Supplier Quality Engineer

Polumaire Menschen · Saint charles, United States

Manage and improve supplier quality for automotive LED lighting components and assemblies. Partner with Engineering, Purchasing, and Production to ensure quality from sourcing through production.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead supplier selection, qualification, development, audits, and Approved Vendor List (AVL) approvals.
• Ensure supplier compliance with quality standards, APQP, and industry requirements.
• Support new product introduction (NPI), define supplier quality requirements, and coordinate PPAP submissions.
• Analyze and report supplier performance, drive process improvements, and implement risk mitigation and preventive actions.
• Maintain supplier quality standards, documentation, improvement plans, and training.
• Support RFQs, technical reviews, and component quality evaluations.
• Help Production and Receiving Inspection resolve supplier issues and prevent recurrence.

Qualifications

• Applicants must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents (Green Card holders).
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or In
• At least 3 years of supplier quality, quality engineering, or manufacturing engineering experience in automotive production.
• Strong knowledge of APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, DFMEA, and supplier auditing.
• Demonstrated ability to lead audits and drive quality improvements.
• Strong analytical, communication, organizational, and project management skills.
• Self-directed, detail-oriented, and hands‑on.
• Ability to travel internationally 4–6 times annually.
• LED lighting or electronics manufacturing experience and automotive enthusiasm preferred.