Supplier Quality Engineer

Manpower Engineering; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and Prescription Drug Plans

Vision Plan

Health Savings Account

Health Flexible Spending Account

Dependent Care Flexible Spending Plan

Supplemental Life Insurance

Short Term Disability Insurance

Long Term Disability Insurance

Business Travel Insurance

Weekly Pay

Job summary

ManpowerGroup in Foster City, CA seeks a Supplier Quality Engineer to drive supplier quality from design through SOP. You will collaborate with Engineering and Strategic Sourcing to select suppliers, perform audits, and ensure manufacturability and readiness for production.

The role requires 6+ years in quality or supplier quality, with NPI experience and strong problem-solving skills (Six Sigma, 8D, Pareto, DOE, FMEA). You will lead APQP/PPAP activities and supplier quality improvements.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of experience in Quality, Supplier Quality, or Manufacturing within automotive, aviation, or medical device industries (or a combination of supplier quality and internal plant quality development).
• Experience with New Product Introduction (NPI), including creating and improving quality systems.
• Proficiency with problem-solving and quality methods such as Six-Sigma, 8-Discipline, Pareto Charts, Regression Analysis, ANOVA, DOE, Fish Bone Analysis, and Red-X.
• Working knowledge of quality and automotive systems such as ISO 9000 and IATF 16949, plus core process control tools (Process Flow Diagrams, Process FMEAs, Process Control Plans, SPC, MSA, Process Capability).

Responsibilities

• Partner with Engineering and Strategic Sourcing managers to select suppliers by conducting detailed supplier process assessments/audits and providing actionable feedback for final selection.
• Collaborate with suppliers on technical design elements by performing CAD model and print reviews to assess design for manufacturability and support development of new manufacturing techniques when needed.
• Lead the Supplier Industrialization Roadmap (SIR), including product and process development activities and capability assessments at supplier manufacturing sites.
• Identify required supplier Capex equipment, tooling, and fixturing aligned to project timelines, and drive qualification activities to verify and validate tooling and fixturing.
• Own supplier quality execution across APQP through PPAP submission and through SOP (start of production), including training and setup in the client's Supplier quality Portal and review of prototype/production quality documentation.

Skills

Six Sigma

8D Problem Solving

Pareto Analysis

Regression Analysis

ANOVA

DOE

Fishbone Analysis

Red-X

ISO 9000

IATF 16949

Process FMEAs

SPC

MSA

Process Capability

APQP

PPAP

Job description

Job Title: Supplier Quality Engineer

Location: Foster City, CA

Pay Range: $85-$90/hour + Benefits

As a Supplier Quality Engineer, you’ll help ensure world-class performance of a prototype and production supply base by driving continuous improvement across supplier processes, quality systems, and manufacturing readiness. If you’re entrepreneurial, detail-driven, and energized by solving complex quality challenges with a team, this role is built for you.

What's the Job?

• Partner with Engineering and Strategic Sourcing managers to select suppliers by conducting detailed supplier process assessments/audits and providing actionable feedback for final selection.
• Collaborate with suppliers on technical design elements by performing CAD model and print reviews to assess design for manufacturability and support development of new manufacturing techniques when needed.
• Lead the Supplier Industrialization Roadmap (SIR), including product and process development activities and capability assessments at supplier manufacturing sites.
• Identify required supplier Capex equipment, tooling, and fixturing aligned to project timelines, and drive qualification activities to verify and validate tooling and fixturing.
• Own supplier quality execution across APQP through PPAP submission and through SOP (start of production), including training and setup in the client's Supplier quality Portal and review of prototype/production quality documentation.

What's Needed?

• Minimum 6 years of experience in Quality, Supplier Quality, or Manufacturing within automotive, aviation, or medical device industries (or a combination of supplier quality and internal plant quality development).
• Experience with New Product Introduction (NPI), including creating and improving quality systems.
• Proficiency with problem-solving and quality methods such as Six-Sigma, 8-Discipline, Pareto Charts, Regression Analysis, ANOVA, DOE, Fish Bone Analysis, and Red-X.
• Working knowledge of quality and automotive systems such as ISO 9000 and IATF 16949, plus core process control tools (Process Flow Diagrams, Process FMEAs, Process Control Plans, SPC, MSA, Process Capability).

What's in it for me?

• Opportunity to drive continuous improvement across a supply base using quality and lean manufacturing tools.
• Ownership of supplier quality planning and execution from initial design through PPAP and SOP.
• Hands-on collaboration with suppliers and internal teams to identify risks, track corrective actions, and support effective containment and permanent solutions.
• Exposure to advanced quality planning and launch readiness activities, including APQP, APQP-to-PPAP execution, and vendor ramp support.
• Meaningful impact by analyzing incoming supplier part quality metrics (FAI, Cp/Cpk, Pareto, SPC, and capability studies) and translating results into improvement actions.

Upon completion of waiting period consultants are eligible for:

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
• Vision Plan
• Health Savings Account
• Health Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Supplemental Life InsuranceShort Term and Long Term Disability InsuranceBusiness Travel Insurance li>Weekly Pay

About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of: Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells.

ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands – Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells – creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2023 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 14th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.