Supplier Development Quality Engineer

Spectraforce Technologies, Inc.; Scarborough (ME); On-site; USD 54,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectraforce Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Supplier Development Quality Engineer in Scarborough, Maine to drive supplier quality performance and continuous improvement across the supply base.

You will partner with cross-functional teams to ensure supplier capabilities meet product, regulatory, and business requirements, leading activities without direct authority and owning supplier nonconformance management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 2-4 years of supplier quality experience.
• Supplier development and evaluation experience.
• Experience with supplier QA methods and CAPA.

Responsibilities

• Support onboarding of suppliers, including validation and readiness activities.
• Contribute to supplier improvement plans to address performance gaps.
• Collaborate with suppliers to improve process capability and product quality.
• Track supplier quality metrics (PPM, defect rates, yield, escapes) and perform trend analysis.
• Monitor supplier performance and identify risks and systemic issues.
• Support supplier reviews and follow-up on improvement actions.
• Investigate supplier-related defects, incoming issues, and field failures.
• Own supplier nonconformance management, including containment, resolution, and closure of supplier-related issues.
• Support root cause analysis and implementation of corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• Drive and own supplier corrective actions, ensuring timely and effective implementation and verification of effectiveness.
• Communicate supplier quality issues and track resolution progress.
• Provide input to supplier-related quality decisions.
• Participate in cross-functional problem-solving efforts.
• Analyze data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Own supplier change management processes, including review, risk assessment, approval, and implementation of supplier-initiated changes.

Skills

Supplier quality

Quality improvements

Data analysis

Risk mitigation

Cross-functional collaboration

CAPA

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Engineering or related field

Equivalent combination of education and experience

Job description

Position Title: Supplier Development Quality Engineer

Work Location: Scarborough, Maine, USA, 04074

Assignment Duration: 12 Months

Work Schedule: (1st shift) 8am-5pm, Monday - Friday, some overtime may be required

Pay Range: $39.37 - 42.85/ Hourly

Position Summary:

Drives supplier quality performance, continuous improvement, and risk mitigation across the supply base.

Acts as a key technical contributor partnering across functions to ensure supplier capabilities meet product, regulatory, and business requirements.

Leads supplier quality activities and influences outcomes without direct authority.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support onboarding of suppliers, including validation and readiness activities


• Contribute to supplier improvement plans to address performance gaps


• Collaborate with suppliers to improve process capability and product quality


• Track supplier quality metrics (PPM, defect rates, yield, escapes) and perform trend analysis


• Monitor supplier performance and identify risks and systemic issues


• Support supplier reviews and follow-up on improvement actions


• Investigate supplier-related defects, incoming issues, and field failures


• Own supplier nonconformance management, including containment, resolution, and closure of supplier-related issues


• Support root cause analysis and implementation of corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)


• Drive and own supplier corrective actions, ensuring timely and effective implementation and verification of effectiveness


• Communicate supplier quality issues and track resolution progress


• Support development and maintenance of inspection procedures and acceptance criteria


• Assist in optimizing incoming inspection strategies based on risk


• Provide guidance to inspection teams as needed


• Collaborate with Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Quality teams


• Provide input to supplier-related quality decisions


• Participate in cross-functional problem-solving efforts


• Analyze data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement


• Own supplier change management processes, including review, risk assessment, approval, and implementation of supplier-initiated changes

Qualification & Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree


• Engineering or related field


• Equivalent combination of education and experience


• 2-4 years


• Supplier Quality, Manufacturing Quality, or related experience


• Supplier Development Quality Engineer responsible for activities related to supplier selection and evaluation, material qualification, supplier performance and receiving inspection


• Contributes to the development, establishment and maintenance of supplier quality engineering methodologies, systems and practices which meet regulatory requirements