Job Title: Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) – Exterior Commodities
Rate : On C2C / W2
Location : Casa Grande, AZ (Onsite only)
Role Summary
The Supplier Quality Engineer is responsible for end-to-end quality management of mass-production suppliers, providing 24/7 support to resolve supplier quality issues and ensure smooth new product launches into production. The role combines hands-on problem solving with supplier management and team leadership to protect plant operations and drive best-in-class quality.
Key Responsibilities
- Own cradle-to-grave quality management for assigned mass-production suppliers
- Provide 24/7 supplier quality support and rapid issue resolution
- Lead root cause analysis and implement permanent corrective actions
- Manage supplier performance, scorecards, audits, and improvement plans
- Collaborate with Manufacturing, Plant Quality, NPI, Logistics, and suppliers
- Support new product builds and transition to mass production
- Lead and manage commodity SQEs, ensuring full plant quality coverage
- Report supplier and team performance, risks, and KPIs to senior leadership
- Travel 25–75% as required
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of plant-floor SQE experience (exterior commodities: glass, plastics, stampings, closures, Class-A surfaces, assemblies)
- 3+ years of managing SQEs/technicians
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Master’s preferred)
- Strong hands-on experience with 8D, 5 Whys, Fishbone, and supplier audits
- Deep knowledge of automotive quality systems (IATF 16949, APQP, PPAP, SPC, MSA, FMEA, GD&T, etc.)
- Ability to read drawings and schematics
- Strong communication, analytical, and technical writing skills
- Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, and Word skills
- Certifications (ASQ, Six Sigma Black Belt) preferred