Supplier Quality Engineer

ESS Inc•Wilsonville, OR

About The Position

ESS is a globally recognized leader in sustainable energy storage and is consistently identified as one of the most innovative and exciting technology players in energy storage. Trading on the NYSE (GWH), ESS is poised to be one of the fastest growing energy technology companies in the world, with projects already across 4 continents. The ESS vision is about enabling the decarbonization of the grid by enabling us to achieve up to 100% of our electricity from clean, sustainable renewable energy. These are ambitious goals, and we are pursuing them with passion. At ESS, we are leading the energy transition, creating sustainable energy solutions of the future to help individuals, businesses and communities change energy into lasting value. ESS is looking for a motivated and versatile Supplier Quality Engineer to join our team. While focused on supplier management and performance, this person will be engaged in a wide spectrum of activities including alternative sourcing and supplier scorecard/report development. They will manage an assigned supplier base to assure products and processes, internally and externally, meet specifications and improve supplier product quality performance. This position is accountable for reviewing supplier Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) documents and validation activities.

Requirements

BS in Electrical, Electronics, Engineering or Mechanical fields
3+ years of experience in similar QC/QA/SQE positions.
5-10 years of technical experience in a complex product manufacturing environment in service, development, or manufacturing
Intermediate to advanced shop math and statistical methods.
Knowledge of English/Metric system measurement

Nice To Haves

Preference for experience in large capital equipment manufacturing and/or medium volume repetitive assembly techniques.
Experience in a manufacturing environment with dynamic daily priorities.
Experience in new product introduction and scale to manufacturing.
Quality system awareness.
Experience with the properties of common plastics used in manufacturing.
Knowledge of ISO 9000.

Responsibilities

Responsible for initiating PPAP Forms.
Review Supplier Part Submission Warrant documents: pFMEA; Process Flow Diagrams; Process Control Plans; Measurement System Analysis (Gage R&R); Dimensional Results (FAIR); Capability Studies; etc.
Ensure compliancetoapplicable standards and internal procedures.
Responsible for reviewing Supplier Change Requests (SCR) and Supplier Proposed Process Changes (SPPC) to ensure continuous compliance to applicable standards, Regulations, and internal procedures.
Support manufacturing, engineering, quality assurance, and quality control process validation related activities.
Work with SCM on effective implementation of supplier report cards and RCCA.
Performing supplier quality system and process audits.
Reviewing design drawings andprocesswith Product Engineers and suppliers toassureabilitytoinspect forcompliance.
Work with suppliers to improve product and process quality andassistwith correlation studies and inspection plans.
Review supplier processes, and process validations toassureinternal and external processes are adequate to meet specifications.
Work with suppliersto:assist where necessary, write and execute protocols, conduct validations.
Assistin the design and development of methods and tooling for the test and inspection of articles
Responsible forassistingin complaintinvestigations asrelated to product quality from suppliers.
Alwaysmaintainacceptable 5S housekeeping standards to keep production and work areas clean. Ensuring that all tools, materials, and supplies are returned to their designated locations as soon as the task is finished.