Supplier Quality Engineer: APQP & Launch Leader

Nsk-Steering-Systems-America; Dyersburg (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

NSK-Steering-Systems-America in Tennessee seeks a Supplier Quality Engineer to evaluate, approve, and monitor supplier quality performance, and lead audits across process, system, and product areas.

You will ensure compliance with IATF 16949/ISO 9001 and customer requirements, maintain supplier scorecards and KPIs, drive supplier development and continuous improvement, APQP activities, and PPAP reviews to support new product launches and on-time quality.

Qualifications

• Evaluate, approve, and monitor supplier quality performance.
• Conduct supplier audits, including process, system, and product audits.
• Ensure supplier compliance with IATF 16949, ISO 9001, and customer-specific requirements.
• Maintain supplier scorecards and KPIs.
• Lead supplier development activities and continuous improvement initiatives.
• APQP activities and PPAP submissions.
• Verify process capability studies and control plans.
• Participate in new product launches and supplier readiness reviews.
• Ensure supplier achievement of launch timing and quality requirements.

Responsibilities

• Support manufacturing operations regarding supplier quality issues.
• Coordinate sorting, containment, and rework activities.
• Participate in customer visits and quality reviews.
• Minimize production disruptions caused by supplier non-conformances.
• Support other plant activities as needed.

Skills

Supplier quality

Audits

APQP

PPAP

Process capability

Control plans

Data analysis

KPIs

Continuous improvement

Job description

NSK-Steering-Systems-America in Tennessee seeks a Supplier Quality Engineer to evaluate, approve, and monitor supplier quality performance, and lead audits across process, system, and product areas.

You will ensure compliance with IATF 16949/ISO 9001 and customer requirements, maintain supplier scorecards and KPIs, drive supplier development and continuous improvement, APQP activities, and PPAP reviews to support new product launches and on-time quality.