Supplier Quality Engineer

PG&E•Oakland, CA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Supplier Quality Assurance organization is responsible for assuring the safety and quality of material provided by the suppliers of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). The department collaborates with engineering, construction, and supply chain to ensure that qualified suppliers provide PG&E material that meets specification requirements, is understood and usable by the field, and can meet cost and quantity requirements. This position is responsible for providing guidance and managing assigned supplier quality duties. Handles complex problems, issues and addresses special projects. Participates in focused, quality driven data analysis projects in the continuous support of Quality Improvement and the reduction of cost of poor quality. The responsibility level of this position increases with experience. Note: this position requires up to 50% travel time (domestic and international).

Requirements

A 4-year BS Degree in Electrical, Civil, Mechanical or other related Engineering degree as appropriate from an accredited curriculum in the US or the equivalent from outside the US.
Mastery of the Associate level Engineer job duties or equivalent and demonstrated knowledge and ability to perform the basic duties of the Journey level Engineer.
Meets specific technical requirements gained through a minimum of 3 years of work experience in a supplier quality and/or manufacturing environment.

Nice To Haves

American Society of Quality – Certified Quality Engineer
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
Participated directly in lean projects or activities that led to a process/product improvement
Good experience and understanding of the framework within SAP Quality Management Module
Demonstrate the ability to analyze large amounts of data within MS-Excel
Ability to read standards and drawings and make reasoned judgments on the “quality of the designs”
Knowledge of a mature ISO-9000 system
Knowledge of Quality Management Systems and applications in a supplier -customer relationship
Knowledge of a mature Supplier Quality and Procurement systems and processes and the ability to work closely with Engineering and Procurement personnel to achieve supplier qualification and improvements
Knowledge of a variety of manufacturing processes and good internal business controls and procedures
Ability to demonstrate application of "root cause analysis" in working with supplier problems
Ability to make reasoned decisions regarding part and system compliance when drawings are not clear
Ability to work in a rapid pace with incomplete information; making decisions about products while juggling multiple problems and tasks
Knowledge of variety of non-destructive testing and basic electrical and mechanical inspection techniques

Responsibilities

Participates in Quality Audits of suppliers
Writes or contributes to supplier visit reports
Participates in supplier quality reviews with procurement and more senior members of quality staff
Assists in the gathering of information or data for submittal to regulatory agencies.
Prepares notes for documenting process flows and control points.
Performs basic analysis as directed (Graphs, Flowcharts, Pareto Charts, Histograms, Run Charts, etc.).
Prepares metrics monthly reports
Prepares and reviews SCARS for suppliers
Prepares inspection plans for materials
Trains and interfaces with inspectors
Reviews MPR’s and dispositions less complex MPR’s
Assist in, edit or draft procedures with oversight
Prepares presentations for quality team
Work with suppliers on process changes or functional changes or quality issues (with oversight of more senior quality engineers or supervisor/managers).
Shall work in accordance with all Supplier Quality Standards
Identifies problems suppliers and documents supplier visits in well-written reports and action lists. Manages action items in conjunction with supplier.
Responsible for driving DPPM (Defective Parts per Million) on a targeted downward trend for their assigned commodities by identification of problems and concerted work with key suppliers.
Issues and reviews SCARs (Supplier Corrective Action Requests) for their assigned suppliers. Responsible for ensuring action completion including management of long term process enhancement projects.
Drafts procedures or new processes and manages them through the approval process to completion with little supervision.
Collects, analyzes, charts and presents metrics related to suppliers.
Implements quality improvements, process mapping, process validations, software validations, production efficiency improvements, and process controls based on trend analysis.
Knows key issues in the supplier’s commodity and works through others to solve problems and improve their processes.
Leads basic cross functional projects involving safety issues or other quality concerns
Assist with the development of internal quality control inspections and implementation of appropriate measurement methods and test equipment.
Identifies system problems and opportunities for enhanced processes and with some support will drive cross functional improvements to completion
Manages the closure of a large volume of defect reports (Material Problem Reports - MPR's) and supplier SCAR's, and ensures accuracy, timeliness, and the correct actions were taken.
Reviews defective materials with inspectors and Standards Engineers and others to understand failure modes and causal factors.
Supports the development and the testing of the SAP architecture for a Quality Management System.
Reviews a wide variety of hardware (cable, power electrical equipment, pipe, structures) for technical compliance to drawings.
Provides training as required to internal or external personnel. May create training materials to support that training.
Shall work in accordance with all Supplier Quality Standards and Procedures in addition to any applicable corporate procedures and standards.
Resolves problems of moderate scope.
Generally works independently with limited feedback from other engineers and supervisor.
Demonstrates increasing technical and communication skills
Work sometimes requires direction from more senior engineers and the supervisor.
Works with internal and external personnel.
Significant external contact with vendors, PG&E contractors and customers.
Governmental contacts only as assigned by supervisor.
Attends selected trade and association meetings as approved by leadership.
May be assisted by Source Inspectors or Auditors in conducting supplier visits or supplier follow-up, when the following conditions are met: 1. it is an issue that requires a site visit and the Auditor/Inspector was already planning to visit the site; and 2. it is not affordable for the SQE to travel to the site; and 3. the Auditor/Inspector is qualified to perform the duties required, as determined by management.