Supplier Quality Engineer

About the role

ISC, established in 1971, builds custom power cables & assemblies for various clients including Gateway, Kingston, and Xerox. With over 50 years of manufacturing experience, ISC maintains quality and meets tight deadlines for global applications.

Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE)

• Ensures quality and performance of externally sourced materials and components, including connectors, cables, and electromechanical assemblies.
• Owens supplier quality end-to-end, from incoming material issues and MRB disposition to supplier corrective actions and long-term performance improvement.
• Acts as the primary quality interface with suppliers, partnering with Procurement, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Receiving.
• Focused on preventing nonconforming material from entering production, resolving supplier quality issues quickly, and improving supplier performance over time.

What You'll Do

• Supplier Quality Ownership & Interface: Act as the primary quality interface with suppliers for nonconforming material, deviations, and corrective actions.
• Drive Supplier Accountability: Ensure supplier compliance with quality performance and requirements through audits and corrective actions.
• Support Qualification & Approval: Manage supplier relationships, qualification, and process changes.
• Incoming Quality & MRB Management: Own supplier-related MRB activity, ensuring timely disposition of nonconforming material.
• Problem Solving & Corrective Action: Lead supplier root cause investigations, implement SCAR/CAPA, and drive performance improvements.
• Quality Systems & Compliance: Support the Quality Management System (QMS) in alignment with ISO, AS9100, FAA, FDA, and other standards.

Must-Have Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, or related technical field (or equivalent experience).
• 3+ years of experience in Supplier Quality Engineering or Quality Engineering in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience working with suppliers in a regulated industry (AS9100, ISO, automotive, medical, industrial, etc.).
• Strong working knowledge of 8D, 5 Whys, Fishbone root cause analysis methodologies.
• Strong cross-functional communication and collaboration skills.

Bonus Points

• Experience with AS9100 / AS9102 and supplier qualification processes (APQP/PPAP where applicable).
• Experience building supplier scorecards and conducting QBRs.
• Experience performing or supporting supplier audits.
• Familiarity with cable/harness, connectors, or electromechanical components.
• Experience in fast-paced or high-mix manufacturing environments.
• Experience using ERP systems for quality or supplier tracking.

Compensation

$98,000 - $105,000/year + bonus

Company Information

We are committed to a high-performance culture of ownership, responsibility, and accountability, leading to breakthrough results in service for our customers and highly motivated employees. ISC is an equal-opportunity employer.