Supplier Quality Engineer: Lead Defect Reduction & QMS

Stellantis Financial Services; Michigan; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Stellantis Financial Services seeks a Supplier Quality Engineer to drive supplier defects back to the supplier, orchestrate root cause analysis, and implement permanent corrective actions. The role collaborates with Corporate SQ, Resident Engineering, and plant quality teams to meet metrics like FTC, FTQ, throughput, and other quality goals.

You will lead proactive supplier engagement, coach teams, and translate ideas into actions while maintaining clear communication across levels, including

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited university.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in supplier quality engineering.
• Experience with World Class Manufacturing (WCM) is preferred.
• Proficiency with PPAP, FMEAs, control plans and capability studies.
• Bilingual English and Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

• Verify out of spec conditions reported from the plant floor.
• Generate reports of out of spec conditions and contact vendors.
• Collaborate with production floor and finance to gather related costs.
• Lead or support containment of supplier pass-thru defects.
• Lead and manage communication with suppliers for part returns and investigations.
• Write and manage non-conforming tickets and corrective actions.
• Daily management of supplier disposition data and metrics.
• Coordinate with production for material defect notifications and clean points.
• Follow up on supplier counter measures per WCM philosophy.
• Develop S&P matrix for assigned suppliers.
• Prioritize proactive engagement with corporate SQ for process improvements.
• Coach and approve proactive 8 Stage projects with suppliers.
• Complete QA matrices and kaizen projects to meet metrics.
• Pursue supplier visits to guarantee quality parts.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Teamwork

Problem solving

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Master's degree preferred

Tools

PPAP

FMEAs

Control plans

Capability studies

GD&T

Job description

Stellantis Financial Services seeks a Supplier Quality Engineer to drive supplier defects back to the supplier, orchestrate root cause analysis, and implement permanent corrective actions. The role collaborates with Corporate SQ, Resident Engineering, and plant quality teams to meet metrics like FTC, FTQ, throughput, and other quality goals.

You will lead proactive supplier engagement, coach teams, and translate ideas into actions while maintaining clear communication across levels, including