Supplier Development Engineer

Torrey Holistics; Lake Orion (MI); On-site; USD 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Torrey Holistics is seeking a Supplier Development Engineer in Lake Orion, MI (or Springboro, OH) for a contract role. This role leads supplier selection, evaluation, and management to ensure quality and cost targets are met and aligns supplier systems with customer requirements.

The engineer drives continuous improvement via lean methods, audits, and supplier scorecards, while coordinating with engineering teams to ensure robust supplier process capability and adherence to standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering.
• Minimum 5 years managing a certified quality management system (eg. TS 16949, ISO).
• Minimum 4 years driving continuous quality improvement in manufacturing.
• Experience in automotive, battery, electronics, or powertrain manufacturing preferred.
• Customer quality assurance and supplier audit experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead reports on supplier performance and readiness; conduct quality review meetings with suppliers.
• Assess supplier capabilities to meet product, cost, quality, capacity, and delivery requirements.
• Drive improvements using lean methods, supplier scorecards, and audits to ensure compliance.
• Provide technical leadership in supplier sourcing and development across technology, quality, cost, and logistics.
• Lead investigations of major problems; foster collaboration with suppliers and supply chain for development.
• Drive APQP, supplier validation audits, PPAP, VA/VE, and supplier cost improvements.
• Train Supplier Development staff and align on audit schedules and improvement tasks.
• Coordinate with Design/Manufacturing to define process parameters and supplier process capability.
• Review specs to identify materials; conduct supplier quality audits; maintain the Supplier Portal.

Skills

Lean methodologies

Supplier audits

Root-cause analysis

APQP

PPAP

VA/VE

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering

Tools

IATF 16949

ISO 9001

Job description

Supplier Development Engineer - Lake Orion, Michigan OR Springboro, OhioContract position (possible temp-to-hire)Pay Rate: $35.00-$45.00 per hour (based on proven work history)Job Summary of the Supplier Development Engineer:The Senior Supplier Development Engineer is focused on the corporate supplier selection, evaluation, and management of components division. They are responsible for ensuring the Supplier Development Management System is developed to supply high quality components. Supplier Development ensures that supplying companies' systems, processes, and build capabilities meet the design intent of the customer and are compliant with the end customer's needs. This includes initial supply chain company verification and working in a team environment as a key resource for the component teams to develop new supply sources to improve cost competitiveness and be the conduit between the company and the supplier. In the event there are non-conformances, they are responsible for quickly and effectively taking necessary to partner with the supplier to identify root-cause analysis and resolve the problem.Responsibilities of the Supplier Development Engineer:Leads all reports involving Supplier Performance, Supplier Improvement Plans, and Supplier readiness status. Include holding quality review meetings with suppliersAssess new and existing supplier capabilities to meet product, cost, quality, capacity, and fulfillment ensuring suppliers can meet requirements for performance, quality, cost, and delivery of components and requirements for IATF 16949, ISO 9001, ASIL and other applicable customer and internal system and reputation requirementsDrive improvements utilizing Lean methodologies, supplier scorecards, and own supplier audit, ensuring supplier compliance, whilst driving systematic problem solving and process improvement plans to deliver valueProvide technical expertise and leadership in sourcing and development of suppliers with respect to technology, performance, quality, cost, logistics, and deliveryProvide leadership during investigations of major problems and/or special projects focusing on developing working relationships with suppliers and the supply chain regarding product development and procurement of partsResponsible for leading the solution for supplier component concerns, driving Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), supplier validation audits, supplier selection, Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), customer interaction, Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VA/VE) support, supplier component development and approval and supplier cost improvementsTrain Supplier Development staff, including providing direction and alignment on audit schedules, supplier development activities needed and supplier improvement tasksWork with Engineering (Design and Manufacturing Engineers) team to define process parameters and criteria to ensure supplier process capability is effective to meet product and process requirementsReview engineering and manufacturing specifications to identify materials needed for product assembly for all manufactured goodsConduct supplier quality control audits to ensure vendors and their suppliers remain in compliance with company and federal manufacturing and production standardsCommunicate with vendors regularly to address any concerns and foster an environment that facilitates continual improvement in working relationshipsMaintain Supplier Portal and drive capture of criteria and reporting efforts including supplier scorecards issuance to suppliersAdhere to federal and state regulationsAdhere to all company policies, processes, and proceduresPerforms other duties as requested, directed, or assignedPredictable and reliable attendancePosition Qualifications of the Supplier Development Engineer:Bachelors degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, or Electrical EngineeringMinimum of (5) years' experience managing a certified quality management system (eg. TS 16949, ISO)Minimum of (4) years of driving continuous quality improvement in a manufacturing environmentExperience in automotive industry; Battery, Electronics, or Powertrain manufacturing preferredExceptional mechanical or electrical aptitude and understandingPrevious work experience in an organization that supplied large OEMsCustomer quality assurance experiencePrevious audit experienceA successful candidate will be subject to a background check and must receive satisfactory results of the same, as a condition of joining the team.By applying for this role, you confirm that all information submitted is accurate and complete. You further acknowledge that providing false or fraudulent information during the application process is cause for denial of an offer, revocation of any existing offer, or other adverse action, up to and including termination after the start of your commencement of work.#ff-dd-ov