{"id":692302,"url":"https://alion.io/job/inficon-supplier-quality-engineer","title":"Supplier Quality Engineer","company":{"id":678315,"name":"INFICON","domain":"inficon.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/inficon","size_band":"501-1000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"SmartRecruiters","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":75,"open_postings":6,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":1,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":24,"computed_at":"2026-09-25T05:45:01Z"}},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":"junior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Syracuse, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":70000,"max":110000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":110000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":2,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Agile","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-06-02T19:29:26Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-06-02","last_verified_at":"2026-09-25T22:04:38Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":115,"trust":{"level":"stale","repost_count":0,"flags":["stale"],"days_open":114},"description":"INFICON is a leading provider of innovative instrumentation, critical sensor technologies, and Smart Manufacturing/Industry 4.0 software solutions that enhance productivity and quality of tools, processes, and complete factories. These analysis, measurement and control products are essential for gas leak detection in air conditioning/refrigeration and automotive manufacturing. They are vital to equipment manufacturers and end-users in the complex fabrication of semiconductors and thin film coatings for optics, flat panel displays, solar cells and industrial vacuum coating applications. Other users of our vacuum-based processes include the life sciences, research, aerospace, packaging, heat treatment, laser cutting and many other industrial processes. We also leverage our expertise in vacuum technology to provide unique, toxic chemical analysis products for emergency response, security, and environmental health and safety.\n The Supplier Quality Engineer exists to ensure that components and assemblies received from INFICON’s supplier base conform to engineering requirements and to minimize the impact of supplier-related quality escapes on production and customers. The role advances INFICON’s supplier quality program by managing corrective actions, supplier scorecards, and MRB dispositions, while also providing mechanical quality engineering support on the production floor and conducting periodic supplier audits to drive sustainable improvements across the supply chain.\nEssential Job Duties\nSpecific duties include, but are not necessarily limited to:\nDiscrepancy Triage, Disposition, and MRB Management\nDisposition nonconforming incoming and production material; determine accept-as-is, rework, or return-to-vendor (RTV) outcomes in coordination with the MRB coordinator and sourcing team.\nOutline and document rework instructions for material that can be salvaged; communicate dispositions clearly to production technicians and supervisors.\nCollaborate with inspectors to ensure consistent and complete MRB documentation in SAP.\nCoordinate with the MRB coordinator on RTV ticket initiation, tracking, and closure.\nRoot Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) Investigations\nLead 8D investigations for significant quality escapes originating from suppliers or internal production processes.\nApply structured problem-solving tools (5-Why, fishbone, fault trees) to identify and document verified root causes.\nDevelop robust corrective action plans and drive closure through follow-up verification and effectiveness checks.\nPartner with electrical quality engineers when issues span mechanical and electrical domains.\nSupplier Quality Program Management\nIssue, track, and formally close Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs) in accordance with INFICON's corrective action process.\nMaintain and continuously improve supplier scorecards tracking key metrics including Project portfolio management, on-time delivery (OTD), and SCAR response timeliness.\nCollaborate with the sourcing team to address chronic underperforming suppliers and escalate where necessary.\nMaintain supplier quality program documentation including procedures, approved supplier lists, and quality agreements.\nProduction Floor Quality Support\nProvide responsive quality support to production technicians and supervisors for build and test quality issues.\nPerform containment activities to minimize production line stoppages caused by nonconforming material.\nIdentify and escalate systemic process quality issues to prevent recurrence.\nAct as a liaison between production and engineering to communicate quality feedback on assemblies and components.\nStatistical Analysis and Continuous Improvement\nPerform Statistical Process Capability (SPC) studies on current production build and test processes.\nCollect and trend historical quality data from SAP and other databases to identify improvement opportunities.\nIdentify design and test specifications that are poorly defined or over-constrained; collaborate with Design Engineering and suppliers to refine them.\nUse data to prioritize quality improvement initiatives with the greatest business impact.\nSupplier Quality Audits and Site Visits\nPlan and conduct periodic on-site quality audits at supplier facilities to assess process capability, quality management systems, and corrective action effectiveness.\nDocument audit findings in formal audit reports and issue findings to suppliers for corrective action.\nTrack and verify closure of audit findings through follow-up communication and, where warranted, re-audit.\nThis role requires occasional domestic travel; supplier visits represent approximately 10% of total annual working time.\nBehaviors\nBehaviors necessary for this role include, but are not necessarily limited to:\nOrganized, detail-oriented, and methodical in approach to problem-solving and documentation.\nStrong communicator who can build credibility and trust with production teams, engineering, sourcing, and external suppliers.\nAble to manage multiple open issues simultaneously while maintaining high standards of quality and timeliness.\nProfessional and composed when managing difficult supplier conversations or quality escalations.\nProactive self-starter who identifies problems before they escalate and takes ownership of resolution.\nCollaborative team player who engages effectively across all levels of the organization.\nMinimum Qualifications\nBS in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or closely related technical field\n2+ years of experience in a quality engineering or manufacturing engineering role in a high-mix production environment\nDemonstrated knowledge of engineering drawing interpretation and GD&T\nDemonstrated experience leading 8D root cause and corrective action investigations\nProficiency with mechanical measurement tools (calipers, micrometers, CMM interpretation)\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience conducting supplier quality audits or second-party quality system assessments\nKnowledge of statistical process control (SPC) methodologies and tools\nFamiliarity with SAP or similar ERP systems, including MRB and purchasing workflows\nExperience in high cleanliness, tight tolerance, or precision manufacturing environments\nASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) or Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) certification is a plus\nCompensation ranges for roles at INFICON vary based on a number of factors considered in compensation decisions, including but not limited to skills, experience, training, certifications, and overall business and organizational needs. It is not typical for individuals to be hired at or near the top of the range, as compensation decisions are made based on each candidate’s unique qualifications and circumstances.\nA reasonable estimate of the current range is: $70,000 to $110,000 annually. In addition, INFICON employees are eligible for a profit-sharing bonus with a target of 10% as well as 401K match up to 8% (vesting schedule). The actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law.\nINFICON provides a dynamic work environment that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our employees experience ongoing green initiatives, flexible work hours, and a variety of health and wellness programs.\nINFICON’s forward-thinking approach offers countless opportunities to design, support, and manufacture a diverse product portfolio that expands globally. Our Lean and Agile work environment offers competitive compensation, relocation assistance, a discretionary bonus, and generous employee benefits; major medical, dental, health, vision, 401K, vacation and sick time, tuition reimbursement, and more!\nINFICON is committed to ensuring that our online application process provides an equal opportunity to all job seekers that apply without regard to race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, gender, age, protected veteran status, disability status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic. A notice describing Federal equal employment opportunity laws is available here to reaffirm this commitment. Any contact that would like to request a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application process should contact .\nINFICON, Inc. strictly complies with all aspects of the Export Administration Regulations ('EAR'), including those sections dealing with deemed exports to foreign nationals.","description_format":"text","description_chars":8473,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":2,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":["401k plan","Equity","Flexible schedule","Relocation assistance","Wellness"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":true,"industries":["Sensors & Transducers","Test & Measurement Instruments","Semiconductor Equipment"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-11T01:16:57Z"}],"liveness":{"score":8,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.28,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":114,"expected_fill_days":24,"reasons":["conf:13","urgency","win:tail","crowd:junior"],"computed_at":"2026-09-25T05:45:01Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":110000,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/inficon-supplier-quality-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/inficon-supplier-quality-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-26T02:07:52Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":2133,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":2867,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-27T00:00:00Z"}}}