet functional requirements before production approval.
Lead supplier APQP activities.
Review and approve supplier DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plans, Process Flow Diagrams, MSA, SPC, Capability studies, PPAP packages.
Coordinate Run-at-Rate activities and Production Readiness Reviews.
Review supplier print changes.
Support ECNs.
Evaluate alternate suppliers.
Participate in cost reduction initiatives.
Support Value Engineering projects.
Review supplier tooling concepts.
Assist Product Engineering during new product launches.