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Our supply chain spans contract manufacturers, magnet suppliers, PCB manufacturers, and precision machining partners across the US, Mexico, and Asia. As we scale rapidly in revenue, the quality of our supply base is directly linked to our ability to deliver reliable, world-class products to our customers.\nPOSITION SUMMARY\nThe Senior Supplier Quality Engineer is responsible for developing, managing, and continuously improving the quality performance of Infinitum's supplier base - with particular focus on critical and high-risk suppliers. This role leads supplier qualification, audit programs, incoming quality controls, supplier corrective action management, and collaborative supplier development activities. The Senior SQE acts as both a quality gate and a lean development partner for Infinitum's supply chain - ensuring that supplier capability grows in step with Infinitum's product quality demands.\nKEY RESPONSIBILITIES\nSupplier Quality Management & Performance\nOwn the quality performance of assigned suppliers - tracking incoming defect rate (PPM), on-time delivery, corrective action closure rate, and audit findings across a defined supplier portfolio\nMaintain supplier scorecards and lead periodic supplier quality review meetings - driving accountability and continuous improvement in supplier performance\nEstablish and enforce incoming inspection plans, acceptance criteria, and control plans for critical components including magnets, PCBs, stator assemblies, and precision machined parts\nManage supplier quality escapes - initiating containment, leading or coordinating root cause investigation, and driving permanent corrective action through verified closure\nMonitor supplier quality trends and proactively escalate systemic risks before they affect production or customers\nSupplier Qualification & Development\nLead new supplier qualification activities including quality system assessments, process audits, first article inspection (FAI), and approval decisions\nConduct on-site supplier audits - process audits, system audits, and layered process audits - at domestic and international supplier locations\nDevelop supplier lean and quality capability through joint improvement activities - including Kaizen Events, VSM exercises, A3 problem solving, and SMED workshops conducted at supplier facilities\nWork with suppliers to implement pull systems, visual management, standard work, and statistical process control where deficiency has been identified\nAssess and develop Tier 2 supplier quality capability in coordination with Tier 1 strategic partners\nIncoming Quality Control\nDesign and maintain incoming inspection sampling plans based on supplier risk level, historical performance, and component criticality\nWork with receiving and production teams to ensure incoming material is properly identified, inspected, and dispositioned - with clear quarantine and hold processes for nonconforming material\nDrive suppliers toward certified supplier status (skip-lot or ship-to-stock) as their quality performance matures and data supports reduced incoming inspection\nManage nonconforming material disposition including use-as-is decisions, rework, return to supplier, and scrap - with appropriate engineering review and documentation\nSupplier Corrective Action (SCAR) Management\nIssue Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs) for quality escapes, audit findings, and systemic performance issues - with clear problem statements, root cause requirements, and response timelines\nReview and approve supplier 8D corrective action responses challenging superficial root cause analysis and requiring systemic corrective actions, not symptom-level fixes\nTrack open SCARs through to verified effectiveness - not closing actions until sustained improvement is demonstrated with data\nAnalyze SCAR trends to identify recurring failure modes, systemic supplier weaknesses, and opportunities for proactive intervention\nCross-Functional Collaboration & Quality Systems\nPartner with engineering, operations, and supply chain teams on new product introductions to ensure supplier quality requirements are defined, communicated, and controlled from the earliest design stages\nContribute to FMEA development and control plan creation for components sourced from the supply base\nSupport the Infinitum Quality Management System (QMS) by maintaining supplier quality records, audit reports, and qualification documentation in compliance with applicable standards\nRepresent supplier quality in design reviews, engineering change notifications (ECNs), and material review board (MRB) activities\nParticipate in the development and improvement of supplier quality procedures, work instructions, and supplier quality manual requirements\nREQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS\nBachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Materials Science, or a related technical field\n5-8 years of experience in supplier quality engineering in a manufacturing environment - with demonstrated experience managing supplier relationships, conducting audits, and driving corrective actions\nHands-on experience conducting supplier process audits and quality system assessments\nProficiency with core quality tools: FMEA, control plans, MSA/Gage R&R, SPC, 8D, 5 Whys, and Ishikawa\nExperience with first article inspection (FAI) processes and incoming inspection plan development\nStrong analytical skills ability to interpret supplier quality data, identify trends, and develop data-driven corrective action priorities\nExcellent communication skills - able to work constructively with suppliers across cultural and language boundaries, and to escalate supplier risks clearly to internal leadership\nWillingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 40% of the time\nPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS\nExperience in electric motors, power electronics, magnetics, or precision electromechanical manufacturing\nExperience auditing and developing suppliers in Asia\nASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Certified Supplier Quality Professional (CSQP), or equivalent\nLean manufacturing or Six Sigma certification (Green Belt or Black Belt)\nExperience with magnet suppliers, PCB manufacturers, or precision machined component suppliers\nFamiliarity with ISO 9001, IATF 16949, or AS9100 quality management system standards\nExperience with ERP-integrated supplier quality management systems\nKnowledge of lean accounting and total cost of quality frameworks applied to supplier performance evaluation\nCOMPETENCIES\nTechnical credibility - commands respect from suppliers through deep process knowledge and rigorous quality methodology, not just positional authority\nSupplier development mindset - treats supplier improvement as a collaborative investment, not just an audit and compliance exercise\nAnalytical rigor - drives to systemic root causes; never accepts a symptom-level corrective action as sufficient\nInfluence without authority - drives improvement in organizations that do not report to Infinitum through relationship, data, and technical credibility\nCross-cultural effectiveness - works constructively and respectfully with supplier partners across different cultural and business contexts\nOwnership - takes full accountability for the quality performance of their supplier portfolio; does not escalate what can be resolved at their level\nContinuous improvement - applies lean thinking to both their own work and their suppliers' operations; looks for systemic patterns and drives durable prevention\nWORKING CONDITIONS\nThis position requires regular travel to supplier facilities domestically and internationally and periodic travel to magnet and PCB suppliers in Vietnam and other Asian locations. 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