Abbott · 1 week ago

Supplier Quality Engineer

Westford, MA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$57K/yr - $115K/yr

2+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Assess potential new suppliers for technical, quality, and manufacturing capabilities.

Provide technical support for the introduction of components from a new supplier.

Generate and maintain incoming inspection procedures. Train inspectors to these procedures.

Develop and/or source inspection tools and equipment.

Assist in generating component specifications.

Generate test protocols, monitor testing, issue qualification test reports, and approve components for use in products.

Provide input to Design Engineering on new component technology and assist in component selection with quality and reliability analysis.

Analyze incoming material defects.

Communicate issues to suppliers.

Review new design specifications and provide input from component quality and manufacturability perspective.

Investigate field failures related to supplier materials.

Develop corrective action plan where necessary. Disposition and drive corrective action as necessary.

May supervise inspectors.

Cultivate a wide range of internal networks and begin to develop an extensive external network of resources to facilitate completion of tasks.

Lead a project team of moderate scope.

Provide guidance to less experienced staff. Act as a mentor to lower-level individual contributors.

Influence exerted at peer level and occasionally at first levels of management.

Plan, organize, and prioritize own daily work routine to meet established schedule.

Exercise authority and judgment within defined limits to determine appropriate action.

Failure to achieve results or erroneous decisions or recommendations may cause delays in program schedules and may result in the allocation of additional resources.

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