Supplier Quality Engineer I: Job ID: 4125

Supplier Quality Engineer I

We’re Hiring: Supplier Quality Engineer

Working Model: Hybrid

Location:Greenville SC

Bill Rate: $35/hr

Contract Duration: 12 Months (Possible extension)

Hours: 40 hours/week

Are you passionate about solving quality challenges, improving supplier performance, and ensuring component reliability? We’re seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to support manufacturing operations and drive continuous improvement across the supply chain.

Experience: 1 years in supplier quality engineering, quality assurance, or a closely related manufacturing quality role

Travel: Up to approximately 10%, as needed for supplier site visits

About the Role

You will serve as a key link between suppliers and manufacturing operations, ensuring the quality of incoming materials and components. This role includes managing supplier deviations, supporting hot gas path component and post-cast process qualifications, and collaborating with engineering, sourcing, manufacturing, and supplier teams.

Key Responsibilities

Supplier Deviation Request (SDR) Management

• Manage the complete SDR process, from intake and technical review through disposition and closure.
• Evaluate supplier deviations for engineering acceptability and potential impact on product performance.
• Collaborate with design engineering, materials, and manufacturing teams to resolve deviations promptly.
• Track SDR metrics and identify trends to reduce recurring deviations.
• Maintain documentation in accordance with regulatory requirements and internal quality standards.

Hot Gas Path & Post-Cast Qualifications

• Support qualification of hot gas path components to meet performance and safety requirements.
• Assist with dimensional inspections, metallurgical evaluations, and process validation for post-cast qualifications.
• Review and approve supplier qualification documentation packages.
• Partner with engineering teams to define qualification criteria.
• Monitor supplier performance against qualified process parameters.

Supplier Returns & Corrective Actions

• Manage supplier returns for nonconforming materials and components.
• Conduct root cause investigations in collaboration with suppliers.
• Initiate and track Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs).
• Verify corrective action effectiveness and validate closure of quality escapes.
• Maintain accurate return and nonconformance records to support audit readiness.

Additional Quality Responsibilities

• Conduct on-site and remote supplier audits to assess quality systems.
• Support new supplier onboarding and qualification.
• Participate in New Product Introduction (NPI) quality planning.
• Drive supplier improvements using Six Sigma, 8D, and Lean methodologies.
• Improve internal quality processes and tools.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Materials, Industrial, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field; Supply Chain is also listed in the provided education requirements.
• At least 1 year of relevant supplier quality, quality assurance, or manufacturing quality experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate technical findings into actionable supplier feedback.
• Proficiency with quality data tools such as SAP QM, Minitab, or similar software.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Willingness to travel to supplier sites as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with investment casting or superalloy materials.
• Experience in gas turbine, aerospace, or power generation industries.
• Familiarity with GD&T, CMM inspection, and nondestructive examination (NDE) methods.
• Strong understanding of casting processes, metallurgy, and/or hot gas path component manufacturing.
• Proven experience using root cause analysis tools such as 8D, 5 Whys, Fishbone diagrams, and FMEA.