Supplier Quality Engineer I

Note:
There is potential for the role to become hybrid later - however the selected candidate needs to be local and/or able to report to Houston (Jacintoport).

• Given travel will be required to this location.
• Need to be able to work core business hours with flexibility when needed .

• Define and execute product and process qualifications following Gas Power Qualification requirements for Fabrications and various complex assemblies to ensure readiness for serial production: review and approve Manufacturing Process Plans (MPP), Product and Process Quality Plans (PQP), control plans, and inspection plans for assigned components.
• Ensure CTQ (critical-to-quality) requirements, customer requirements, and regulatory requirements are correctly translated into supplier process controls and inspection methods.
• Validate first article inspection (FAI) and ongoing product verification; monitor process capability and drive corrective actions where performance is not meeting targets.

• Manage and approve Supplier Deviation Requests (SDRs) ensuring that risk is assessed, documented, and controlled.
• Drive the evaluation and disposition of supplier nonconformances in coordination with Engineering, Manufacturing, Sourcing and Field teams.
• Lead and own containment, rework and recovery actions at supplier facilities, assembly sites and wind farm sites and ensure effective closure and documentation of issues.

• Lead root cause analysis (RCA) and FMEA (design and process) with suppliers to implement robust corrective and preventive actions.
• Conduct quality system, product and process audits at supplier sites; verify compliance with QMS requirements, procedures, and applicable industry standards.

• Ability to read assembly drawings
• Blueprints
• Custom Fabrication
• Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)
• Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)
• Mechanical Engineering Technology
• Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)
• Quality Auditing

• Certified Welding Inspector.