Supplier Quality Engineer III

Repkon•Tampa, FL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Supplier Quality Engineer III works with suppliers to ensure that quality requirements imposed by purchase orders and contracts are understood and met. The role partners with multidisciplinary teams within Paligen Technologies, subcontractor personnel, and customer representatives. It is based on-site in Tampa, Florida, with travel of up to 50% to support other manufacturing locations, suppliers, and customers. The work environment includes office settings and supplier manufacturing locations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field.
At least 5 years of experience in Quality Assurance, manufacturing engineering, or a similar role; without a degree, 4 additional years of relevant experience are required.
Strong knowledge of quality assurance, supplier quality, and ISO 9001 and/or AS9100.
Excellent Microsoft Office skills, including Project.
Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and drive actions.
Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, or other continuous-improvement methodologies, including root-cause and corrective/preventive action determinations and processes.
Excellent problem-solving skills, good judgment, and attention to detail.
Integrity, collaborative working style, and support for continual improvement.
Able to meet the background investigation, drug-screen, and US Person requirements.

Nice To Haves

Certification as a Lead Auditor.
An advanced degree or certifications related to a relevant engineering discipline.
Experience in Supplier Quality Assurance with international/OCONUS companies.

Responsibilities

Evaluate and select suppliers based on their ability to meet product and schedule requirements.
Develop and implement supplier quality evaluation and control systems.
Conduct supplier audits to promote process standardization, waste elimination, and continuous improvement.
Monitor, communicate, and improve supply-chain KPIs, including Supplier On Time Delivery, Defects Per Million Opportunities (DPMO), and Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ).
Work with internal and external stakeholders to resolve supplier quality issues.
Collaborate with supplier representatives on quality problems, ensure corrective actions are implemented, and contribute to supplier quality improvement programs.
Support suppliers with root-cause and corrective/preventive action analysis using tools and methodologies such as FMEA, Fishbone, A-3, fault tree analysis, cause mapping, SPC, and relevant charts and diagrams.
Manage and maintain supplier performance metrics, assessments, and certification programs.
Train suppliers to execute specific quality-system processes.
Coordinate with engineering and procurement teams to ensure supplier compliance with contractual requirements.
Represent the company brand to customer, supplier, and teammate companies.