Supplier Quality Engineer

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Works with Vehicle Systems Engineering to assess the manufacturability of new product designs.
• Works with Engineering and Strategic Sourcing managers to select appropriate suppliers with the right manufacturing know-how by conducting detailed Supplier process assessments/audits and further provides feedback to…
• Works with suppliers on all technical design elements of the drawing. Conducts CAD model and print reviews with suppliers to access design for manufacturability, and further collaborates in investigating/developing new…
• Leads the Supplier Industrialization Roadmap (SIR), thereby conducting product and process development activities and capability assessment at the supplier manufacturing site.
• Identifies supplier Capex production equipment, tooling, and fixturing requirements in line with the project implementation timelines and further drives all qualification activities to verify and validate tooling and…
• Works with strategic sourcing managers to assess supplier readiness for different Zoox vehicle build events, identifies and highlights risks related to production ramp, and further collaborates and reports back on risk…
• Responsible for managing and continuously improving the APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) process with suppliers from initial design stage through PPAP submission and all the way through SOP (start of production).
• Responsible for training and setting up the supplier in the Zoox Supplier Quality Portal, further reviews prototype and production parts quality document submissions from suppliers, and provides feedback as and when…

Job requirements

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial Engineering, or an equivalent engineering degree.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in Quality, Supplier Quality, or Manufacturing, in the automotive, aviation, or medical device industries or a combination of both Supplier Quality and Internal Plant quality development.
• Experience with core process control tools such as Process Flow Diagrams, Process FMEAs, Process Control Plans, SPC, MSA, and Process Capability.
• Experience with manufacturing processes such as Extrusions, castings, and general Machining.
• Working knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, Tooling and Fixture Verification and validation, and final buy-off at supplier.
• Good Understanding of Inspection and measurement techniques, able to decode CMM data and do trend analysis as and when required.
• Working knowledge of Quality and Automotive systems such as ISO 9000 and IATF 16949.
• Strong knowledge of conducting Supplier assessments, APQP and PPAP, product launch, and vendor ramp experience.