The Senior Supplier Quality Engineer ensures that sourced materials, components, and services consistently meet quality, compliance, and business requirements
Job Summary
The Senior Supplier Quality Engineer ensures that sourced materials, components, and services consistently meet quality, compliance, and business requirements.
The role leads supplier qualification and ongoing performance management; drives resolution of incoming material issues; strengthens inspection strategies and test methods; and serves as the primary quality interface with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
Working cross‑functionally with Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Product Development, the SSQE applies statistical methods, risk‑based thinking, and problem‑solving tools to prevent defects, reduce cost of poor quality, and improve supplier capability.
Matching Summary
The Senior Supplier Quality Engineer ensures that sourced materials, components, and services consistently meet quality, compliance, and business requirements.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Supplier qualification and performance management
Supplier-related nonconformances resolution
Supplier quality system and process audits
Incoming material quality control
Risk-based thinking and problem-solving tools
Nice-to-have
Statistical methods and measurement system analysis
GMP expectations and risk management
Plastics processes and manufacturing experience
ERP/SAP and Microsoft Office proficiency
Key Requirements
Bachelor's Degree with 5-8 years of related experience
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Science or equivalent practical experience
Significant experience in supplier quality within a regulated manufacturing environment
Working knowledge of medical device quality management system requirements and regulations
Demonstrated proficiency with statistical methods, problem-solving, and root cause analysis
Experience conducting supplier process audits and process capability studies