Development Engineering

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 with the end customer's needs. Responsibilities of the Supplier Development Engineer:

Interface with component team to prioritize supplier development needs by component to improve cost competitiveness or supply constraints
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. 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)
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
Write reports and present progress to project meetings and to clients
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
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 all company policies, processes, and procedures
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
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.