Strategic Supplier Quality Engineer

Excelitas Technologies; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401K

Holiday Pay

Paid Maternity/Paternity leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Disability benefits

Job summary

Excelitas Technologies seeks a Supplier Quality Engineer to ensure externally supplied products, materials, and services meet quality, regulatory, and business requirements. You will lead supplier qualification, audits, and change management within a robust Quality Management System.

The role requires 1–3 years in supplier quality or related fields, strong data analysis, and cross-functional collaboration with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• 1-3 years of experience in Supplier Quality or a related technical role.
• Knowledge of quality systems and tools: nonconformance management, RCA, CAPA, risk assessment.
• Ability to analyze data, identify trends, and make quality decisions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead qualification and approval of new suppliers, including assessments, FAI, and supplier quality requirements.
• Develop and execute supplier audit program; manage findings and corrective actions.
• Maintain supplier quality records, quality agreements, certifications, and QA documentation in the QMS.
• Manage supplier change requests with risk assessments and cross-functional reviews.
• Establish and maintain supplier quality requirements in collaboration with Engineering and Operations.
• Assess supplier risk and maintain segmentation and qualification status.
• Own the supplier scorecard process and communicate performance to stakeholders.
• Lead supplier development and improvement plans for underperforming suppliers.
• Review and manage supplier-related nonconformances and corrective actions.
• Process supplier deviations and concession requests with risk assessments.
• Issue and manage SCARs and verify effectiveness of solutions.
• Monitor inspection results and supplier quality trends to drive continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with internal teams to resolve supplier quality issues impacting production.

Skills

Quality engineering

Root cause analysis

CAPA

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation and QMS

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Minitab

Excel

SQL

Job description

Excelitas Technologies seeks a Supplier Quality Engineer to ensure externally supplied products, materials, and services meet quality, regulatory, and business requirements. You will lead supplier qualification, audits, and change management within a robust Quality Management System.

The role requires 1–3 years in supplier quality or related fields, strong data analysis, and cross-functional collaboration with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain.