Supplier Quality Engineer - Casting Technical Advisor

We are looking for a talented Supplier Quality Engineer – Castings Technical Advisor to join our Supplier Development team for our Troy, MI location. 

Provides technical leadership for Cummins Drive Train and Braking Systems (CDBS) foundry supply base.  Manage multiple suppliers across several product lines for North America and provide liaison support for the Global supply base. 

Overview: 
Supplier Development’s core responsibilities are to participate in the supplier selection process, develop and support high impact suppliers during program launches, and to train and mentor assigned suppliers in quality process improvements while demonstrating Cross-Functional Leadership within the organization and amongst the supply base. The primary purpose of this role is to optimize CDBS supply base to meet the expectations of the organization including technical specifications, cost, and quality and delivery requirements.   

In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:  

• Effective Communication: You will develop and deliver multi-mode communications that clearly convey an understanding of the unique needs of different audiences, ensuring messages are received and understood. 

• Customer Focus: By building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions, you will enhance customer satisfaction and loyalty. 

• Vision and Purpose: You will paint a compelling picture of the vision and strategy, motivating others to take action and align with the organization's goals. 

• Auditing Expertise: Applying your auditing skills and Quality Management Systems knowledge, you will effectively appraise manufacturing processes for quality and safety risks, ensuring compliance and continuous improvement. 

• Technical Interpretation: Utilizing your knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing principles and Engineering Standards, you will accurately interpret technical requirements and improve product design for manufacturability and measurability. 

• Manufacturing Process Design: You will apply your expertise in manufacturing technology to design Zero Defect manufacturing processes that consistently meet technical and customer requirements. 

• Problem Solving: By using systematic analysis processes and industry-standard methodologies, you will solve problems, mentor others, and implement robust, data-based solutions to prevent reoccurrence and protect the customer. 

• Supplier Quality Improvement: You will develop and execute effective quality improvement strategies for suppliers, enhancing their performance and ensuring they meet customer expectations through rigorous planning and execution. 

To be successful in this role you will need the following: 

• Build Strong Relationships: Develop and maintain strong relationships with all critical partners, including external suppliers, external customers, and internal stakeholders such as Purchasing, Manufacturing, and Engineering. This will improve quality and business outcomes. 

• Coach and Mentor: Guide Cummins professionals on strengthening the soft skills required to develop effective relationships, fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment. 

• Leverage Manufacturing Knowledge: Utilize your significant knowledge of manufacturing technology, product designs, and industry best practices to partner with cross-functional teams in developing supply base strategies and leading the supplier selection process for high complexity components. 

• Collaborate with Engineering: Work closely with engineering teams to develop optimized and manufacturable product designs, focusing on high complexity components to ensure efficiency and quality. 

• Co-Design Manufacturing Processes: Collaborate with external suppliers to co-design a Right First-Time manufacturing process that conforms to engineering prints, standards, and customer-specific requirements. 

• Master APQP Processes: Demonstrate mastery of industry common APQP processes, AIAG tools, and Cummins specialty tools to develop zero defect components within the external supply base. Coach and mentor Supplier and Cummins professionals to improve the effectiveness of APQP execution. 

• Lead Continuous Improvement: Embrace continuous improvement by leading high-impact product and process-focused projects on complex prod