Engineer, Supplier Development Quality

Job Description

Job Description

Actalent is hiring for a Supplier Development Quality Engineer in the Scarborough, Maine area!!

Job Description

The Engineer, Supplier Development Quality drives continuous improvement in supplier quality performance and mitigates risk across the supply base. This role serves as a key technical contributor, partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure that supplier capabilities and materials meet product, regulatory, and business requirements. The engineer leads supplier quality activities, manages nonconformance and change processes, and influences outcomes across the organization without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Support the onboarding of new suppliers by contributing to validation and readiness activities to ensure they meet quality and regulatory expectations.
• Contribute to the creation and execution of supplier improvement plans to address performance gaps and enhance overall supplier capability.
• Collaborate closely with suppliers to improve process capability and product quality, driving robust and stable manufacturing processes.
• Track supplier quality metrics, including PPM, defect rates, yield, and escapes, and perform trend analysis to identify issues and improvement opportunities.
• Monitor supplier performance on an ongoing basis and identify risks and systemic issues that could impact product quality or supply continuity.
• Support formal supplier reviews and follow up on agreed improvement actions to ensure timely and effective completion.
• Investigate supplier-related defects, incoming inspection issues, and field failures to determine root causes and appropriate corrective actions.
• Own supplier nonconformance management, including containment, resolution, and closure of supplier-related issues, ensuring thorough documentation and follow-through.
• Support root cause analysis and the implementation of corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) to address recurring supplier quality problems.
• Drive and own supplier corrective actions, ensuring they are implemented on time, are effective, and are verified for sustained performance.
• Communicate supplier quality issues clearly to internal stakeholders and suppliers, and track resolution progress to closure.
• Support the development and maintenance of inspection procedures and acceptance criteria for incoming materials and components.
• Assist in optimizing incoming inspection strategies based on risk, focusing resources on higher-risk items and processes.
• Provide guidance and technical support to inspection teams as needed to ensure consistent application of quality standards.
• Collaborate with Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Quality teams to align supplier capabilities with product and process requirements.
• Provide input to supplier-related quality decisions, including qualification, continued use, and improvement priorities.
• Participate in cross-functional problem-solving efforts to address complex quality and performance issues involving suppliers.
• Analyze data from suppliers and internal processes to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Own supplier change management processes, including reviewing changes, performing risk assessments, securing approvals, and overseeing implementation of supplier-initiated changes.
• Contribute to activities related to supplier selection and evaluation, material qualification, supplier performance monitoring, and receiving inspection.
• Support the development, establishment, and maintenance of supplier quality engineering methodologies, systems, and practices that meet internal and regulatory requirements.

Essential Skills

• Bachelors degree in Engineering or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 24 years of experience in supplier quality, manufacturing quality, or a closely related discipline.
• Practical experience in quality engineering, including application of quality tools and methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze supplier performance data, including PPM, defect rates, yield, and escapes, and draw meaningful conclusions.
• Experience conducting root cause analysis and implementing corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) for supplier-related issues.
• Proven ability to manage supplier nonconformance, including containment, resolution, and closure activities.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with suppliers and internal cross-functional teams such as Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Quality.
• Strong communication skills to clearly convey supplier quality issues and influence actions without direct authority.
• Capability to develop, maintain, and apply inspection procedures and acceptance criteria for incoming materials.
• Experience supporting or owning supplier change management processes, including risk assessment and approval of supplier-initiated changes.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience contributing to supplier selection and evaluation, material qualification, and receiving inspection activities.
• Experience in developing and maintaining supplier quality engineering methodologies, systems, and practices aligned with regulatory requirements.
• Ability to perform trend analysis and identify systemic issues and opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Skill in optimizing incoming inspection strategies based on risk to improve efficiency and focus on critical areas.
• Comfort working in cross-functional problem-solving teams to address complex quality challenges.
• Equivalent combinations of education and practical experience considered in lieu of a specific degree.
• Strong organizational skills to track multiple supplier issues, improvement actions, and change activities concurrently.

Work Environment

This role operates in a professional engineering and quality environment, working closely with cross-functional teams and external suppliers. Standard working hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with some overtime required as business needs dictate. Work involves regular use of quality and inspection documentation, data analysis tools, and collaboration with inspection teams and technical staff. The environment emphasizes adherence to regulatory and internal quality standards, structured problem-solving, and continuous improvement.

This is a Contract position based out of Scarborough, ME.

The pay range for this position is $40.00 - $43.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a Contract position based out of Scarborough, ME.

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 29, 2026.

This is a fully onsite position in Scarborough,ME.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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