{"id":1240786,"url":"https://alion.io/job/plexus-supplier-quality-engineer-ii","title":"Supplier Quality Engineer II","company":{"id":2065822,"name":"Plexus","domain":"plexus.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/plexus-com","size_band":"501-1000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Eightfold","truth_index":null},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":"middle","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Oradea, Romania"],"countries":["RO"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":23000,"max_usd":49000,"period":"year","method":"global_role_cell_scaled_by_country","sample_n":1761},"experience_years_min":2,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-21T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-21","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26T23:44:12Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":6,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":6},"description":"About us\nAt Plexus, our vision is to help create the products that build a better world. By embracing an innovative culture of excellence, we pride ourselves on designing, manufacturing and servicing some of the world’s most transformative products. From life-saving medical technology and mission-critical defense solutions to sophisticated industrial automation, we’re proud to partner with our customers to bring their complex ideas to market.\nVisit Plexus.com to learn more about our unwavering commitment to our vision.\nLiving Our Values\nWith a vision rooted in the wellbeing and inclusive engagement of our team members, our customers, their end users and our communities, people are the heart of what we do and who we are. Our values unite and guide us in everything that we do.\nOur values include: Growing our People, Building Belonging, Innovating Responsibly, Delivering Excellence and Creating Customer Success.\nAs part of our team, you’ll do impactful work within an inclusive environment where everyone works together to achieve extraordinary outcomes. You’ll be empowered to reach your full potential through managing your own personalised development plan and access to our learning and development programs.\nPurpose Statement: The Supplier Quality Engineer II is responsible to drive the organization's Zero Defect Strategy and continual improvement into the supply base for both compliance and risk mitigation within operations. This role will represent the supplier quality function to customers, external auditors, and internal teams for all incoming raw material and services. Supplier Quality is a key technical and indirect leadership function that will apply fundamentals of quality in order to influence suppliers in meeting or exceeding expectations.\n(Enter specific assignment information, examples: This role will be manufacturing based at our manufacturing facility located in Neenah, Wisconsin focusing on electrical assemblies. Or This role will be regionally based supporting all manufacturing sites with the AMER region for fabrication and machining. This role will be Global, shaping support for supplier quality engineers at varying levels of proficiency in IT system use)\nKey Job Accountabilities:\nSupplier Qualification - Lead supplier qualification as a key member in supplier selection and evaluation teams using a risk based approach. Lead supplier audits applying good auditing practices and our Quality Management System (QMS) in both new programs and on-going management of suppliers.\nPart Qualification - Use purchased product specifications to identify Critical to Quality features and complete part qualification activities using different elements of Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) to flow requirements from Customers into the supply base. Connect part qualification activities into receiving inspection setting both sampling plans and inspection criteria. Represent Supplier Quality in Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) teams and supplier change requests as a key member driving Zero Defect strategies into the supply chain.\nSupplier Management - Lead supplier corrective action activities in multiple levels of the supply chain using non-conforming parts, data trends and supplier audit findings. Analyze data to identify trends and provide suppliers feedback to drive supplier performance improvements. Assist in categorization of suppliers by risk for additional development or auditing activities.\nEngineering expertise - Apply expertise in assigned engineering function to challenge suppliers processes using a risk based approach. The approach includes design reviews, process failure mode and effects analysis (PFMEA), control plans (CP) and statistical process controls (SPC) applied to selected manufacturing technologies.\nAssist in guiding or shaping future Supplier Quality Strategies and support development of supplier quality engineers in both technical growth and supplier quality fundamentals. Apply domain depth to standard operating procedures (SOP), work instructions (WI) and templates to improve standard work and operational rigor within function.\nEducation/Experience Qualifications:\nBachelor’s Degree with 2 or more years of related experience is preferred. An equivalent combination of education and/or experience will be considered.\nOther Qualifications:\nASQ Certification preferred (CQE, CQA, CMQOE) \nBroad understanding of materials, manufacturing technologies and processes\nPhysical Requirements:\nRole will support operational teams in a manufacturing environment with required personal protective equipment. Facilities include comfortable temperatures, repetitive low noise level and suitable lighting for required tasks. May require walking, standing and sitting, using a computer, and other office equipment. Direct interaction with people and equipment is event driven and will include activities related to inspecting, qualifying, troubleshooting and improving jigs, fixtures, and manufacturing methods using different types of components or material. Role may require working individually on tasks with a prolonged focus on written material, working collectively as part of a team of various disciplines and backgrounds and working in multiple software systems.\nTravel Requirements:\nLess than 40%\nThis document does not represent a contract of employment and is not intended to capture every possible assignment the incumbent could be asked to perform.\nYour Rewards and Wellbeing\nWe believe in rewarding your contribution with a comprehensive package designed to support your life both inside and outside of work.\nFinancial Bonuses & Compensation:\n13th Salary\nMeal Tickets\nChildbirth Bonus\nFinancial Support for Exceptional Situations\nReferral Bonus\nDiscretionary Performance-Related Bonus\nHealth & Wellbeing:\nPrivate Health Insurance\nPsychotherapy & Emotional Support\nFitness Membership in Oradea\nOn-site Medical Cabinet\nAnnual Leave & Time Off:\nAnnual Leave: Employees receive between 22 and 26 days of paid annual leave, scaling with their seniority\nVolunteer Time Off\nRecognition & Rewards\nEmployee Recognition Program\nIdea Generation Program\n\"Thank You\" Program\nEveryday Perks & Facilities\nFree Transportation\nOn-site Canteen\nBookster\nEmployee Discounts\nApplication Process\nAt Plexus, we don't look for culture fit, we look for culture add. We value the unique perspectives you bring and review every candidate holistically, balancing professional experience, education and individual journey.\nAccessibility and Accommodations\nAs a Disability Confident employer, we recruit purely on the basis of skills and merit, ensuring an equitable process for everyone. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities or special requirements. 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