# Sr Supplier Development Engineer

Req ID 91922 | Gray Court, United States ZF Transmissions Gray Court, LLC Job Description The Senior Commodity Supplier Quality Engineer is responsible for leading all supplier quality activities related to supplier assessment, Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), supplier development, process validation, component development, and structured problem solving for outsourced production materials. The role ensures that supplier performance consistently supports ZF and external customer requirements while maintaining compliance with global quality objectives, corporate standards, and local regulatory requirements. What you can look forward as Supplier Quality Engineer: Lead supplier quality and readiness activities for new product launches, supplier onboarding, and APQP/PPAP execution to ensure compliance with ZF, AIAG, VDA, and IATF standards. Conduct supplier assessments and audits (VDA 6.3, IATF, AIAG, and ZF-specific audits) to evaluate capability, approve new suppliers, and drive continuous improvement. Provide technical expertise in manufacturing processes and commodities, including feasibility studies, supplier evaluations, process reviews, engineering changes, and print-to

- **Id**: 4188459
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/zf-group-sr-supplier-development-engineer>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Gray Court, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 6
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-12T18:53:14Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-12
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-13T02:29:25Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5050
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: 401k plan, Equity
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Automotive Components

## Company

- **Id**: 7001
- **Name**: ZF Group
- **Domain**: zf.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/zf-group>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: SuccessFactors

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 97
- **Open postings**: 25
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.12
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 27
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Technologies

- **FMEA** — Optional: no
- **GD&T** — Optional: no
- **Microsoft Office** — Optional: no
- **Statistical Process Control** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 6
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-12T18:53:14Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 27
- **Reasons**: conf:3, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-13T05:56:04Z

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