Supplier Quality Engineer

Katalyst CRO; Lancaster (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Katalyst CRO in Lancaster County, PA seeks a Quality Engineer to support supplier quality activities, SQN/SCAR processes and CAPA. You will collaborate with MRB, R&D, procurement and QA to ensure supplier issues are addressed and readiness for production.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in engineering and 4+ years in quality or process engineering, with SAP and MS Office proficiency. Expect cross-functional teamwork and data-driven improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in engineering or related field.
• Experience with SAP and Microsoft Office.
• Minimum 4 years in Quality/Process Engineering or CI.

Responsibilities

• Work with MRB to review and process QNs.
• Generate SQNs and send to suppliers.
• Discuss with suppliers to acknowledge SQNs.
• Containment, correction, root cause analysis, preventive action with suppliers.
• Initiate SCARs and close with suppliers on time.
• Drive part qualification following APQP with R&D, supply chain, procurement.
• Guide suppliers during APQP on all deliverables.
• Use statistics to assess capability and perform IQ/OQ/PQ before mass production.

Skills

Supplier Quality

Data Analysis

CAPA

Problem Solving

APQP

Process Validation

SPC

Microsoft Excel

Documentation

Continuous Improvement

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

Responsibilities

• Work with Material Review Board (MRB) to review and process QNs.
• Generate supplier quality notifications (SQNs) and send them to suppliers.
• As required, discuss with suppliers regarding the issue and ensure suppliers acknowledge SQNs sent to them.
• Perform containment, correction, root cause analysis, preventive action for the issue by working with the suppliers.
• Initiate SCARs for supplier caused quality problems and collaborate with suppliers to close the SCARs in time.
• Drive part qualification following APQP process. Work with internal teams like R&D, supply chain, procurement, etc.
• Guide suppliers during the APQP process on all APQP deliverables.
• Use statistical technics to assess process capability, perform process validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) before approval of mass production.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree/ Vocational Education in Engineering Science, Supply Chain Management, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering or equivalent.
• Well versed with SAP and IT tools (Microsoft suit), etc. will be added advantage.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in Quality Engineering, Process Engineering, Continuous Improvement Techniques or equivalent.

Preferred Skills

• Supplier Quality Management.
• Data Analysis & Interpretation.
• Quality Specifications.
• CAPA Methodologies.
• Documentation & Reporting.
• Continuous Improvement.
• Problem solving (8D, root cause analysis).
• Part qualification, APQP.
• Process validation (IQ/OQ/PQ).
• Statistical process control, measurement system analysis.