Senior Engineer, Supplier Development
About The Position
The Senior Supplier Development Engineer is responsible for total quality lifecycle management, before and after onboarding, for suppliers within scope. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Supplier Quality, the role ensures supplier compliance using targeted process controls and risk mitigation methods, including audits, assessments, first article inspection qualifications, risk assessments, and the Supplier Zero Defect Plan. The position safeguards the quality of procured products and services by working with suppliers and Venture Global’s Supply Chain, site Project and Operations Quality teams, Supplier Quality Engineering, VGOS inventory locations, Engineering, and CI/RCA team. The role addresses high-impact supplier escapes and supports the goal of zero supplier escapes while reducing associated cost-of-poor-quality and schedule impacts.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent.
- At least 5 years of experience in Supplier Quality or procurement.
- Experience with auditing, root cause analysis methodologies (A3, 8D), and risk assessment methodologies.
- Thorough understanding of the Oil and Gas/LNG liquefaction business, industry codes and standards, regulatory bodies, and industry standards such as ISO and API Q2.
- Internal or lead auditor certification.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Experience supporting or leading small teams of third-party inspection resources.
- Experience with Microsoft Office tools, including Word, Excel, Projects, and PowerPoint.
- Willingness to travel as needed to Venture Global and supplier facilities.
- Ability to obtain a TWIC Card.
Nice To Haves
- ASQ CQE, Greenbelt, or Black Belt certification.
Responsibilities
- Partner directly with suppliers to achieve right-first-time deliveries and zero escapes.
- Perform supplier surveillance, process assessments, and audits to evaluate suppliers’ ability to meet Venture Global quality requirements.
- Lead Quality activities for applicable Procurement Status Reports.
- Engage in and support applicable Material Requisition and technical specification reviews.
- Coordinate with Engineering to assign Material Requisition Quality Levels and define Quality Plans.
- Support deployed inspection resources and take action based on inspection results.
- Lead and conduct pre-inspection meetings at key supplier locations.
- Manage and issue inspection releases as needed.
- Ensure key and critical packages are ready for go/no-go decisions before sail-away.
- Conduct minimum first article inspection or delta first article inspection qualifications before initial supplier deliveries.
- Support supplier kick-off meetings to validate that inspection and test plans and process controls are in place.
- Interface with procurement, materials management/VGOS, Venture Global sites, and others to address potential supplier escapes in transit, at receiving, during installation, and elsewhere.
- Generate and manage supplier non-conformance reports and corrective action requests to ensure timely issue resolution and prevent recurrence.
- Report and track supplier escapes, audit findings, and associated cost of poor quality as part of the Supplier Zero Defect Program.
- Develop data-based Zero Defect Program improvement plans for key and critical suppliers.
- Promote Venture Global’s Quality culture with suppliers.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
