Senior Advanced Supplier Quality Engineer

Your Job

As a Senior Advanced Supplier Quality Engineer, you will assess and qualify both new and existing suppliers, support DFM reviews, and lead the PPAP process for high-risk components. You’ll collaborate with suppliers to close capability gaps, identify improvement opportunities, and provide technical support to on-site inspectors when needed.

Our Team

Our team acts as a key link between Molex and its suppliers, focusing on communication and collaboration around product and process qualification, supplier capabilities, and quality standards. We work closely with internal teams like MIE, AQP, and Program Management to resolve supplier-related NPI (New Product Introduction) issues. The team plays a vital role in driving continuous improvement in supplier performance and supporting their development to meet Molex’s evolving expectations.

What You Will Do

• Work independently with suppliers to resolve quality-related issues
• Participate in NPI project requirement reviews and support component DFM (Design for Manufacturability) assessments
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives for components and processes during the NPI (New Product Introduction) phase
• Develop a strong understanding of key suppliers’ systems, processes, and capabilities
• Collaborate in full-frame supplier selection reviews and contribute to the final decision-making process
• Identify opportunities for supplier improvement and actively support development efforts - covering equipment, processes, tooling, and more
• Manage APQP and review PPAP for high-risk components to ensure smooth transition to mass production
• Share relevant findings with AQP, MQA, and MIE teams and contribute to a lessons-learned knowledge database
• Apply quality tools to identify and solve problems
• Utilize auditing skills, including to ensure supplier compliance and performance
  
  
  

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Degree in Science or Engineering
• Strong expertise in supplier quality or advanced quality management
• Knowledge of metal parts manufacturing and quality standards
• Familiarity with statistical techniques and quality tools
• Certified or experienced internal auditor for ISO 9000 / IATF 16949 with solid auditing skills
• Proficiency in local language and English communication
• Basic skills in Microsoft Office or other general computer applications
• Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively across teams and cultures
• Hands-on experience using quality tools such as 8D, SPC, Six Sigma, 5 Why analysis
• Competency in conducting audits using QSA (Quality System Audit) and QPA (Quality Process Audit) methodologies
  
  
  

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience/knowledge on stamping, machining, molding and cage assembly process
• VDA6.3 auditor certificate by VDA/QMC
  
  
  

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Who We Are

As a Koch company, Molex is a leading supplier of connectors and interconnect components, driving innovation in electronics and supporting industries from automotive to health care and consumer to data communications. The thousands of innovators who work for Molex have made us a global electronics leader. Our experienced people, groundbreaking products and leading-edge technologies help us deliver a wider array of solutions to more markets than ever before.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.