Senior Supplier Quality Engineer

Company Description

MUST be authorized to work in the United States for any employer.

MUST be available to start working within 3 weeks of offer acceptance date.

SEGULA TECHNOLOGIES is hiring a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer to join our growing team in Greensboro, NC.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits plan, and great opportunities for career growth!

With a global presence in 28 countries with 140 offices worldwide, SEGULA GROUP fosters a close relationship with its customers thanks to the expertise of its 11,000 employees.

SEGULA TECHNOLOGIES is an Engineering and Design Services company with a proven ability to boost innovation and competitiveness within the major industrial sectors, including Automotive, Aerospace & Defense, Energy, Rail, Naval, Pharmaceutical, and Oil and Gas.

Job Description

The Supplier Quality Engineer - performs quality assurance activities of purchased items with the objective of monitoring and guiding suppliers to define and establish processes that can deliver parts according to the agreed specifications on a consistent basis. You are responsible for the industrialization of products from sourcing phase through industrialization.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and support to Tier 1 supplier regarding process monitor and manage Tier N suppliers.
• Attend supplier quality issues reported by plants to have proper root cause and corrective action implemented.
• Perform in-depth technical process audit.
• Track and monitor APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) activities for selected components.
• Participate and contribute during design and technical specification reviews (RTS) and manufacturing feasibility reviews with suppliers and stakeholders.
• Perform activities with the purpose of quality assuring purchased items within projects to minimize supplier related quality failures at plant, from early project builds through industrialization.
• Review tools and process design practices with suppliers, providing input as needed.
• Review suppliers’ process to set up robust assembly processes and provide input as needed.
• Review and identify suppliers’ manufacturing risks (FMEA) with suppliers, and secure action plans to reduce risk.
• Lead review of Control Plan, and ensure that product and process characteristics are included.
• Promote best practices for automated process control, mistake proof, automatic inspection, and segregation of defective parts.
• Provide timely disposition of PPAP documentation submitted by suppliers.
• Be responsible for early quality rejections of components in the event of supplier deficiencies.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on experience in manufacturing process (Electrical Mechanical assemblies).
• Experience in supply chain management and plant operations.
• Experience in APQP/PPAP.
• Experience in Root Cause analysis and Corrective Actions.
• Experience working under automotive quality management systems ISO/IATF 16949.
• Strong continuous improvement and zero-defect mentality.
• Experience with Six Sigma / Lean Manufacturing principles.
• Developed organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to create networks, collaborate, and lead cross-functional activities within multi-cultural teams.
• Desire to travel to suppliers approximately 50-75%.
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical electronic engineering.

Additional Information

• All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.