Supplier Quality Engineer – PPAP & Zero-Defect Leader

Form Energy; Weirton (WV); On-site; USD 97,000 - 168,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Competitive salaries

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Form Energy in West Virginia is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to join our growing team and support PPAP efforts, ensuring vendors ship conforming products to Form Factory 1. You will collaborate with design engineering, supplier industrialization, supply chain, and product quality teams.

Relocation assistance is available. The role emphasizes leading QA standards, supplier audits, and driving Zero Defect initiatives across the supply base, with domestic and international travel as needed.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in quality, manufacturing, or production development.
• Knowledge of quality standards, approval processes, and manufacturing/process improvement methodologies.
• Experience with supplier development and auditing with global suppliers to industry quality standards (ISO 9001, IATF16949, AS91000).
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required.

Responsibilities

• Establish incoming/outgoing quality standards and metrics for manufacturing partners.
• Lead PPAP-related activities with suppliers and cross-functional teams.
• Lead root cause analysis and drive corrective actions.
• Audit suppliers to ensure conformance to specifications and quality systems.
• Collaborate with design, reliability, and supply chain teams on system-level requirements.

Skills

Quality management

Root cause analysis

Supplier development

Auditing

Process improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

PPAPs knowledge

SPC

Education

BS in Electrical, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering

Tools

ISO 9001

IATF16949

AS9100

Job description

Form Energy in West Virginia is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to join our growing team and support PPAP efforts, ensuring vendors ship conforming products to Form Factory 1. You will collaborate with design engineering, supplier industrialization, supply chain, and product quality teams.

Relocation assistance is available. The role emphasizes leading QA standards, supplier audits, and driving Zero Defect initiatives across the supply base, with domestic and international travel as needed.