Supplier Engineer

Overview:

Evaluates, selects, and applies standard engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria, using judgment in making minor adaptations and modifications. Assignments have clear and specified objectives and require the investigation of a limited number of variables. Act as liaison between materials and other groups in resolving problems encountered in the supply chain.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supporting Acquisition and sustaining projects including qualification, supplier change assessments and restricted material evaluations
• Participates in large scale projects or leads smaller scale projects under guidance from senior engineering staff. Competent in the use of all relevant business tools including material qualification activities (AA/FA), SCIA, Technical understanding, NCEP process, and all required PDM activity.
• Participates in project teams cooperating with cross functional team members to qualify and improve supplier processes. Plans, schedules, conducts or coordinates detailed phases of the engineering work in a part of a major project or in a total project.
• Interfaces with suppliers with support from commodity team members to support investigation of supplied material issues or supply constraints.
• Execute NCEP/CAPA investigations to determine and address root cause for defective components at receiving inspection. Support NCEP/CAPA investigations where defects in supplied materials are identified elsewhere in production. Support product complaints.