Job Description
The Senior Supplier Quality Engineer at Aurora is responsible for developing and maintaining the quality of autonomous vehicle hardware components by managing supplier relationships, conducting audits, and ensuring compliance with industry standards through quality tools and processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain quality requirements for autonomous vehicle hardware components and suppliers.
- Manage APQP and PPAP processes, including guiding suppliers through submissions and approvals.
- Assess and develop suppliers to ensure compliance with industry standards such as ISO-9001 and IATF-16949.
- Conduct on-site supplier audits to verify compliance and identify areas for improvement.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve technical challenges and establish quality expectations.
- Implement corrective actions and process improvements with suppliers to enhance quality performance.
- Utilize quality tools like FMEA, Control Plans, and Process Capability Analysis to monitor supplier quality.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related technical field.
- 7 years of experience in supplier quality, with a strong focus on electrical, electro-mechanical, or optomechanical components and photonics.
- Proven experience with PPAP processes and requirements in an automotive or autonomous vehicle industry setting.
- Proven experience in both submitting as well as receiving Part Submission Warrants (PSW).
- Knowledge of APQP, FMEA, 8D problem-solving, and other automotive quality tools and standards.
- Experience conducting supplier audits and developing suppliers in compliance with IATF 16949 and ISO 9001 standards.
- Experience with multi-tier supply chain and supplier quality management.
- Strong analytical skills and proficiency in quality-related software and statistical analysis tools.
- Lead suppliers through the PPAP process, ensuring timely submission and approval of required PPAP elements, documentation, validations, and samples.
- Assess and develop new and existing suppliers, evaluating their capabilities in alignment with ISO-9001, IATF-16949, and other company standards and project requirements.
- Support Supplier Quality activities related to Aurora external hardware supplier quality developments, supplier manufacturing interactions, APQP, and PPAP.
- Conduct on-site supplier audits and process and quality system audits to ensure compliance with automotive and industry standards, identifying areas for improvement.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including engineering, quality, and manufacturing, to establish clear expectations and resolve technical challenges.
- Guide suppliers in the implementation of corrective actions and process improvements, following up to ensure the effectiveness and sustainability of these measures.
- Utilize quality tools such as FMEA, Control Plans, and Process Capability Analysis to assess, monitor, and verify supplier quality performance.
- Address quality issues through root cause analysis and problem-solving, facilitating sustainable solutions to ensure ongoing compliance.
Benefits & Perks
Base salary range of $135,000 - $216,000 per year
Annual bonus
Equity compensation
Hybrid work environment with in-office presence at least 3 days per week
Safety policies and safety-focused work culture
Inclusion and non-discrimination policies
Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities
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