What are the responsibilities and job description for the Supplier Quality Engineer (NAM) position at Hitachi Energy?
The Opportunity
Join Hitachi Energy's Service Business in North America, where our dedicated team is committed to optimizing energy assets for a sustainable future. Be part of breakthrough innovations that transform the global energy landscape-making electricity more accessible, secure, and resilient. We prioritize safety and environmental responsibility, offering a dynamic environment for growth, skill development, and meaningful impact. Your expertise will power tomorrow's solutions and drive lasting change worldwide.
Are you ready to shape the future of energy? As a Supplier Quality Engineer, you'll collaborate with industry leaders, drive supplier excellence, and champion quality initiatives that keep the power grid running strong. In this role, you will make a measurable impact-every day.
How You'll Make an Impact
- Lead supplier assessments, evaluations, and audits to ensure on-time delivery and outgoing quality.
- Drive supplier qualification and maintain a robust, ethical, and sustainable supplier base.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to execute part and process qualifications.
- Address supply disruptions and manage claims when supplier root causes are identified.
- Resolve supplier quality issues and lead improvement initiatives through direct engagement.
- Monitor and report on supplier performance, KPIs, and quality trends.
- Lead or support supplier performance evaluations and share transparent feedback.
- Contribute to strategic quality initiatives and support special projects.
- Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
Your Background
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, quality, or a related field.
- Minimum 5 years' experience in supplier quality, procurement, manufacturing, or quality engineering.
- Strong knowledge of quality systems/tools (ISO standards, PPAP, FMEA, CAPA, etc.) and SAP/4HANA (Module QM).
- Excellent communication, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
- Experience with 8D methodology, improvement projects, and lean/6S/statistical process control.
- Ability to travel to supplier sites as needed.
- Candidate must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy in the United States.
- Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
More About Us
We pride ourselves on offering a holistic range of competitive benefits to support your financial, physical and mental wellbeing and personal development. We want you to truly thrive with us, in work and out. For this role, depending on grade and experience, we offer the following employee benefits (subject to the respective plan rules):
- Health Care: medical, dental, vision, etc.
- Financial Wellbeing: Employer sponsored pension - 401(k) Program with generous company match and contribution, Life/AD&D Insurance, disability insurance
- Family Care: Life and Family (Legal, pet, auto, home, identity theft, etc.), special needs support, and adoption assistance
- Work-Life: Enhanced leave programs (FMLA, Military Service Leave, Maternal, Paternal, adoption, vacation, and holiday).
- Employee Engagement and Development: Employee Resource Groups (depending on location), tuition reimbursement program, on-demand learning platforms.
Hitachi Energy is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. We welcome you to apply and want you to know that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizen status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, protected veterans' status or any other legally protected characteristic.