Supplier Quality Engineer 2

New York Air Brake Corp.; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

New York Air Brake is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to implement and maintain the Supplier Quality Assurance Program, driving supplier quality improvements and cost reductions. You will lead PPAP, PFMEA, control plans, and SCAR activities with a focus on preventing defects.

The role requires 3–5 years in Quality Engineering (supplier quality preferred) and a degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering; automotive experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or related Engineering.
• Minimum 3-5 years in Quality Engineering/industrial engineering; supplier quality preferred.
• Automotive/Transportation industry background preferred.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain a Supplier Quality Assurance Program with strategic suppliers.
• Act as technical interface, communicating engineering flow-downs to suppliers.
• Manage quality activities during product realization.
• Review supplier processes, identify risks and opportunities.
• Lead containment and supplier corrective actions (SCAR) with 8D and root-cause analyses.

Skills

Six Sigma

APQP/PPAP

PFMEA

Control Plan

MSA

SPC

GDT/Blueprints

Measurement principles

KPIs monitoring

Communication skills

Supplier quality management

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or related Engineering

Tools

SAP QM

Job description

Since 1890, New York Air Brake has been an innovative leader in the heavy-haul railroad industry. As a member company of Knorr-Bremse Group–the world’s leading manufacturer of braking systems for rail and commercial vehicles-New York Air Brake is recognized worldwide as a Center of Competence for heavy-haul freight railroad control systems serving customers around the globe. Our talented, diverse, and dedicated teams develop innovative solutions to the challenges facing our customers.

New York Air Brake is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

Summary/Objective

Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) position is to implement NYAB's Supplier Quality Assurance Program. This includes supplier rating/performance reporting, establishing Supplier Quality flowdowns, evaluating the supplier’s quality systems, performing product and process validations on the supplied product, evaluating non-conforming products, and implementing corrective actions. Also responsible for directing all commodity team supplier quality efforts to ensure the highest quality standard for purchased materials received at NYAB. Additionally, to support supplier value engineering efforts to enhance supplier cost reductions, producibility improvements, and reduce the cost of supplier quality.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Implement and maintain a complete Supplier Quality Assurance Program with key strategic suppliers to establish the highest quality standard for materials.
• Act as the technical interface, communicating engineering flow downs to suppliers.
• Manage quality activities during the product realization phase.
• Review supplier manufacturing processes, identifying risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Improve purchased product quality through the APQP process with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Review drawings and specifications, develop inspection/test plans based on product design and functional requirements.
• Review and approve Supplier PPAP documents, including PFMEA, Control Plan, MSA and Cp/ Cpk reports.
• Evaluate independent test results and inspection reports, including engineering test plans and failure analysis reports.
• Evaluate Nonconformances, Notify supplier of defects and deviations, lead containment effort and coordinate Supplier corrective action requests (SCAR).
• Use statistical tools (Six Sigma, SPC, DOE) to analyze data, make acceptance decisions, and improve process capability.
• Utilize SAP QM reporting tool for supplier management, including running queries and analyzing data.
• Mentor quality personnel on quality tools and inspection/measuring equipment (e.g., CMM, micrometers, calipers, gauges).
• Monitor Supplier performance in terms of KPIs (PPM, COPQ etc.) and coordinate suitable initiatives to meet or exceed quality metrics.
• Support quality improvement projects (Six Sigma, cost reduction, defect elimination) with strong organizational skills.
• Attend Daily Shop Floor mgmt. meetings and Department functional meetings and provide timely responses to escalations.
• Adhere to the Health, Safety and Environmental Management System. Take responsibility for those aspects of the system over which they have control.
• Actively participate and support commodity team activities.
• Must understand and adhere to all relevant statutory or regulatory compliance obligations.
• Must understand, support, and adhere to the Integrated Management System policies, procedures, and instructions.
• Must understand and support relevant key performance indicators (KPIs) as defined in the goal tree.

Skills And Competencies

• Can develop and implement Quality standards.
• Is proactive and strategic thinking.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; confident in facing customer or supplier.
• Can influence others.
• Understanding of ISO 9000, IATF-16949 or equivalent quality system standards
• Knowledge of the supplier quality assurance processes including APQP/ PPAP, PFMEA & Control plan development, MSA, SPC etc.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
• Familiar with various manufacturing processes associated with purchase material requirements.
• Experience with Drawing / blueprint, Technical Specifications interpretation and G,D&T.
• Knowledge of Measurement principles, limits of metrology, hands‑on experience with measuring equipment and measurement techniques.
• Coordinate PFMEA and Control plan development.
• Coordinate 8D process to root cause analyses and corrective actions utilizing various quality tools e.g. Ishikawa, 5Why techniques etc.
• Customer Orientation – This is about demonstrating service and relationship orientation toward internal and external customers, satisfying their needs, and generating mutually satisfactory solutions.
• Analytical Thinking - Refers to collecting, analyzing, and structuring information using a wide perspective to identify key issues and patterns and draw conclusions.
• Creativity & Innovation - Includes creating an atmosphere of openness and curiosity for innovations, providing and implementing inventive ideas that add value.
• Teamwork – This means working with others, building a positive climate, and trusting team relationships.
• Adaptability & Flexibility - The ability to build networks and work successfully in various complex, changing, and challenging environments and with diverse people.
• Influence & Inspire - Refers to convincing others to embrace ideas, provide compelling arguments, and use informal processes.
• Communication Skills - Comprises the ability to speak, present, write, listen, and distribute information effectively and create an environment for open communication.
• Strategy & Vision - Describes the ability to develop strategies aligned to the organization's vision, putting them into action, taking a big-picture view, and considering future influences.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

The employee will be required to perform duties on a computer terminal. The employee may be exposed to shop floor conditions, i.e., noise, heat, cold, dust/dirt, etc.

Physical Demands

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of an office work environment position.

Required Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or other related Engineering
• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in Quality Engineering/ industrial engineering experience (Supplier Quality preferred).
• Automotive / Transportation industry background (Preferred).

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

• This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor.
• This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” employment relationship.