Supplier Quality Engineer

Tundra Technical Solutions; Westborough (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Tundra Technical Solutions is seeking a talented Quality Engineer to lead supplier quality activities across NA, EU and Asia. The role involves hands-on remediation, supplier audits, and ensuring robust quality during NPI and production releases.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in supplier quality or quality engineering, adept at root-cause analysis and implementing corrective actions, with willingness to travel up to 50%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering field.
• 5+ years in Supplier Quality or Quality Engineering with APQP/PPAP/DFX/FMEA in NPI.
• Experience supporting product releases into manufacturing.
• Strong BOM understanding and CM/OEM management.
• Hands-on root cause analysis and corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Review supplier intake requests and perform supplier assessments.
• Identify risks and gaps in supplier assessments and share with stakeholders.
• Drive supplier development and qualification prior to production scaling.
• Support part qualification through Material Approval Process.
• Own supplier product quality, review failure data, and initiate corrective actions.
• Develop and implement quality processes for traceability and non-conformance.
• Contribute to lessons learned and continuous improvement for quality.

Skills

Supplier quality

Quality engineering

Root cause analysis

APQP

PPAP

FMEA

NPI

Audits

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Related engineering degree

Job description

We are seeking a talented and motivated engineer with a proven track record of implementing Quality Engineering practices to support robotics and automation solutions throughout their life cycle. This position requires up to 50% travel to suppliers in NA, EU and Asia, where the engineer will be responsible for both quality oversight and hands-on issue remediation. The ideal candidate will have experience in supplier auditing, troubleshooting and resolving product issues.

Job Responsibilities:

• Review new supplier intake requests and perform supplier assessments (online pre-assessment and onsite audits)
• Identify risks and gaps through supplier assessment and share with stakeholders (Supply chain, Manufacturing and Engineering)
• Drive supplier development by addressing gaps identified in the assessment and ensure supplier is qualified prior to production scaling
• Provide support to part qualification through Material Approval Process
• Take ownership of supplier product quality, review failure data, perform root cause analysis, and initiate corrective actions internally and with suppliers as needed.
• Develop and implement quality processes to improve traceability, supplier management, and non-conformance management.
• Contribute to lessons learned and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance product quality and reliability in deployment environments.

Possible travel for day trips, 1-3 days. Possible 1-2 days once a month.

Must-Have Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related engineering field.
• 5+ years of Supplier Quality or Quality Engineering experience, including APQP, PPAP, DFX, and FMEA in new product introduction.
• Experience supporting product releases/NPI into manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of BOM structure and efficiency.
• Experience managing contract manufacturers (CMs) or OEMs.
• Hands-on experience troubleshooting mechanical and electrical quality issues, performing root cause analysis, and driving corrective and preventive actions.