Senior Supplier Quality Engineeer

About the role

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.

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As a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer you will be responsible for;

• Assess supplier readiness for each build phase; identify production-ramp risk and drive mitigation plans with sourcing and program teams.
• Lead New Product Introduction (NPI) and supplier industrialization - process development, manufacturing-site capability assessment, tooling/fixture verification, and final buyoff.
• Review and approve prototype and production quality submissions (PPAP, FAI); evaluate manufacturability of new designs and partner with suppliers to improve it.
• Lead root-cause and corrective action (8D/CAPA) on supplier issues; support disposition of suspect material.
• Monitor supplier quality metrics (Cp/Cpk, SPC, Pareto, process-capability studies) and drive continuous improvement using lean and quality tools.
• Improve supplier quality processes: assessments, supplier management, part approval, and corrective action.

Qualifications;

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
• 8+ years in Quality, Supplier Quality, or Manufacturing, with direct automotive experience (mandatory) - OEM or Tier 1/2.
• Hands-on NPI / product launch experience and a track record of building or improving quality systems.
• Working knowledge of IATF 16949, ISO 9001, and VDA 6.3.
• Fluency with core quality tools: APQP, PPAP, FAI, PFMEA, 8D, SPC, and GD&T.
• Willingness to travel to supplier sites as needed.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and mentoring junior engineers.
• Prior supplier-facing engineering across commodity areas (e.g., interiors/seating, powertrain/HV battery, drive module, electronics).
• Certifications: ASQ CQE, Certified Quality Auditor (CQA), or Six Sigma Green/Black Belt.
• EV, autonomous-vehicle, or high-reliability (aviation/medical) exposure.

Salary Range: $120K - $140K

The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate's combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience

MANDATORY FOR ALL REMOTE/HYBRID AND/OR CALIFORNIA, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, HAWAII, COLORADO, MARYLAND, CONNECTICUT, ILLINOIS, MINNESOTA, VERMONT, MASSACHUSETTS, NEVADA, NEW YORK, RHODE ISLAND, WASHINGTON STATE & CINCINNATI, OHIO, JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, TOLEDO, OHIO BASED ROLES.

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