Supplier Quality Engineering Specialist

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This position reports to:
Director of Quality

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The work model for the role is: Hybrid #LI-Hybrid

Your role and responsibilities:

The Supplier Quality Engineering Specialist is responsible for ensuring supplier quality, readiness, and performance across the value chain by leading supplier qualification, audits, onboarding, and PPAP activities to support repeatable, compliant production. The role owns supplier nonconformance management, driving containment, root‑cause analysis, and sustainable corrective actions in close partnership with suppliers and internal teams. This position plays a key role in standardizing and continuously improving supplier quality processes using Lean and Six Sigma principles, while monitoring supplier performance through KPIs and scorecards. Acting as the primary quality interface between suppliers and cross‑functional stakeholders, the Specialist ensures disciplined execution, data‑driven decision‑making, and continuous improvement to strengthen supplier capability and overall business performance.

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Our teams support each other, collaborate, and never stop learning. Everyone brings something unique, and together we push ideas forward to solve real problems. Being part of our team means your work matters - because the progress we make here creates real impact out there.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Supplier Qualification & Readiness: Lead supplier qualification, audits, onboarding, and PPAP / production readiness activities, ensuring suppliers meet quality, compliance, and manufacturing capability requirements for repeatable production.
• Supplier Quality Execution & Corrective Action: Own supplier nonconformance management, including containment, root‑cause analysis, and corrective actions (8D/A3); partner with suppliers to implement sustainable fixes and support claims or cost recovery as needed.
• Process Standardization & Continuous Improvement: Establish and continuously improve end‑to‑end supplier quality processes (incoming inspection, MRB interfaces, corrective action flow, performance reviews), applying Lean / Six Sigma methods to reduce cycle time and improve supplier capability.
• Performance Governance & Collaboration: Monitor supplier performance through scorecards and KPIs, lead regular reviews, maintain accurate quality documentation and systems, and serve as the primary quality interface between suppliers and cross‑functional teams.

Qualifications for the role:

• Education/Certifications: Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field with minimum 10 years experience OR Associate's degree with minimum 12 years experience and ability to travel 50-70%. Lean Six Sigma or ASQ certifications (CQE/CQA) are a plus.
• Supplier Quality Experience: Experience in Supplier Quality, Quality Engineering, Manufacturing Quality, or a related role, with hands‑on ownership of supplier issues and corrective actions.
• Supplier Readiness & Corrective Action Expertise: Working knowledge of supplier qualification and audits, PPAP (or equivalent readiness processes), and structured problem‑solving methods (8D, A3, DMAIC).
• Hands ‑ On, Data ‑ Driven Problem Solver: Proven ability to lead containment, root‑cause analysis, and corrective actions using KPIs, scorecards, and data to verify effectiveness and manage risk.
• Process & Continuous Improvement Mindset: Demonstrated ability to map workflows, eliminate waste, standardize processes, and drive adoption; Lean / Six Sigma experience preferred.
• Technical & Cross ‑ Functional Collaboration: Comfortable interpreting technical requirements (drawings/specifications) and working closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and suppliers to resolve quality issues.
• Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

More about us:

ABB's NEMA Motors Division is the global leading electric NEMA motors manufacturer. With more than 4,500 employees across the globe and seven manufacturing locations that produce more than 1.6 million motors every year, the division powers its customers from many industries with safe, reliable energy-efficient and effective solutions. NEMA Motors Division is a trusted leader with the shortest lead time and the broadest modularized product offering.

What's in it for you

We want you to bring your full self to work-your ideas, your energy, your ambition. You'll have the tools and freedom to grow your skills, shape your path, and take on challenges that matter. Here, your work creates impact you can see and feel, every day.

ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB.

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Health, Life & Disability

• Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.
• Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus
• Vision benefit
• Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
• Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
• Voluntary life and AD&D - 100% employee paid up to maximums
• Short Term Disability - up to 26 weeks - Company paid
• Long Term Disability - 60% of pay - Company paid. Ability to "buy-up" to 66 2/3% of pay.
• Supplemental benefits - 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance
• Parental Leave - up to 6 weeks
• Employee Assistance Program
• Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
• Employee discount program

Retirement

• 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
• Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)

Time off

ABB provides 11 paid holidays. Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.

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