Supplier Quality Engineer

WorkGenius Group; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

WorkGenius Group is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to ensure world-class performance of prototype and production supply bases. You will drive continuous improvement, lead APQP/PPAP activities, and collaborate with Vehicle Systems Engineering to ensure manufacturability and risk mitigation.

Ideal candidates have experience with automotive or medical device supplier quality, Six Sigma and FMEA, and can travel up to 40%.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in Quality, Supplier Quality, or Manufacturing in auto/aviation/medical devices.
• Experience with NPI and quality systems improvement.
• Proficient in Six Sigma, 8D, Pareto, DOE, FMEA.
• Knowledge of core tools: FMEA, SPC, MSA, CP/CPK, PPAP.
• Experience with Injection Molding, stamping, electromechanical assemblies.
• ISO 9000 and IATF 16949 knowledge; CQE preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess manufacturability with Vehicle Systems Engineering.
• Select suppliers with right knowhow via audits and feedback.
• Review CAD models for manufacturability and manufacturability improvements.
• Lead Supplier Industrialization Roadmap and capability assessments.
• Identify supplier CAPEX and drive qualification activities.
• Assess supplier readiness for vehicle build events; report risk plans.
• Manage APQP from design to PPAP to SOP.
• Train/set up supplier in QA portal; review submissions.
• Lead RCCA analyses and implement containment and corrective actions.
• Support manufacturing, quality, and vehicle engineering on suspect material disposition.
• Analyze incoming supplier part quality metrics: FAI, Cp/Cpk, Pareto, SPC.
• Drive continuous improvement across the supply base.
• Travel up to 40% domestically/internationally.

Skills

Supplier Quality

Quality Assurance

APQP/PPAP

Six Sigma

FMEA

Process Capability

NPI

DMAIC

MSA

DOE

Education

CQE (ASQ)

Tools

MS Excel

Google Workspace

Quality Software

Job description

The Supplier Quality Engineer will play a key role in ensuring world-class performance of our Client's prototype and production supply base, and drive continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will be entrepreneurial, driven, energetic, detailed, and team-oriented.

Candidates with experience in Automotive, Interior and Exterior components/subassemblies such as - Seating systems, A class surface parts with gloss and color requirements, further heaving a good understanding of mfg. processes such as Injection & Blow Molding, Sheet metal forming are highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Works with Vehicle Systems Engineering to assess the manufacturability of new product designs.
• Works with Engineering and Strategic Sourcing managers to select appropriate suppliers with the right manufacturing knowhow by conducting detailed Supplier process assessments/audits and further provides feedback to management on final selection.
• Works with suppliers on all technical design elements of the drawing. Conducts CAD model and print reviews with suppliers to access design for manufacturability, and further collaborates in investigating/developing new manufacturing techniques (if necessary) to meet the design requirements.
• Leads the Supplier Industrialization Roadmap (SIR) thereby conducting product and process development activities, capability assessment at the supplier manufacturing site.
• Identifies supplier Capex production equipment, tooling and fixturing requirements in line with the project implementation timelines and further drives all qualification activities to verify and validate tooling and fixturing.
• Works with strategic sourcing managers to assess supplier readiness for our Client's different vehicle build events, identifies and highlights risks related to production ramp and further collaborates and reports back on risk mitigation plans to the management.
• Responsible for managing and continuously improving the APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) process with suppliers from initial design stage through PPAP submission and all the way through SOP (start of production).
• Responsible for training and setting up the supplier in our Client's Supplier quality Portal, further reviews prototype and production parts quality document submissions from suppliers, and provides feedback as and when required.
• Leads RCCA analysis with suppliers, issues corrective action, provides support with immediate containment, short term and long term permanent corrective actions and further ensures that supplier process documentation is updated with the changes to mfg process.
• Provide support to Manufacturing, Quality, and Vehicle Engineering regarding analysis and disposition of suspect supplier material. As and when required, participates in MRB ( material review board) disposition meetings.
• Responsible for analyzing and reporting the incoming supplier part quality metrics for the assigned supply base, which includes First Article Inspection reports, Cp/Cpk analysis, Pareto, Statistical Process Control, and Process Capability Studies.
• Drive continuous improvement throughout the supply base using quality and lean manufacturing tools.
• Improve our Client's supplier quality processes such as assessments, supplier management, part approval process.
• Up to 40 % domestic/international travel required, occasionally on short notice.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience in Quality, Supplier Quality, or Manufacturing, in the automotive, aviation, or medical device industries or a combination of both Supplier Quality and Internal Plant quality development.
• Experience in New Product Introduction (NPI) - Experience creating and improving quality systems
• Experience using problem-solving techniques such as Six-Sigma, 8-Discipline, Pareto Charts, Regression Analysis, ANOVA, DOE, Fish Bone Analysis, Red-X.
• Experience with core process control tools such as Process Flow Diagrams, Process FMEAs, Process Control Plans, SPC, MSA, Process Capability.
• Experience with manufacturing processes such as - Injection Molding, stamping, electromechanical assemblies.
• Working knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, Tooling and Fixture Verification and validation and final buyoff at supplier.
• Working knowledge of Quality and Automotive systems such as ISO 9000 and IATF 16949.
• Certifications such as CQE from ASQ, Six Sigma Green Belt, certified Quality Systems Auditor highly preferred.
• Solid knowledge of conducting Supplier assessments, APQP and PPAP, product launch and vendor ramp experience.
• Fully literate in Microsoft computer applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Experience working with Google Workspace preferred.