Supplier Development Engineer

Supplier Development Engineer - Lake Orion, Michigan OR Springboro, Ohio
Contract position (possible temp-to-hire)
Pay Rate: $35.00-$45.00 per hour (based on proven work history)

Job Summary of the Supplier Development Engineer:
The Supplier Development Engineer - Temporary is a hands-on position focused on supplier selection, evaluation,, and management of components development. This role is responsible for ensuring the Supplier Development Management System status is developed to supply our customer with high-quality components. The Supplier Development Engineer - Temporary ensures that supplying companies' systems, processes, and build capabilities meet the design intent of the customer and are compliant wit the end customer's needs. This includes initial supply chain company verification and working in a team environment as a key resource for the component teams to develop new supply sources to improve cost competitiveness and be the conduit between the company and the supplier. In the event there are non-conformances, this role will quickly and effectively take necessary actions to partner with the supplier to identify root-cause analysis and resolve the problem.

Responsibilities of the Supplier Development Engineer:

• Interface with component team to prioritize supplier development needs by component to improve cost competitiveness or supply constraints
• Drive supplier selection through robust qualification processes
• Assess new and existing supplier capabilities to meet product, cost, quality, capacity, and fulfillment ensuring suppliers can meet requirements for performance, quality, cost, and delivery of components and requirements for TS16949, ISO9001, and other applicable customer and internal system and reputation requirements
• Drive improvements utilizing Lean methodologies, supplier scorecards, and own supplier audit, ensuring supplier compliance, whilst driving systematic problem-solving and process improvement plans to deliver value
• Track the supplier's performance indicators, support, and publish their scorecards. Dependent upon their rankings, facilitate and develop the supply base's ability to consistently meet or exceed defined expectations
• Act as a consultant to communicate and coach the Quality, Manufacturing, Engineering, and procurement organizations to drive cost-effective improvements to Quality and Manufacturing processes, minimizing waste, introducing new products and improving product design
• Provide technical expertise and leadership in sourcing and development of suppliers with respect to technology, performance, quality, cost, logistics, and delivery
• Provide leadership during investigations of major problems and/or special projects focusing on developing working relationships with suppliers and the supply chain regarding product development and procurement of parts
• Responsible for leading the solution for supplier component concerns, driving Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), customer interaction, supplier interaction, Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VA/VE) support, supplier component development and approval and supplier cost improvements
• Carry out new supplier validation audits, with supplier support and supplier Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)
• Assist with new product launches by working with suppliers to ensure that key milestones are achieved
• Work with the Engineering team (Design and Manufacturing Engineers) to define process parameters and criteria to ensure supplier process capability is effective to meet product and process requirements
• Keep up with current and developing manufacturing and engineering trends that concern product quality
• Contribute to continuous improvement activities
• Write reports and present progress to project meetings and to clients
• Conduct benchmarking studies to determine best practices/designs and future trends
• Perform root cause analysis and resolve problems, promoting initiatives to improve quality
• Review engineering and manufacturing specifications to identify materials needed for product assembly for all manufactured goods
• Conduct supplier quality control audits to ensure vendors and their suppliers remain in compliance with company and federal manufacturing and production standards
• Communicate with vendors regularly to address any concerns and foster an environment that facilitates continual improvement in working relationships
• Understand and interpret all manufacturing audits, including ISO9001 and other industry standards
• Maintain a supplier database and include performance evaluations and quality control audits in the database for in-house access by company and manufacturing management personnel
• Driving supplier quality performance, including new product development and product quality improvements
• Adhere to federal and state regulations
• Adhere to all company policies, processes, and procedures
• Performs other duties as requested, directed, and/or assigned
• Predictable and reliable attendance

Position Qualifications of the Supplier Development Engineer:

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering
• Minimum of (5) years of experience managing a certified quality management system (TS16949/ISO)
• Minimum of (4) years of a proven track record of driving continuous quality improvements in a manufacturing environment
• Exceptional mechanical or electrical aptitude (i.e. intuitive understanding of mechanical processes)
• Experience in the automotive industry ; Battery, Electronics, or Powertrain manufacturing preferred
• Previous work experience in an organization that supplied large OEMs
• Customer quality assurance experience
• Previous audit experience

A successful candidate will be subject to a background check and must receive satisfactory results of the same, as a condition of joining the team.

By applying for this role, you confirm that all information submitted is accurate and complete. You further acknowledge that providing false or fraudulent information during the application process is cause for denial of an offer, revocation of any existing offer, or other adverse action, up to and including termination after the start of your commencement of work.