Supplier Quality Engineer

If you are a Quality Engineer professional with a technical or engineering background looking for an opportunity to grow, Emerson has an exciting opportunity for you! 

Based out of the Emerson Systems & Software Innovation Center in Austin, Texas, you will combine your technical expertise and quality management skills to design and implement a highly effective quality management program for our 3rd party hardware and software suppliers. 

In this critical role, you will use your keen networking skills to leverage knowledge from across the Emerson organization, developing compliant quality programs and processes while supporting our continued strategic growth in the industry. 

Join us!

In this Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• Works with suppliers to ensure that products and services meet industrial quality standards and product requirements.
• Sets Quality targets, monitors, reviews, analyzes supplier performance metrics to determine continuous improvement opportunities with suppliers.
• Coordinates with suppliers for quality performance improvement for in-process, outgoing, and customer return quality.
• Manages Supplier Corrective Actions Requests (SCAR) from issuance until closures and ensures effectiveness of root-cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions.
• Coordinates and communicates with internal functions on quality issues, which may impact delivery and reliability of products as well as customer satisfaction, until closure.
• Works with commodity team to perform supplier risk assessment and risk mitigation for critical suppliers.
• Plans and organizes supplier audits using Emerson Supplier Audit Checklist (ESAC) and Product audit to ensure that products, processes, and quality systems as well as cyber security assessment at suppliers are well controlled and conformed to the standards, specification, and quality requirements.
• Supports third party audits at supplier sites, and new supplier and software qualifications. 
• Supports new product launches and risk mitigation projects to ensure that suppliers are capable of delivering products/service at the required quality standards.
• Develops and implements a comprehensive vendor quality strategy and roadmap and maintains vendor status.
• Collaborates with various teams to define quality standards, processes, and methodologies.
• Identifies and prioritizes Quality Assurance activities based on project requirements, risks, and constraints.
• Remains up-to-date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and standard methodologies in software quality assurance
   

  Who You Are:
 Utilize engineering knowledge and experience to effectively perform job functions. Plan, organize, and conduct audits at supplier locations. Understands and able to review the effectiveness of root-cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions. Able to communicate at all levels within the organization and suppliers. Able to understand Cybersecurity and Cyber-risks.    

For This Role, You Will Need:

• Bachelor’s Degree 
• Experience in Software and Hardware supplier quality and management with demonstrated abilities on Quality and process improvements
• Knowledgeable of Quality systems and standards – ISO 9001, ISO 27000
• Experience leading quality audits
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skill including QC, SPC, and statistical tools  
• Legal authorization to work in the US without sponsorship now or in the future

Preferred Qualifications that Set You Apart:

• Degree in Engineering (Computer Science, Mechanical, Electrical, or similar field) 
• 5-7 years of experience in SW and HW supplier quality and management 
• Background in Software supplier management and/or Cybersecurity
• Software development experience
   

Our Culture & Commitment To You:
 At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives—because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams, working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results. ​

We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing. We prioritize providing flexible, competitive benefits plans to meet you and your family’s physical, mental, financial, and social needs. We provide a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental