Drive quality for assigned suppliers, including quality plan implementation
Collaborate with Engineering and Sourcing to select and approve suppliers through approval and qualification processes
Own supplier assessments, part/process qualification supplier results
Drive improvements utilizing supplier scorecards
Own ongoing supplier audits, and supplier monitoring ensuring compliance, and driving improvement plans where needed
Work in full alignment and close collaboration with internal stakeholders including sourcing, engineering, manufacturing and project management to enable project execution excellence
Manage supplier quality, supplier performance, including formal Supplier Quality Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs)
Manage new supplier identification & development
Lead supplier quality reviews
Develop & Conduct SQE training
Drive qualification simplification: reduce requirements based on experience, part family quals, etc
Participate in Design Reviews to optimize manufacturability of new designs

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college or equivalent experience
Technical aptitude
Communications & Teamwork Skills
Project Management Skills
Commodity expertise (materials, forging, non destructive examination including ultrasonic)
Significant and proven Sourcing/Engineering/Manufacturing experience
Significant and proven of Supplier Quality or equivalent experience
English fluency
Travel as needed, up to 50% of time to drive strategy, support problem solving at Suppliers

Senior Supplier Quality Engineer – Forged Parts

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