Job Overview

Responsible for coordinating with Supplier Quality Engineering Technical and Feasibility reviews as well as Claim handling, Supplier Quality Performance, Audits and Surveillance and Scorecards / Performance Agreements. Monitors and drives technical process improvements at suppliers to make sure suppliers meet TE technology requirements. Ownership for The STE supports cross functional activities (in case external suppliers are involved) & support function to assess technical capability of new suppliers.

Job Requirements

• Uses standard procedures (e.g., ISO family of standards), quality audits/review, Taguchi methods, process reengineering, etc.
• Communicate quality concerns to suppliers (initiate Techs complaint), SQ environment (e.g. SQE) and plant
• Requires knowledge of industry and governmental regulations affecting product quality
• Setup containment actions
• Confirm certified stock
• Validates and follows the quality assurance contracts with suppliers, vendors, and/or partners.
• Support the setup and the improvement of the quality inspection plans
• Track, review and close supplier 8Ds
• Generate read across and deploy lessons learned to prevent reoccurrence
• Perform laboratory goods in measurement (as the specific plant setup defines it for SQ)
• Update DMR (Dynamic modification rule – SAP) based on part quality history
• Assure that supplier parts meet TE customer requirements
• Manage PPAP approvals related to material received at plant
• Coordinate PV testing on product changes from Supply base
• Align Supplier visits to operations plants driving improvement and communication
• Visit Focus Suppliers impacting manufacturing plant
• Manage Supplier Change Management to comply with TE, customer, and regulatory requirements
• Support vendor MRB dispositions

ITAR: This position may involve working with technical data, technology, software/source code, hardware or other items (collectively “items) subject to U.S. and non-U.S. export control laws and regulations.  Under these regulations, it may be necessary for TE to verify a candidate’s national origin and/or citizenship status to determine whether a U.S. or other government export license is required prior to releasing its technologies to the candidate.  If TE determines that TE will require a license or will be prohibited by applicable laws from providing the candidate with items necessary for the performance of this position, then TE expressly reserves the right to either a) make an offer of employment contingent upon TE receiving required export licenses from the appropriate government agency, b) consider the candidate for a different position that is not subject to such restrictions, on whatever terms and conditions TE shall establish in its sole discretion, or c) decline to move forward with the candidate’s application.

What your background should look like

• Bachelor’s degree in technical field preferred
• Quality Engineer certification preferred
• 3 years professional experience in manufacturing quality environment or equal
• Supplier Quality experience preferred  
• Experienced with problem solving tools (8D, 5 Why, Ishikawa, PDCA, DEMAIC,…)
• Communication skills with various levels of the organization
• Technical/Business writing skills
• English on business level is a must, bilingual language beneficial

Special advantage would be to show
- Measurement and dimensional analyses; ability to read technical drawings
- Leadership skills
- Advanced problem-solving capabilities (Black Belt, Shainin)
- Certified SAP Quality key user (trainer)

Competencies