Supplier Quality Engineer

What you’ll do:

PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Serve as the primary quality interface between Eaton and its suppliers, ensuring supplier processes, products, and quality systems consistently meet Eaton requirement. Drive supplier development, APQP/PPAP execution, change control, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement initiatives to support operational excellence, flawless product launches, and long-term supplier performance.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 

• Lead supplier qualification and development activities to ensure suppliers have the capability, capacity, and quality systems necessary to meet Eaton requirements.
• Drive PPAP execution with suppliers to ensure timely product and process validation, supporting flawless product launches and manufacturing readiness.
• Manage supplier quality performance through the monitoring of quality metrics, implementation of corrective actions, and continuous improvement.
• Assess and mitigate supplier-related risks by conducting process reviews, capability assessments, audits, and readiness evaluations to prevent quality and delivery disruptions.
• Lead supplier containment, root cause analysis, and corrective action activities to ensure rapid resolution of quality issues and prevention of recurrence.
• Approve and manage supplier process, product, and tooling changes to ensure compliance with change management requirements.
• Coordinate suppliers launch readiness activities to ensure new products, supplier transfers, and engineering changes are successfully implemented without impacting quality, delivery, or cost.
• Ensure compliance with Eaton quality standards, and applicable industry regulations through effective governance, documentation review, and supplier oversight.
• Drive continuous improvement within the supply base through supplier development plans, process optimization initiatives, and the deployment of standardized quality methodologies and best practices.

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Qualifications:

SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE:

• Bachelor's degree, engineering preferred.
• Knowledge of quality management systems and applicable standards such ISO 9001.
• Statistical knowledge
• Understanding of APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning), PPAP (Production Part Approval Process), PFMEA, Control Plans, MSA, and SPC
• Ability to conduct and interpret process audits, quality system audits, and supplier capability assessments 
• Advanced problem-solving skills and root cause analysis
• Intermediate English proficiency

DIMENSIONS:

•    Reduction of SPPM defective
•    Achievement of goals set for tooling outsource moves
•    Supplier PPAP effectiveness
•    Supplier focus 5 performance targets