Job Overview

The TE Supplier Quality Engineer is responsible for implementing quality management for suppliers to lead and work as part of a team to maintain high quality/performance standards on all TE products from diversity commodities of suppliers.

The position will be challenging and will require an ability to drive a supplier to improve its quality and work with TE internal team to meet the quality goals. The focus of the role is to supply high-quality product to deliver an Extraordinary Customer Experience.

Job Responsibilities

• Strive for 0 defect or 0 incident from supplier
• Deliver on all KPIs that help the business achieve its goal
• Lead and drive suppliers’ quality improvement continuously based on TE internal or customer requirements.
• Customer complaint handling, work with TE CQE or directly with customers for complaint and feedback to supplier, verify the root cause and follow up actions
• Investigate root cause of Quality issues and following through with timely and effective corrective actions to prevent re-occurrence for customer and internal issues.
• Regular quality system audit or process audit for suppliers.
• Supplier’s performance metrics development and report to top management
• Supplier performance assessment and training.
• CoPQ & Yield improvement; Management review and action implement.
• Define cosmetic standard and QIP dimension and drive suppliers to follow up  
• Coordinate annual audit /onsite process audit when Quality issue or customer complaint arises
• NPI & Migration projects (BKM/GR&R/FAAR/Safe Launch/Sample verification) follows and improvements/PPAP preparation
• Product process control (identify risk and work out mitigation plan)
• 5M1E change control verification, follow up approval process on customer side and implement process on supplier side
• Monitor supplier quality performance, summarize score card for supplier performance, request improvement for risk supplier.

Job Requirements

• B.S. degree (or above) in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• Have advanced knowledge of the supplier management, certified ISO9001/IATF16949 internal auditor is preferred.
• Clear understanding of connector, cable assembly, antenna, busbar quality and requirements, including measurement techniques, would be a distinct advantage.
• Supplier Management experience at lead level, managing regional / cross commodities
• Commodity knowledge across stamping, molding, diecasting, cable
• Strong root cause analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good knowledge in quality tools such as BKM, Cpk, SPC,8D, FMEA, Gage R&R, Poka Yoke.
• Demonstrated negotiation skills, good communication in bridging between TE and suppliers as quality side
• Strong communication skills, good at English, including writing, reading, speaking
• Connector/cable assembly/antenna/busbar manufacturing experience is a plus
• Comfortable with regular travels

Competencies