Supplier Quality Engineer Jobs

Do you want to make a positive impact? Are you interested in helping us achieve our vision of a highly efficient grid that powers a cleaner planet? Do you want to work in a collaborative environment surrounded by colleagues who are creative, focused and mission-driven? If so, read on to see if this might be the job you have been dreaming about.

We are reimagining the grid with high-impact technology and services that provide a digital, secure, and accessible power system – accelerating renewable energy adoption and wide-scale electrification for a net zero world. We collaborate with our customers to achieve their strategic objectives and help them face an uncertain energy future with flexible, high-impact solutions.

With commitment to accelerating the energy transition, we are determined to achieve our mission to advance the delivery of affordable, clean electricity around the world. Come join our team!

Smart Wires is currently looking for a Supplier Quality Engineer based in St. Petersburg, FL to support our Manufacturing team.

The Position

The Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) is a critical role within our Manufacturing organization. The SQE reports to the Supply Chain SVP and is responsible for ensuring supplied material meets our quality requirements. The SQE works with the design engineering, supply chain, and suppliers to ensure that procured materials are properly specified and manufactured in accordance with our requirements and that processes are in place to sustain existing part quality as well as ensure new part/product quality. Qualified candidates are energetic, excellent communicators, have experience in supplier/manufacturing quality, and can thrive when working as part of a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary team.

Primary Responsibilities

• Perform robust Root Cause Analysis to solve quality issues and prevent reoccurrence
• Manage supplier qualifications to ensure that assigned suppliers can produce material, and/or components that will consistently meet Engineering drawing and specification requirements
• Be the technical focal point to coordinate Sourcing, Design & Materials Engineering functions while interfacing with suppliers
• Utilize technical expertise and judgement to solve problems. Leverages technical skills and analytic thinking required to solve problems. May use multiple internal sources outside of own team to arrive at decisions
• Provide technical guidance to suppliers to assure product/process compliance with engineering drawings and specifications
• Drive suppliers to complete continuous improvement projects to improve top issues
• Manage supplier non-conformances Supplier Change Request (SCR) activities
• Experienced with Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing for mechanical parts, as well as electrical and PCBA specification conventions
• Work closely with Sourcing, Engineering and Manufacturing teams to eliminate any barriers that may affect the quality of sourced components

Requirements

Required Skills and Experience

• Experience with mechanical and electronic component specifications and quality assurance
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, or a closely related field (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 3-5 years of experience in supplier quality

Desired Skills And Experience

• Established project management skills
• Supplier Quality Experience in PCBAs, PCBA components, electronics, or electrical components
• Strong oral and written communication skills. Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems
• Ability to document, plan, communicate, and execute programs
• Strong project management skills and ability to support suppliers through the assessment/qualification process

Location

This position is located at Smart Wires contract manufacturer facility located in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Travel Requirements

Occasional travel to other Smart Wires or supplier sites as dictated by business needs.

Safety Requirements

Smart Wires team members are expected to comply with all safety requirements and regulations when working at Smart Wires facilities and visiting customer sites. This includes adherence to all state and local regulations. Additional safety precautions may include the use of PPE gear as needed per site requirements.

Benefits

The Company

Smart Wires is a global power technology company advancing the delivery of affordable, clean electricity worldwide. With our innovative technology and advanced analytics, we maximize the grid’s capacity. This means more renewables, at a lower cost and with less disruption to communities and the environment. Smart Wires is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, with a global workforce spread across four continents. Our team collaborates with our customers to achieve their strategic objectives and help them face an uncertain energy future with flexible, high-impact solutions.

The Culture

We are passionate about creating a culture that empowers our team to create positive change for everyone., and achieve their full potential, based on our core values:

Making an impact - We are passionate and ambitious about a better future for everyone. We are laser-focused on creating a meaningful, positive impact with real change for our customers, our industry, electricity consumers, and the planet.

Collaboration to drive success - We collaborate with each other, and our stakeholders, because we know even better outcomes come from great teamwork. We have humility which allows us to listen, learn and improve. We value diverse perspectives and seek high impact results.

Accountability - We take responsibility for our actions and behaviors, and for the outcomes we deliver. Acting with integrity and authenticity – and maintaining clear, open communication – ensures we are always improving, and delivering safe, high-quality solutions. We do what we say we will do.

Tenacious courage - We are clear on our path. We have always pioneered new ideas that challenge the status quo, even when it’s not popular. We have tenacity, grit and determination. We push the boundaries of what’s thought to be possible – so we can leave the world a better place than we found it.

**Smart Wires is committed to diversity in our organization and building an equitable and inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds and experiences. We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. Smart Wires complies with applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination and we especially encourage members of traditionally underrepresented communities to apply, including women, people of any skin color, LGBTQ people, veterans, and people with disabilities.**