Supplier Quality Engineer

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Supplier Quality Setup for Ramp-Up

•       Develop and implement supplier quality workflows, audit checklists, qualification criteria, corrective action tracking, and performance reporting in line with the company QMS and customer requirements.

•       Work with Procurement and Engineering to communicate supplier quality requirements, prioritize qualification activities, and establish clear approval checkpoints before pilot builds and production release.

2. Supplier Qualification & Development

•       Assess suppliers in Southern and Northern Vietnam, Malaysia, and China through on-site or remote audits, technical reviews, and risk assessments. Provide quality recommendations for approval and requalification.

•       Verify process capability, measurement systems, traceability, equipment readiness, and the ability to sustain quality at planned production volumes. Track development plans and audit action closure.

•       Assess quality risks from subcontracted processes and sub-tier suppliers, and verify that required source approvals and controls are maintained.

3. New Parts & Production Readiness

•       Coordinate First Article Inspection (FAI) and supplier sample approval for new parts, tooling, process transfers, or significant changes. Review dimensional reports, material certificates, and relevant coating or treatment test results.

•       Review process flows, PFMEA, control plans, inspection methods, MSA, and capability evidence proportionate to part risk. Apply APQP or PPAP when required by customers or internal procedures.

•       Confirm readiness through pilot lots and process trials. Track open issues, maintain approval records, and verify required authorization before production release.

4. Technical Control of Metal Parts & Surface Treatments

•       Verify process qualification, batch traceability, monitoring records, and test results against applicable drawings and specifications. Align acceptance criteria with Engineering and customer requirements.

•       Machining and fabrication: Review material identity, drawing revision, GD&T, dimensional accuracy, surface finish, burr control, welding quality where applicable, and dimensional effects of subsequent processing.

•       Powder coating: Verify surface preparation, pretreatment, masking, curing conditions, film thickness, appearance, adhesion, and specified corrosion performance.

•       Zinc plating: Verify pretreatment, bath and plating controls, coating thickness, adhesion, supplementary treatments, and specified corrosion performance. Assess hydrogen embrittlement controls where required by material and specification.

•       Zinc phosphating: Verify pretreatment, bath chemistry, conversion coating coverage or weight, post-treatment compatibility, and specified corrosion performance.

5. Incoming Quality & Supplier Corrective Action

•       Work with IQC and Engineering to establish risk-based inspection and sampling plans. Analyze incoming, production, and customer data to identify supplier-related defects and escapes.

•       Lead containment and SCAR activities with suppliers and internal teams. Review 8D reports, verify root causes of occurrence and escape, and confirm corrective action effectiveness before closure.

•       Support MRB disposition, sorting, rework, supplier returns, and quality claims with documented technical evidence. Coordinate corrective actions at supplier sites when needed.

6. Supplier Change & Performance Management

•       Assess and control changes to materials, tooling, equipment, processes, treatment chemistry, manufacturing sites, and sub-tier sources. Coordinate required validation and approvals before implementation.

•       Manage deviations through the authorized workflow with defined scope, traceability, validity, and closure. Support supplier localization and transfers between Vietnam and overseas sources.

•       Maintain supplier scorecards and lead ramp-up quality reviews. Escalate recurring failures, prioritize high-risk suppliers, and verify sustained improvement in quality, yield, and process stability.

7. Documentation & Cross-Functional Support

•       Maintain controlled supplier audit, approval, FAI, inspection, and corrective action records. Coordinate with Procurement, Engineering, Production, IQC, and regional quality teams; support customer and QMS audits.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Education: Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Science, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline; equivalent relevant technical experience may be considered.

Experience: At least 3 years of experience in supplier quality or manufacturing quality, including direct responsibility for supplier audits, part qualification, and corrective action follow-up.

Practical experience with suppliers of machined or fabricated metal parts, and working knowledge of powder coating, zinc plating, and zinc phosphating process controls and common defects (good to have).

Technical & System Skills:  Ability to interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, material specifications, surface finish and coating requirements, inspection reports, and material or process certificates.

- Working knowledge of ISO 9001, supplier process auditing, FAI, PFMEA, control plans, MSA, SPC, process capability, and risk-based sampling. Familiarity with APQP or PPAP where required.

- Practical ability to use 8D, 5 Whys, fishbone analysis, and evidence-based corrective action verification to address both defect occurrence and escape.

- Understanding of dimensional metrology and surface treatment verification, including the selection and interpretation of relevant measurement or test methods.

- Ability to establish and maintain supplier quality records, analyze performance using Microsoft Excel, and use ERP or QMS systems.

Leadership & Soft Skills:

- Ability to work independently in a ramp-up environment, prioritize competing quality risks, make sound technical judgments, and follow through on actions across suppliers and internal teams.

- Effective supplier communication, negotiation, and stakeholder coordination skills. Ability to communicate in Vietnamese with local suppliers and in English for technical discussions, audits, reports, and regional collaboration.

Other Requirements: Willingness and ability to travel to suppliers in Southern and Northern Vietnam and internationally, particularly Malaysia and China, as required.

Working Time: 7:45 AM – 5:30 PM (Mondays – Fridays)

Shuttle bus service is available upon registration.

Benefits

- Meal Allowance: Daily meal support provided.

- Working Equipment: Necessary working equipment and tools will be provided.

- On-the-job Training: Opportunity to gain practical experience.

- Professional Working Environment: Opportunity to work in a professional and multinational environment.

- Healthcare Insurance: Healthcare insurance premium is fully covered by the company in accordance with company policy.