Quality Engineer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, or a related technical field.
• 5–15 years of relevant experience in supplier quality, manufacturing quality, process engineering, supply chain, or a similar technical role.
• Experience working directly with suppliers in production, high-complexity manufacturing, or technology-driven environments.
• Demonstrated ability to lead supplier improvement projects, audits, quality issue resolution, corrective action activities, and non-conforming material review or disposition processes.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, material specifications, tolerances, quality requirements, and supplier technical documentation.
• Strong familiarity with manufacturing technology, quality management systems, process controls, qualification methods, and supplier relationship management.
• Flexibility to travel to supplier and Brooks sites.

Responsibilities

• Own supplier quality performance, technical process capability, and continuous improvement for assigned suppliers.
• Drive supplier readiness to support Brooks automation platforms, Customer delivery expectations, and semiconductor manufacturing requirements.
• Assure Form, Fit, Function, and Reliability (FFFR) for all supplier-delivered parts supporting Brooks locations worldwide.
• Use supplier quality data, audits, and performance trends to identify risk, prioritize action, and strengthen supplier capability.
• Support urgent containment, recovery, and escalation actions when supplier-related issues affect production, delivery, or Customer commitments.
• Lead qualification activities for new and existing suppliers to ensure capability, compliance, and long-term fit with Brooks requirements.
• Perform supplier audits and assessments to evaluate manufacturing readiness, quality systems, process discipline, and risk controls.
• Drive supplier development plans that improve quality performance, reduce risk, strengthen responsiveness, and support Customer commitments.
• Ensure supplier processes are controlled, documented, qualified, and capable of consistently meeting Brooks product, FFFR, and quality requirements.
• Review supplier process changes through established change control processes to ensure risks to FFFR, quality, and Customer commitments are understood before implementation.
• Partner with design, manufacturing, sourcing, and operations teams to support key product lifecycle milestones such as NPI and block changes to help define specifications, tolerances, inspection plans, and quality controls.
• Lead resolution of supplier quality issues, including identification and disposition of non-conforming material, FAIR rejections, escapes, incoming part defects, and Customer-impacting risks.
• Facilitate root cause investigations using RCCA, 8D, and other structured problem-solving methods to eliminate recurrence.
• Manage Corrective and Preventive Actions and verify effectiveness through evidence, data, and sustained supplier performance.
• Coordinate containment, disposition, recovery, and follow-up actions with suppliers and internal teams to protect production and Customer commitments.
• Track supplier quality metrics including defect rates, PPM, delivery quality, responsiveness, recurrence, non-compliance trends, and process stability.
• Use Supplier Scorecards to frequently measure non-compliance, quality issues, responsiveness, recurrence, and supplier performance risks requiring early detection and timely resolution.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives with supplier leadership, engineering, quality, and production teams.
• Engage and lead global cross-functional teams to ensure execution of site material stock purges.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Plan
• Company paid holidays
• Flexible Vacation