Prin Supplier QA Engineer (Remote/Southern California)

About the role

The Principal Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) is responsible for ensuring the quality and reliability of components sourced from suppliers specializing in metal casting and mold manufacturing. This role provides technical leadership for supplier qualification, process validation, quality improvement, and ongoing risk management across our supply base.

Responsibilities

• Focuses on planning, organizing, directing, and reporting on supplier provided raw materials, designed/manufactured goods, and packaging materials to ensure they meet or exceed requirements.
• Verifies and validates that suppliers and/or subcontractors have received and understand engineering, manufacturing, and quality requirements.
• Maintains quality control activities and systems at supplier and subcontractor facilities.
• Ensures programs are in place to improve supplier performance and productivity.
• Reviews and analyzes corrective action reports to reduce/eliminate defects.
• Conducts audits and supports testing of products, materials, and processes to measure effectiveness and compliance with company expectations and regulatory requirements.
• Reviews and dispositions supplier deliverables to ensure requirements are met.

Requirements

• Required education and experience: Associate's Degree and 8-10 years' experience OR Equivalent Combination of Relevant Education &/or Experience
• Critical professional related technical skills; computer skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferred education and experience: Bachelor's Degree, ISO9001 Lead or Internal Auditor, Six Sigma Green Belt
• Discipline/Major: Mechanical, Metallurgical, or Manufacturing Engineering, preferred.
• Knowledge, skills & abilities: Issue Resolution. KPI Management. Performance Analysis. Quality Audit. Quality Control/Testing. Quality Improvement. Quality Inspection. Supplier Management. Vendor Relationships. Service Level Agreements (SLA). Supplier Evaluation. Regulatory Compliance. ISO9001