Supplier Quality Engineer

Core Purpose: Ensure product, process, and supplier quality to support manufacturing performance and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Maintain production quality by resolving process and product issues using analytical methods to ensure consistent output
• Analyze quality data and monitor trends to implement effective corrective actions using quality tools such as 8D, FMEA, SPC, RCA, and CAPA
• Manage non-conforming materials reports (NCMR) by leading root cause analysis and driving resolution to minimize defects
• Support projects aimed at improving yield and reducing scrap to enhance manufacturing efficiency
• Collaborate with Customer Account Managers to address and resolve quality issues impacting customer satisfaction
• Participate in New Product Introduction (NPI) and Design for Manufacturability (DFM) activities to ensure quality integration from design to production
• Drive supplier quality performance by conducting audits, enforcing corrective actions, and improving quality systems
• Develop and monitor supplier quality metrics and reports to track performance and identify improvement areas
• Review manufacturing and procurement documentation to ensure inspection readiness and compliance
• Lead supplier qualification processes, audits, and initiatives to enhance supplier quality systems and capabilities

Required competencies and certifications

• Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, or equivalent)
• Experience in supplier quality, manufacturing, or semiconductor/equipment industry
• Strong knowledge and application of quality tools including 8D, FMEA, SPC, RCA, and CAPA
• Experience conducting supplier audits and evaluating quality systems
• Ability to travel occasionally to supplier sites

Preferred competencies and qualifications

• Strong problem-solving skills applied in cross-functional collaboration contexts