Supplier Quality Engineer

<div class="content-intro"><p>Bevi is on a mission to transform how beverages are delivered and consumed. Our connected beverage platform eliminates the need for single-use bottles and cans, making it easy, fun, and sustainable to stay hydrated. As the category leader in IoT-enabled beverage technology, we're building a future where Bevi machines are everywhere people live, work, and connect. We've raised over $160M in venture capital, serve thousands of customers across the US, Canada, UK and Ireland, and we've been rapidly growing year over year, saving over 1 billion bottles from waste. In addition to driving hypergrowth with our current product line, Bevi is heavily investing in new product development.</p></div><p>We are seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to join Bevi’s manufacturing and quality team. This role reports to the Director of Quality Engineering, and will be responsible for measuring, improving, and maintaining the quality of Bevi’s products. The Supplier Quality Engineer will work closely with NPI and sustaining engineering teams to identify and prioritize targets for supplier quality improvement. The ideal candidate will embrace the Bevi core values, learning new skills, working across disciplines, and driving issues to completion.&nbsp;</p> <h3><strong>Your Day to Day</strong></h3> <p>Lead supplier qualification and onboarding. Conduct process audits, capability assessments, and ensure quality and reliability requirements for components and subsystems are embedded in supplier control plans before production approval.&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>Serve as the lead supplier quality interface triaging field issues to root cause at the suppliers driving 8D corrective action, and verifying fixes hold against top-level quality metrics.&nbsp;</li> <li>Apply an Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) framework to drive defect prevention at the supplier, owning the PPAP submission and approval process (PFMEA, control plan, process flow, MSA, dimensional/capability studies) for assigned parts.&nbsp;</li> <li>Develop and standardize the PPAP process across the supply base defining submission requirements, CTQs, and approval gates. Lead implementation of FAI, MSA/GR&amp;R, and Ok2Ship readiness at suppliers.&nbsp;</li> <li>Drive supplier DPM/PPM performance through tight incoming and in-process controls, preventive measures, and timely corrective actions. Monitor and report supplier metrics and lead quarterly business reviews to close gaps.&nbsp;</li> <li>Lead quality actions with the Supply Chain team to establish a qualification process of new suppliers.&nbsp;</li> <li>Act as the technical liaison between Engineering, Manufacturing and suppliers to ensure requirements are understood and complied with.</li> <li>Facilitate and lead cross-fu