Senior Supplier Quality Engineer

The role

The Senior Supplier Quality Engineer drives supplier quality strategy for critical hardware and electromechanical supply chains. This person develops supplier quality metrics, qualification methods, audit processes, and development plans.

What you will do

• Audit strategic suppliers quality systems and manufacturing processes
• Lead part-by-part qualification, PPAP, and FAI
• Review supplier DFM, control plans, inspection plans, and test strategies
• Qualify and monitor suppliers producing PCBA, electromechanical, and integrated subassemblies
• Evaluate compliance to electronics and assembly standards
• Assess supplier process capability for various manufacturing processes
• Drive supplier root cause analysis, CAPA, and containment actions
• Establish and maintain supplier quality requirements
• Analyze supplier performance data to identify trends
• Lead supplier audits and source inspections

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related engineering discipline plus 10+ years of relevant Supplier Quality Engineering experience, or equivalent education and e
• Technical expertise in quality engineering principles, tools, and methodologies for hardware, electronics, and electromechanical products
• Experience assessing and qualifying suppliers, performing audits, source inspections, driving RCAs, and implementing CAPA
• Knowledge of QMS development
• Knowledge of NPI quality requirements at the supplier level
• Experience with quality tools such as FAI, PPAP, CAPA, 8D, FMEA, and risk-based supplier management
• Proficiency with analytical applications such as JMP, Minitab, Tableau, Power BI, and Excel
• Ability to generate and analyze supplier KPI data
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills
• Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team environment
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability and willingness to travel to U.S. and foreign suppliers 10-50% of the time

Nice to have

• ASQ certifications such as CQE, CSQP, or CMQ/OE
• Familiarity with Net-Inspect

Benefits

• 401(k) Plan with 6% company match
• Company stock options
• 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, and short/long-term disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible, unlimited PTO for exempt employees
• 12 company holidays, including a winter shutdown
• 10 vacation days and paid sick leave for non-exempt employees
• Catered lunches four times a week and healthy snacks at Salem and Pittsburgh locations
• Generous paid parental leave programs
• Flexible work arrangements
• Professional development and tuition reimbursement programs
• Relocation Assistance

Before you apply

• Applicants must have current authorization to work in the United States

About the company

Agility Robotics' commercially deployed humanoids operate alongside teams in warehouses, manufacturing facilities, and distribution centers. They are pioneering a new era of automation that enhances human potential.