Senior Supplier Quality Engineer

Lead and manage supplier quality activities to ensure compliance with purchase orders, contracts, and applicable standards.

Maintain oversight of supplier approvals and ensure certifications remain current.

Review, challenge, and approve new supplier capability requests and accreditations.

Control and manage supplier nonconforming materials.

Conduct root cause analysis and ensure effective corrective and preventive actions are implemented.

Monitor and verify the effectiveness of corrective measures against defined reliability and compliance standards.

Develop, apply, and maintain quality evaluation and control systems for materials and product processing.

Prepare, maintain, and review procurement quality assurance procedures.

Ensure documentation complies with customer and/or government requirements.

Perform source inspections and validation activities.

Conduct audits of third-party manufacturers, special processes, and sub-tier suppliers.

Participate in vendor selection and due diligence processes.

Maintain effective feedback loops with suppliers and internal stakeholders.

Work closely with engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams to ensure requirements are clearly defined and communicated to suppliers.

Translate technical and quality requirements into measurable supplier standards.