Supply Quality Engineer

We’re looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success – and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions. This position can be based in either our Blaine or Anoka sites supporting our data center solutions products. Relocation support provided.

About the role

In this high-impact role, you won't just be checking boxes; you will be the primary bridge between our customers, engineering teams, and global supply base, ensuring we maintain a "zero-defect" mindset.

Responsibilities

• Be the Strategic Liaison: Act as the critical link between production, program teams, and suppliers to resolve quality issues and ensure seamless delivery.
• Build Powerful Partnerships: Establish deep, collaborative relationships with internal engineering and sourcing teams to identify and mitigate production risks before they happen.
• Drive Continuous Improvement: Lead Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) activities and Kaizen events, fostering an environment where quality is the top priority.
• Influence the Supply Chain: Evaluate supplier robustness, validate the effectiveness of their actions, and lead supplier engagement and cadences.
• Support Global Standards: Participate in audits and lead the Supplier PPAP process to maintain the highest manufacturing excellence.
• Global Exposure: This role includes the opportunity to travel (up to 30%) to visit supplier locations and work hands-on with our partners.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferred in an engineering discipline.
• 3+ years in Supplier Quality-related functions.
• Proficiency in root cause analysis (RCCA, 8D, 3L5Y, ISHIKAWA) as well in Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) and its elements including PFMEA, Process Control Plan, Capability Studies, MSA.
• Certifications: CQE, CMQ, CQA, or APQP (preferred).
• ISO 9001:2015 Internal Auditor training.
• Training in Six Sigma, Lean, and Process Improvement.

About Us

nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. Our comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions spans industry-leading brands recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation.

Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE.

Core Values

• Innovative & adaptable
• Dedicated to absolute integrity
• Focused on the customer first
• Respectful and team oriented
• Optimistic and energizing
• Accountable for performance

Benefits

At nVent, we value our people and their health and well-being. We provide a broad benefits package for eligible full-time employees that includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short-term and long-term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance.
• A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan — both include a company match.
• Other supplemental benefits may include tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and/or legal & identity theft protection.

Pay

nVent’s pay scale is based on the expected range of base pay for this job and the employee’s work location. Employee pay within this range will be based on a combination of factors including knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, education, and performance. Compensation Range: $76,000.00 - $141,100.00. Depending on the position offered, employee may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as annual incentives.