Supplier Quality / Supplier Development Engineer

Work with New Product Development (NPD) teams to procure custom cables, ensuring Design for Manufacturability (DFM) to achieve quality and cost targets.

Support NPD prototype builds and track material readiness at supplier facilities.

Drive supplier root cause analysis for cable harness failures.

Mitigate supply risks and ensure continuity by evaluating supplier capacity, lead times, and quality issues.

Develop and maintain cable harness standards, specifications, and design guidelines.

Collaborate with Strategic Sourcing to evaluate new suppliers and new supplier manufacturing sites.

Complete project and part qualification deliverables, including Supplier pFMEA, Process Validations (IQ/OQ/PQ), Inspection Reports, Gage R&R, and Process Capability Analysis.

Work with suppliers to implement cost reductions, improve capacity, and mitigate supply risks.

Select appropriate manufacturing processes and suppliers based on long-term suitability and total cost of ownership.

Manage supplier changes, including manufacturing process changes, production optimization, facility changes, new equipment qualification, and new production line validations.

Drive changes to ISI requirements by initiating and managing updates to specifications and drawings through the Engineering Change Order (ECO) process.

Own and drive supplier variances to closure, from initial symptoms through root cause analysis and corrective action, ensuring thorough CAPA documentation.

Effectively prioritize and manage multiple concurrent projects and tasks.

Clearly communicate project status, risks, and progress to key stakeholders.

Develop and drive a strategic vision for supplier development and continuous improvement.

Maintain appropriate documentation to track actions and justify decisions.

Generate key performance metrics for the team and suppliers, ensuring timely achievement of established targets.

Drive supplier performance improvements using project management, Six Sigma, Lean, Statistical Process Control (SPC), and negotiation techniques.

Lead supplier improvement initiatives independently across multiple suppliers, without requiring managerial guidance.

Implement corrective and preventive actions by driving supplier investigations and root cause analysis.

Provide timely, data-driven supply base health updates and recommendations to management at all levels within ISI, with minimal guidance.

Prepare and deliver supplier communications and independently collaborate with suppliers to develop and maintain scorecards.

Collaborate with suppliers and ISI Engineering teams to support new product introduction activities.

Develop supplier landscapes to assess launch readiness and communicate findings to management.

Create supplier ramp-up readiness plans by evaluating business risks, forecasts, supplier capacity, quality performance, and process capability.

Engage suppliers early in the development cycle to provide DFM feedback and recommend design improvements before production.

Influence and guide Engineering teams in supplier selection by defining preferred supplier criteria and leading supplier evaluation activities.

Review, analyze, and close customer complaints, manufacturing variance requests, and First Article Inspection (FAI) activities by evaluating risk assessments and supporting justifications.