Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer (M/F)

As part of the ramp-up of our plant and to support our future projects, we are looking for an experienced Supplier Quality Engineer. As a true relay for our quality requirements with our partners, you will play a key role in the performance of our supply chain. Reporting to Purchasing Quality, you will drive supplier quality performance throughout the entire product life cycle.

In this capacity, you will:

• Qualify and evaluate suppliers by driving quality audits (initial, periodic, action plan) and making decisions during cross-functional committees.
• Drive the qualification and approval of products and supplier manufacturing processes (validation of FAI / DVI / PPAP).
• Define, deploy, and validate quality requirements in specifications and ensure their proper implementation throughout the project and series life phases.
• Drive and monitor supplier quality performance (indicators, action plans, compliance with NC / FAI / DVI / PPAP deadlines).
• Lead and organize reviews, audits, and quality exchanges with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Deploy continuous improvement processes and handle non-conformities and quality issues of supplier origin.
• Represent and coordinate the Supplier Quality function in project instances and provide cross-functional support to internal teams.

Your profile: With a Master's degree (engineering school or master's), ideally specialized in Quality, Materials, or Mechanical Engineering. You have a proven experience of at least 3 years in driving supplier performance, imperatively in a demanding international industrial environment (aerospace, automotive, or railway) and you are familiar with manufacturing processes (machining, forging, casting, textile, and aesthetic components). You possess expertise in audit techniques (Product / Process / System). An auditor certification would be an asset. You speak English fluently. Proficiency in Mandarin is a differentiating advantage for our exchanges with Asia. Rigor, analytical skills, and interpersonal ease allow you to interact effectively in an international and cross-functional context. You know how to convince, negotiate, and adapt your discourse to various interlocutors (internal and external) thanks to your communication skills. Mobility: Position requiring high availability with frequent international travel (30 to 50% of the time).