Component Engineer

About the role

Join a dynamic Supplier Quality Engineering team where you'll play a key role in strengthening supplier performance, solving real production challenges, and partnering across manufacturing, R&D, and sourcing. This role offers the opportunity to lead impactful improvements, support new and existing products, and help shape quality excellence across a global supply base. It's a great fit for someone eager to build technical expertise, drive meaningful change, and grow in a highly collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong relationships with domestic electronic and mechanical component suppliers, monitoring and improving their quality performance.
• Act as the primary point of contact for production regarding supplier quality issues related to both mechanical and electronic component parts.
• Liaise between suppliers and R&D for new product development activities, quality improvements, and engineering changes.
• Proactively review supplier performance and drive continuous improvement projects.
• Understand and proactively address internal customer requirements and concerns, analyzing issues and recommending effective solutions.
• Independently lead projects/feature changes that positively impact organizational functions.
• Participate in and support supplier assessments, qualifications, and yearly audits (both local and overseas).
• Serve as an effective technical resource for product/process/service support across various teams, providing technical assistance to cross-functional groups as needed.
• Mentor new engineers or technicians.
• Expert at problem solving and continuous improvement tools.

Requirements

• Technical degree or 5 years of relevant technical experience, mechanical preferred.
• Previous experience in a customer or supplier facing role.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Powerpoint, Word).
• Proficient in applying quality and problem-solving tools (8D, Lean, Six Sigma, Design Thinking, etc) and root cause analysis.
• Willing to travel domestically.

Qualifications

• Only U.S. Persons (U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, or protected individuals as defined by 22 CFR120) may be considered.

Skills

• Lean Six Sigma or other certifications.
• Experience with learning new productivity tools (AI, PowerAutomate, etc).

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical insurance, dental and vision coverage, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more.
• Flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave.

Pay

Details TBD.

Schedule

Details TBD.