Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE)

Brooks Automation US LLC; Chelmsford (MA); Hybrid; USD 94,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision and Disability

401(k) Plan

Paid holidays

Flexible vacation

Job summary

Brooks Automation seeks a Supplier Quality Engineer to strengthen supplier quality, manufacturing readiness, and customer confidence across the Brooks supply base. You will work with suppliers to ensure high-quality materials and parts that meet Brooks standards.

The role requires technical problem solving, supplier development, and collaboration with design, manufacturing, sourcing, and operations to drive quality improvements, containment, and timely corrective actions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field.
• Experience in supplier quality, manufacturing quality, or process engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier qualification and development including audits and assessments.
• Ensure controlled, documented, and capable supplier processes; support product milestones.
• Lead CAPA and remedy actions; manage containment and recovery with suppliers.
• Monitor supplier quality metrics and drive continuous improvement with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Supplier quality

Quality assurance

Process engineering

Supply chain

Audits

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, or related technical field

Job description

Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) Job Description

Brooks is a leading provider of automation solutions with over 40 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, offering precision robotics, integrated automation systems, and contamination control solutions that empower chip manufacturers worldwide. Our product portfolio includes a range of automation solutions, including robots, vacuum systems, and atmospheric robots for semiconductor manufacturing (www.brooks.com). Are you looking for a place where you can be part of a transformation? Join us at Brooks Automation and be a part of a dynamic organization that is shaping the future of technology.

About Brooks

Brooks is a global leader in automation solutions for the semiconductor chip manufacturing ecosystem. Our platforms, technologies, and supplier partnerships help Customers solve high-value manufacturing challenges with precision, reliability, and execution excellence. At Brooks, quality is central to Customer trust, operational performance, and long-term growth. The Supplier Quality Engineer is responsible for strengthening supplier quality, manufacturing readiness, and Customer confidence across the Brooks supply base. This role works directly with suppliers to ensure Brooks receives high-quality materials, components, and products that support our global automation platforms. Successful SQEs at Brooks are technical problem solvers, supplier developers, and partnership builders who help suppliers become quality-driven, healthy, strategic, and aligned to Brooks Customer commitments.

Why Join Us

Make a direct impact on Brooks Customers by improving the quality and reliability of supplier-provided materials, components, and products. Work at the center of supplier development, quality improvement, manufacturing readiness, and strategic sourcing alignment. Help shape a supplier ecosystem built on quality, accountability, responsiveness, and long-term partnership.

What Success Looks Like

• Suppliers are quality-driven, healthy, strategic, and aligned to Brooks Customer commitments.
• Supplier issues are contained quickly, resolved structurally, and prevented from recurring.
• Supplier Scorecards are used to frequently measure non-compliance, quality issues, responsiveness, recurrence, and supplier performance risks to enable early detection and timely resolution.
• Supplier processes are capable, controlled, documented, and ready to support Brooks production and Customer demand.
• Suppliers view Brooks as a trusted partner with clear expectations, high standards, and shared commitment to Customer success.

Role Overview

Own supplier quality performance, technical process capability, and continuous improvement for assigned suppliers. Drive supplier readiness to support Brooks automation platforms, Customer delivery expectations, and semiconductor manufacturing requirements. Assure Form, Fit, Function, and Reliability (FFFR) for all supplier-delivered parts supporting Brooks locations worldwide. Use supplier quality data, audits, and performance trends to identify risk, prioritize action, and strengthen supplier capability. Support urgent containment, recovery, and escalation actions when supplier-related issues affect production, delivery, or Customer commitments.

What you'll do

• Supplier Qualification and Development: Lead qualification activities for new and existing suppliers to ensure capability, compliance, and long-term fit with Brooks requirements. Perform supplier audits and assessments to evaluate manufacturing readiness, quality systems, process discipline, and risk controls. Drive supplier development plans that improve quality performance, reduce risk, strengthen responsiveness, and support Customer commitments.
• Process Control and Change Management: Ensure supplier processes are controlled, documented, qualified, and capable of consistently meeting Brooks product, FFFR, and quality requirements. Review supplier process changes through established change control processes to ensure risks to FFFR, quality, and Customer commitments are understood before implementation. Partner with design, manufacturing, sourcing, and operations teams to support key product lifecycle milestones such as NPI and block changes to help define specifications, tolerances, inspection plans, and quality controls.
• Quality Issue Resolution and CAPA: Lead resolution of supplier quality issues, including identification and disposition of non-conforming material, FAIR rejections, escapes, incoming part defects, and Customer-impacting risks. Facilitate root cause investigations using RCCA, 8D, and other structured problem-solving methods to eliminate recurrence. Manage Corrective and Preventive Actions and verify effectiveness through evidence, data, and sustained supplier performance. Coordinate containment, disposition, recovery, and follow-up actions with suppliers and internal teams to protect production and Customer commitments.
• Performance Monitoring and Continuous Improvement: Track supplier quality metrics including defect rates, PPM, delivery quality, responsiveness, recurrence, non-compliance trends, and process stability. Use Supplier Scorecards to frequently measure non-compliance, quality issues, responsiveness, recurrence, and supplier performance risks requiring early detection and timely resolution. Lead continuous improvement initiatives with supplier leadership, engineering, quality, and production teams. Engage and lead global cross-functional teams to ensure execution of site material stock purges.

What you'll bring

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, or a related technical field. 5-15 years of relevant experience in supplier quality, manufacturing quality, process engineering, supply chain, or a similar technical role. Experience working directly with suppliers in production, high-complexity manufacturing, or technology-driven environments. Demonstrated ability to lead supplier improvement projects, audits, quality issue resolution, corrective action activities, and non-conforming material review or disposition processes. Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, material specifications, tolerances, quality requirements, and supplier technical documentation. Strong familiarity with manufacturing technology, quality management systems, process controls, qualification methods, and supplier relationship management. Flexibility to travel to supplier and Brooks sites.

Compensation

Base Salary Range: $94,280.13 USD to $127,555.47 USD. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate. This position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Plan
• Exempt employees are provided company paid holidays
• Flexible Vacation to enjoy personal time off and incidental sickness

Work Location & Flexibility

At Brooks, we aim to foster a collaborative and engaging environment while offering flexibility where possible. Work arrangements may include a mix of in-office and remote work, depending on the nature of the role and business needs. Specific expectations will be shared during the interview process.

Equal Opportunity & EEO

Brooks is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and proudly serves as an equal-opportunity employer. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics. Diversity enhances our innovative capabilities and strengthens our ability to serve our customers and communities effectively. At Brooks Automation, we celebrate the unique experiences and perspectives each individual brings, believing they are essential to our collective success.

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Since our founding in 1978, Brooks Automation has been a leading automation provider and trusted partner to the global manufacturing industry. Our customers choose the Brooks Automation platform because we consistently deliver best-in-class reliability and cost of ownership, with a solution that is optimized for value within their application. We deliver value through our understanding of the application challenge, providing solutions at scale that create an automated advantage for our customers. We are committed to innovation by continuously developing new product offerings and partnering with our customers to integrate solutions for their manufacturing process tools. This benefits our customers with improved throughput and yield and a lower cost of ownership.