Supplier Quality Development Engineer

Protolabs is seeking a Supplier Quality Development Engineer to develop and monitor supplier quality across its manufacturing partner network in the USA and Mexico. The role conducts and follows up on audits, supports supplier problem-solving and improvement, qualifies new suppliers, and helps ensure quality and compliance requirements are met.

Responsibilities:

• Support internal and external certification audits, as well as support MP audits, to assess compliance and identify areas for improvement
• Follow up on audit findings and actions, ensuring they are adequately addressed and closed within the specified timelines
• Assist MPs and the sales team with orders that require quality documentation, ensuring that requirements are understood and fulfilled by the MPs
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve the current systems and processes, making the order intake process more efficient in relation to quality review and requirements
• Support customer quality & compliance surveys, corrective action requests etc
• Collaborate with the Supply Chain Teams to source, select, and qualify new suppliers, ensuring adherence to PLN standards and requirements
• Monitor and proactively drive supplier performance and maturation, focusing on capabilities, quality targets and problem-solving
• Develop suppliers by identifying and implementing manufacturing best practices to ensure consistency across the network
• Support the development of new capabilities, such as technologies, materials, inspection methodology, and post-processing options
• Design processes to effectively manage supplier relationships and performance in a scalable manner
• Monitor underperforming MPs closely and set clear improvement targets
• Make data driven recommendations for off-boarding MPs that fail to correct issues
• Benchmark and leverage best practices across the MP network
• Utilize an analytical mindset and data-driven approach to supplier management

Requirements:

• A Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (Industrial, Manufacturing, or Mechanical), physical Science, or related field, from an accredited college or university
• Understanding of Quality systems and practices in a manufacturing environment
• 2+ years of experience in a similar role
• An analytical and risk-based mindset and data driven approach to quality management
• Experience in a regulated environment
• Experience with CNC machining
• Experience with Injection Molding
• Experience reviewing PPAP documents
• ***Proto Labs maintains ITAR-compliant operations in all of our United States based facilities.  Due to ITAR regulations, this role is only open to U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents (green card holders) or foreign nationals granted refugee or asylee status.  Individuals with temporary visas (e.g. E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, TN or OPT) are not eligible for hire in this role
• Ideally lead auditors for ISO 9001, AS9100 or ISO 13485
• Nice to have:  3DP, and/or Sheet metal experience is a big plus