Senior Supplier Quality Engineer – Electromechanical & Plastics, Malaysia
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Job Location:
George Town - Malaysia
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
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1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Senior Supplier Quality Engineer Electromechanical & Plastics (Malaysia)
Job Summary
As a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) in Malaysia you will play a key role in ensuring the quality capability and reliability of Flukes electromechanical and plastics suppliers. You will lead supplier development drive process capability improvements ensure compliance to specifications and standards and guide suppliers through NPI and sustaining activities.
This role requires strong technical knowledge of injection molding plastics tooling electromechanical assemblies DFM/A component qualification and supplier process control. You will work closely with Global Supply Chain Operations Design Quality Engineering teams to ensure that purchased products meet Flukes performance quality and reliability expectations.
Key Responsibilities
Supplier Development:
- Lead qualification and ongoing performance management of suppliers specializing in injection molded plastics electromechanical parts switches connectors cables housing and mechanical assemblies.
- Assess supplier manufacturing processes including mold design tooling capability plastic flow/warp behavior molding parameters assembly processes and electromechanical testing.
- Drive supplier quality controls readiness and overall performance improvement including NPI readiness.
- Drive improvements in supplier process capability (Cp/Cpk) scrap reduction consistency and defect prevention.
- Lead APQP/PPAP flowdown requirements with Engineering and Supply Chain.
- Develop and maintain IQC plans sampling strategies and test/inspection requirements.
- Support and approve First Article qualifications.
- Lead DFMEA and PFMEA activities related to supplier processes.
- Support stop-ships containment investigations and other quality-related activities as needed.
- Conduct supplier process system and product audits; drive timely closure of nonconformities.
- Ensure quality procedures work instructions and records meet QMS requirements.
- Ensure proper documentation traceability change control and configuration management at suppliers.
- Communicate supplier risks quality status and improvement progress to leadership with clarity and urgency.
New Product Introduction (NPI)
- Lead supplierrelated APQP/PPAP activities including DFM/A reviews PFMEA control plans MSA/GR&R First Article Inspection (FAI) and process validations.
- Validate supplier readiness for production through line setup tooling verification material qualification and production trials.
- Ensure suppliers meet launch quality targets (DPPM RTY escape rates).
- Provide supplier manufacturing and process capability input during Engineering Design Reviews.
- Partner with Design and Manufacturing Engineering and Operations to ensure manufacturability and quality robustness of designs.
Sustaining & Continuous Improvement:
- Monitor supplier quality performance including defect trends process variation COQ metrics and incoming material quality.
- Lead structured problemsolving (8D 5 Whys Ishikawa) for supplierrelated issues customer returns and internal escapes.
- Drive permanent corrective actions and verify effectiveness through data and process validation.
- Support containment rework coordination concessions and stopship decisions when needed.
- Partner with Engineering and Reliability teams on material design or process changes.
- Promote a culture of quality data integrity and continuous improvement using FBS tools.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Mechanical Manufacturing Materials Plastics Engineering or related technical field.
- 10 years of Supplier Quality Engineering experience in plastics electromechanical components assemblies or mechanical manufacturing.
- Strong experience with injection molding tooling development plastics processing electromechanical assembly or mechanical component manufacturing.
- Demonstrated proficiency with APQP/PPAP PFMEA MSA control plans and statistical tools.
- Handson experience with rootcause analysis (8D 5 Why Ishikawa).
- Working knowledge of GD&T engineering drawings tolerances and material specifications.
- Experience conducting supplier audits (ISO 9001 or equivalent).
- Language skill for English Malay and Chinese.
- Ability to travel locally and internationally up to 30% to supplier sites.
Desired Skills
- Experience with mold flow analysis tooling qualification or plastics material selection (ABS PC nylon elastomers).
- Experience with electromechanical components such as switches solenoids motors sensors or precision mechanisms.
- Knowledge of ISO 9001/13485 IATF 16949 or similar standards.
- Working knowledge of Oracle PLM ERP and MES systems.
- Six Sigma Green Belt or strong Lean/CI experience preferred.
- Strong analytical communication and supplierfacing negotiation skills.
- High sense of ownership urgency and continuous improvement mindset.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Quality Assurance
- Six Sigma
- Design Controls
- FDA Regulations
- ISO 9001
- Minitab
- Root cause Analysis
- ISO 13485
- Quality Systems
- Quality Management
- As9100
- Manufacturing
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