Supplier Quality Engineer – Powertrain

About Harbinger

Harbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbingers best-in-class team of EV battery and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to bring a first-of-its-kind EV platform to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs and Hybrids. Harbinger: Familiar Form Revolutionary Foundation.

Job Overview

What Youll Do:

• Collaborate with suppliers to ensure compliance with company and industry quality standards.
• Conduct supplier audits including process product and system audits to assess and qualify new and existing suppliers.
• Develop and implement supplier performance metrics including defect rates response times and process improvements.
• Work closely with suppliers to develop corrective and preventive action plans for nonconformance issues.
• Establish and validate supplier processes for including tool trials gauge design and approvals first article inspection (FAI) and production part approval process (PPAP).
• Conduct incoming inspections and quality checks of powertrain components as needed.
• Review and approve supplier documentation such as control plans FMEAs Deviations and inspection reports.
• Ensure compliance with specifications drawings and industry standards such as ISO 9001 IATF 16949 or AS9100 as applicable.
• Participate in the supplier selection process by providing quality-related input.
• Lead weekly calls with suppliers to ensure parts are on track to meet quality and timing requirements for various build stages of the production line.
• Participate in design reviews with the design engineering and manufacturing team to mitigate risk for manufacturing and assembly.
• Monitor and report on supplier performance metrics such as defect rates delivery times and compliance with specifications.
• Investigate and resolve quality issues related to supplier materials and components.
• Collaborate with suppliers to determine root causes of defects and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance supplier quality and performance.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of supplier quality performance audits and corrective actions.
• Lead MRB meetings and act as a quality representative for the engineering change control board.

Who You Are:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering (Mechanical Industrial Manufacturing) or a similar technical field required.
• Three to seven years of experience in manufacturing quality or supplier quality engineering in the automotive or aerospace industry or equivalent manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of castings forgings gears welding assembly tooling materials and associated quality requirements.
• ASQ Certifications such as Certified Quality Engineer Certified Quality Auditor Certified Quality Manager Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher preferred.
• Understanding of basic quality core tools such as Quality Management Systems Supplier and Internal Audits APQP SPC PPAP FMEA and MSA.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent verbal written and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects.
• Strong understanding of mechanical components (forgings castings sheet metal plastic injection molding) and assembly processes.
• Ability to travel (domestic and international) up to 30 to 50%.
• Proven experience in a quality engineering role preferably within a manufacturing or production environment.
• Strong knowledge of quality assurance methodologies tools and techniques.
• Experience with supplier quality management including auditing and performance evaluation.
• Proficiency in quality management systems (QMS) and relevant software applications.
• Certification in quality management (e.g. ASQ Certified Quality Engineer) is a plus.