Company: Siemens Industry, Inc.

Location: 7000 Siemens Road, Wendell, NC 27597

Position Title: Supplier Quality Engineer

Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, 40 Hours/ Week

Summary of Duties: Ensure and improve the supplier quality in the assigned area. Focus primarily on 3rd party sources including but not limited to Transformers, E-Houses, and other products. Implement SQE requirements regarding preventive actions, technical specifications, and qualification of suppliers. Act as SQE contact in cross functional teams. Locally support the global SQE/M community. Measure and report Supplier incident rate (SIR), supplier failure rate (SFR), supplier caused NCCs, claim rate and develop and execute plans to improve these KPIs. Qualifies and approves suppliers, in cooperation with purchasing. Coordinates product/service qualifications and approvals based on specific requirements/specification (Ready to order). Creates, negotiates, and monitor quality assurance agreements implementation in the supplier processes. Plan and execute Supplier Audits in accordance with VDA 6.3 standards including follow ups of respective measures implementation. Alignment with incoming inspection on complaint management. Supports standardized supplier qualification process according to corporate guidelines (Ready for business). Leads / supports supplier related activities including Component review, Sample Inspection plan, PPAP, APQP. For issues found during audits and normal receipt of non-conforming goods, conduct root cause analysis with the suppler and ensure corrective actions that are implemented are focused on eliminating the issue from recuring. 15% domestic travel. Hybrid work permitted.

Qualifications: The position requires a Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field and five (5) years of experience in the job offered or an acceptable alternate occupation. Position requires experience with the following: Experience in core quality tools like FMEA, APQP, PPAP, Six Sigma, 5Why, 8D, Ishikawa Diagram, VSM, Process/ISO/VDA audits. Data Analytics/ Digitalization skills. Experience in SAP, Advanced Excel (Pivot tables, Macros and VBA), Power BI. Ability to work in matrix global organization. Skilled in interpreting technical drawings, collaborating with engineering teams and ensuring quality and safety compliance in complex industrial environments. Experience working with Electrical, Electronics, Sheet metal and Welding.