Supplier Engineer – Quality & APQP Lead

About the role

Ensures high‑performing suppliers and successful product launches by applying APQP, supplier quality engineering, validation, and cross‑functional project leadership throughout the entire product lifecycle. You will lead supplier qualification and development activities, support supplier selection, conduct capability assessments, and drive continuous supplier quality improvement initiatives.

Key responsibilities

• Lead supplier qualification and development activities, evaluate new suppliers, support supplier selection, conduct capability assessments, and drive continuous supplier quality improvement.
• Own APQP execution throughout NPI projects, applying quality tools such as PFMEA, Control Plans, MSA, SPC, Process Validation, FAI, and Supplier Approval processes to ensure successful product industrialisation and on‑time delivery.
• Partner cross‑functionally with R&D and suppliers to drive Design for Excellence (DfX), communicate Critical to Quality (CtQ) requirements, and embed robust quality standards from design through production.
• Manage supplier quality performance and issue resolution, including Part Submission Warrant approvals, Supplier Agreements, defect investigations, root‑cause analysis, and Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs) to ensure ongoing compliance and product quality.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree with at least 2 years of experience in engineering, quality, manufacturing, or supplier quality (or 4 years with an associate degree or technical diploma).
• Proven ability to lead supplier qualification, conduct capability assessments, and drive continuous supplier quality improvement using APQP and related quality tools.

Required skills

• APQP
• PFMEA
• Control Plans
• MSA
• SPC
• Process Validation
• FAI
• Supplier Approval processes
• Design for Excellence (DfX)
• Critical to Quality (CtQ)
• Root‑cause analysis
• SCAR management