What are the responsibilities and job description for the Supplier Quality Engineer position at InDepth Engineering Solutions, LLC?
- Engage with suppliers for industrialization and readiness for multiple automotive components.
- Support supplier selection and capability assessment for various
projects, ensuring alignment with program timelines and quality
expectations.
- Drive APQP discipline and enforce PPAP requirements,
ensuring suppliers meet dimensional, material, and performance
validation before production approval.
- Track industrialization project KPIs, internally and externally to assess supplier readiness.
- Evaluate and validate supplier manufacturing processes by leading
process audits, PFMEA reviews, control plan validation, and equipment
capability/Run@rate assessments.
- Optimize supplier manufacturing scalability, ensuring production
lines are capable of meeting increasing volume and quality expectations
during ramp-up phases.
- Monitor supplier industrialization performance through KPIs such as
on-time PPAP submission, process capability indices (Cpk/Ppk), defect
rates (PPM), issue closure rate, and supplier corrective action
effectiveness.
- Facilitate problem resolution using structured methodologies
(focused problem solving) to address defects, process deviations, and
launch roadblocks proactively.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, quality,
and supply chain teams to drive VA/VE cost optimization, ensuring
seamless design implementation into supplier manufacturing processes and
technology while maintaining quality and performance standards
- Up to 50% travel requirement
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, or other related field
- Strong Knowledge of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP),
Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), Failure Mode and Effect
Analysis (FMEA), Corrective and Preventative Actions (CAPA) development,
Lean manufacturing, Traceability requirements
- Technical expertise of automotive components designs and
manufacturing, including knowledge of safety and test requirements and
appearance approval process.
- Knowledge of Geometric Design and Tolerancing (GD&T) and datum structures.
- Experience in Extrusion and fabrication commodities.
- VDA 6.3 credentials and understanding preferred.
- In depth knowledge of IATF16949:2016 and understanding of ISO14001. ISO9001 is also a preferred knowledge set.
- Ability to stand, sit, or walk for 8-10 hours per day.
- Required to communicate using phone and/or e-mail.
- Ability to view, read, and interpret documents.
- Ability to perform all duties in an office environment that may contain ambient noise and temperature fluctuations