Quality Engineer

Sr. Supplier Quality Engineer In this role youThe Senior Supplier Quality Engineer – Integration is a critical leadership role responsible for ensuring supplier quality, compliance, and continuity during periods of change, including M&A, supplier transitions, product transfers, and external manufacturing integrations. This role serves as the single-threaded owner for supplier quality integration, partnering closely with Supply Chain, Operations, R&D, Regulatory, and external suppliers to stabilize, align, and optimize supplier performance.Responsible for achieving a state of high-quality performance at our Supplier partners through the application and practice of Advanced Product Quality Planning ‘APQP’ , Supplier Qualification (Audit, Quality Agreement/Change Notice Agreement), and continuous monitoring the performance supplier to drive zero defect through Supplier Corrective Actions and notification. You will fill a high-profile, cross functional position and play an integral role enabling development and production flow of Philips IGTD’s critical supply base. You will work in close coordination with Product Engineering, Supply Chain and Production and Suppliers to execute effective, creative and smart supply chain strategies to achieve production goals.Your role:Lead supplier quality due diligence activities during M&A, including risk assessments, compliance reviews, and continuity planningSupport pre-close and post-close integration planning for critical suppliers and externally manufactured productsDevelop and execute supplier and product stabilization plans for high-risk or single-source suppliersPartner with Legal and Procurement on change-of-control considerations, quality agreements, and supplier onboardingAct as the primary SQE interface to Supply Chain, Operations, R&D, Regulatory, and Program Management during integration effortsProvide clear risk-based recommendations to leadership to support timely decision-makingDrive alignment across functions on quality expectations, escalation paths, and governance cadenceEstablish and manage supplier quality scorecards and integration KPIsTrack and report supplier risk, issue resolution, and integration progress to leadershipIdentify opportunities for supplier consolidation, capability improvement, and process harmonizationConducts thorough investigations of defects to determine if they are supplier-caused and implement corrections using the SCAR process.Proactively manage, monitor, and troubleshoot supplier-related issues for quality of components, sub-assemblies, and assemblies including monitoring trends and managing Supplier Improvement and Supplier Quality Performance Monitoring.Providing Quality oversight of product/process change requests from suppliers (SICRs: Supplier Initiated Chage Requests), ensuring appropriate regulatory review and adequate validation to support requested changes including following our APQP process and leading process validation, as necessary.Develop and oversee process validation plans, including equipment qualifications, with suppliers and lead continuous improvement projects based on process/product trends, customer complaints, industry standards and government regulations.Perform and lead Supplier Audits, Value Stream Mapping and process enhancement.You're the right fit if:Bachelor Degree engineering (Master Degree is plus). 3+ years of engineering experience (Manufacturing Engineer and/or Product Quality is plus).In-depth product manufacturing and quality experience in process validation and verification.ISO 13485 Lead Auditor certified is plus.Strong Manufacturing Engineering background to drive problem solving and E2E process improvement.Strong commodities knowledge in Extrusion, Stent, Sheet metal, machining and electronics are plus.Prefer 3+ years of experience in Supplier Quality, Supplier Evaluation, Data Analysis, DFX Methodology, Process Validation, Continuous Improvement.Strong written, oral and interpersonal skills to be able to effectively interface interdepartmentally and complete assignments with accuracy and a high attention to detail.How We Work TogetherWe believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.For this project, you’ll be contracted via a Randstad company as a temporary worker/contractor and placed at our Client.As a contractor, you'll enjoy cutting-edge challenges and unexpected experiences that make you a more in-demand professional.Equal Opportunity EmployerRandstad is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate against Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.At Randstad, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. 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