Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE)

ALTEN Technology USA
Toledo, OH
On-site

Who this role is best for

Best suited to candidates with a technical background in automotive quality management and experience in cross-functional collaboration working in the automotive and manufacturing domain.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with a degree in engineering and experience in supplier quality or product engineering
    — “Minimum of a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent”
  • Individuals who can lead quality reviews and manage supplier compliance actions
    — “prioritizes supplier compliance actions consistent with expected vehicle quality”
  • Candidates who are self-motivated and can manage multiple project timelines
    — “Self-motivated. Able to meet deadlines with ability to work with cross-functional teams”

Things to consider

  • Must be prepared to complete a pre-employment drug screening as part of the hiring process
    — “All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience leading root cause analysis and change requests in your resume and interview responses
    — “Ensures root cause analysis and manages change requests to guarantee 100% quality at launch”
  • Demonstrate your ability to deploy quality management tools for incoming parts and assemblies
    — “Responsible for quality convergence, deploying quality management tools for the qualification of incoming parts and assemblies”
  • Showcase your skills in statistical data analysis and metrology principles in your application materials
    — “Statistical data analysis and metrology principles, Root Cause Analysis methods”
  • Emphasize your experience with APQP/PPAP and supplier quality manuals in your application
    — “Knowledge of APQP/PPAP & Supplier Quality Manual”
  • Demonstrate your ability to manage data integrity and correlation to KPIs in your application
    — “Manages correlation of measurements to KPIs and ensures data integrity”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Ensuring 100% quality at launch
  • Managing correlation of measurements to KPIs
  • Leading quality reviews and supplier compliance actions
Typical background
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical or Electrical EngineeringExperience in automotive areas of Product Engineering, Manufacturing, Supplier Quality and/or Product Quality

Skills & requirements

Required

Apqp/ppapSupplier Quality ManagementRoot Cause AnalysisStatistical Data AnalysisMetrology PrinciplesDefect ResolutionEscalation ProcessesVehicle Design And AssemblyTooling And In-plant ProcessesCross-functional Team Collaboration

Preferred

Product EngineeringManufacturingProcess Control

Stack & domain

APQPPPAPSupplier Quality ManualStatistical Data AnalysisMetrology PrinciplesRoot Cause Analysis MethodsDefect ResolutionEscalation ProcessesVehicle DesignAssemblyProcess ControlToolingIn Plant ProcessesUnityAnalyticalProblem-solvingCommunicationSelf-motivatedTeamworkAutomotiveEngineering

About the role

Original posting from ALTEN Technology USA via Greenhouse

We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.

As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.

When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.

Salary: $55,000 annually

Job Description:

The Body, Chassis, Interior (BCI) Quality Team is looking for a Quality Analyst Pilot to join our team focused on ensuring all project quality targets are met, managing launch timelines & deliverables and insure the transition to quality volume production.

Specific Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

Responsible for quality convergence, deploying quality management tools for the qualification of incoming parts and assemblies.

Responsible for issue Root Cause Analysis.

Updates supplier compliance dashboard and leads quality reviews, prioritizes supplier compliance actions consistent with expected vehicle quality.

Proposes pilots for issue resolution.

Responsible for escalation process based on the BCI business criteria for parts and assemblies.

Leads coaching for the strategic suppliers on the execution of complaint process and issue resolution.

Ensures root cause analysis and manages change requests to guarantee 100% quality at launch.

Manages correlation of measurements to KPIs and ensures data integrity.

Qualification and Skills:

Minimum of a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent (Materials /Chemical/ Civil/ Aerospace) from an ABET accredited university.

Minimum of 0-3 years' experience in automotive areas of Product Engineering, Manufacturing, Supplier Quality and/or Product Quality.

Knowledge of APQP/PPAP & Supplier Quality Manual.

Statistical data analysis and metrology principles, Root Cause Analysis methods.

Knowledge of defect resolution, escalation processes and follow up.

Understanding of vehicle design, assembly, and process control.

Understanding of tooling and in plant processes.

Strong analytical, problem-solving and communications skills with ability to work with cross-functional teams.

Ability to develop an action plan and drive the procedures for issue resolution.

Self-motivated. Able to meet deadlines with ability to work with cross-functional teams.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or pregnancy.

Please beware of job seeker scams and see this important notice on our careers page for more information about our recruiting process.

Compliance Notice: Alten USA is a federal contractor subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Executive Order 11246. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Drug Screening Requirement: As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.

Source: ALTEN Technology USA careers (Greenhouse)

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