
Supplier Development Engineer - EE
- Bangalore, Karnataka
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead the supplier approval process, assessing Manufacturing/Standards/Technology capabilities, and addressing Health, Safety, and Environmental risks (ROHS, REACH, WEEE).
- Support new product launches to ensure supplier quality aligns with required standards.
- Test and validate new development samples from suppliers for Electrical commodities (e.g., Wiring harness, Power Cords, Circuit Breakers, PCBAs, Outlets).
- Collaborate with Engineering teams to define process parameters, ensuring supplier process capability meets product and process requirements.
- Facilitate root cause analysis and corrective actions for supplier quality issues; validate SCAR (Supplier Corrective Action Request) and oversee implementations.
- Conduct on-site supplier visits for root cause analysis and verification of correction actions.
- Review supplier manufacturing processes, collaborating on process improvement and value enhancement opportunities.
- Supplier audits based on nVent audit plans.
- Promote customer-preferred techniques for continuous improvement (Lean, Kaizens, Six-Sigma, Poka-Yoke, Measurement System Analysis, PFMEA & CP).
- Deliver quality awareness training and support process improvement activities at the supplier.
- Manage and coordinate supplier Parts Per Million (PPM), supplier problem-solving, cost recovery, and supplier warranty indicators.
- Ensure incoming quality of assigned commodity parts received from suppliers and internal factories.
- Review internal components rejections and take appropriate actions.
- Impose Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) on suppliers for major issues by coordinating with Purchase and Finance departments.
- Academic background in Diploma / Bachelor of Engineering (BE / B. Tech) in Electrical / Electronics /E&TC.
- Previous experience in or with 6 or more years work experience in manufacturing areas Supplier quality, IQC, Manufacturing Quality & NPD Quality (Mainly wire harness PCBA and Outlets).
- Knowledge of APQP, PPAP, FMEA, MSA. 6 Sigma Green Belt as an added advantage
- Competent in driving improvement through problem-solving methodologies (8Ds, Kaizen, A3, Lean, 6 Sigma).
- Knowledge of ISO 9001-2015, IPC610 & IPC/WHMA-A-620 Training/Certification is an added advantage.
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