Overview
Senior Supplier Quality & Development Engineer leading supplier quality and development initiatives across the global supply base in India.
What you'll do
- Conduct supplier assessments for current and potential suppliers and drive corrective actions and development plans.
- Monitor supplier performance metrics and lead improvement plans to meet quality, safety, and delivery expectations.
- Lead supplier quality activities including capacity assessments, APQP, PPAP, corrective and preventive actions, and process improvement initiatives.
- Partner with internal stakeholders and suppliers on technical quality issues, sourcing projects, and supply chain optimization efforts.
- Provide technical leadership, mentor plant quality staff and suppliers, and support quality systems and problem-solving tools.
- Support issue resolution, standardize quality processes, and drive continuous improvement across the supply chain.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, materials, industrial, or manufacturing engineering.
- 10+ years of supplier quality and/or quality assurance experience in a manufacturing or assembly environment.
- Experience with manufacturing processes including casting, machining, forgings, metallurgy, heat treatment, electronics, plastics, or coatings.
- Strong knowledge of quality tools and methodologies including Six Sigma, APQP, PPAP, FMEA, MSA, SPC, root cause analysis, and statistical problem-solving.
- Experience with supplier audits, quality management systems, ISO 9001, TS16949, AIAG CQI audits, metrology, inspection, and new product development.
- Strong analytical, project management, organizational, and communication skills to lead teams and influence stakeholders in a matrix environment.
Details
- Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
- Work model: hybrid—onsite at the designated location with flexibility to work remotely.
- Reports to the Mexico Manager of Supplier Quality and Development.
- Domestic travel required, with 50%+ travel expected.
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