Supplier Quality Engineer BP IGTS MoS

Job Title

Supplier Quality Engineer BP IGTS MoS

Job Description

Job Title : Supplier Quality Engineer

Job Responsibilities :

Facilitates technical capability assessments of potential new suppliers, ensuring they meet the company's quality standards, and contributes to the supplier selection.

Conducts & reviews DFMAT (Design for Manufacturing and Assembly Technique), SAF (Supplier Approval Form), MSA (Measurement System Analysis), PFMEA (Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis), Control Plan, SPC (Statistical Process Control), PV&V (Process Validation and Verification), FAI (First Article Inspection), LRA (Logistics Risk Assessment), and SICR (Supplier Initiated Change Request).

Develops, executes, monitors, and controls APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) plans as part of the NPI process to ensure consistent product quality.

Contributes to the content of the Supplier Project Book, documenting detailed quality requirements and expectations for suppliers.

Facilitates collaboration between R&D and suppliers in Design for Excellence (DfX) initiatives to enhance product design quality and innovation.

Focuses that Critical to Quality (CtQ) characteristics are effectively communicated to suppliers and rigorously maintained throughout the production process.

Coordinates Part Submission Warrant plans, deliverables, line releases, and completion, ensuring all parts meet specified quality standards before approval.

Executes supplier improvement and development initiatives on APQP(Advanced Product Quality Planning), providing guidance and resources to enhance supplier processes, ensuring they meet the high standards required for production quality and efficiency.

Assists with the process of making additions, changes, or deletions to the Approved Supplier List, ensuring that only qualified suppliers are retained.

Supports in end to end performance management of suppliers, conducts detailed analysis of defects to determine if they are supplier-caused, and acts as an independent reviewer for Supplier Corrective Action Requests.

Education & Training -

Bachelor's degree in engineering science, or equivalent experience

Experience & Background

Minimum of 10 years of related engineering experience (medical device or regulated industry preferred).

Wide-ranging experience within an engineering function.

Well versed in Quality Engineering and Continuous Improvement techniques.

Direct working relationships with suppliers

Participated in several NPIs from start to finish.

Direct shop-floor production engineering sustaining experience

Preferred Certification :

LEAN Six Sigma or equivalent.

Preferred Skills :

• . Supplier Quality Management
• . Quality Management Procedures and Methodologies
• . Supplier Evaluation Methodologies
• . Data Analysis & Interpretation
• . DfX Methodology
• . Supply Chain Management (SCM)
• . Quality Specifications
• . CAPA Methodologies
• . Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• . Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA)
• . Process Validation and Verification (PV&V)
• . First Article Inspections
• . Documentation & Reporting
• . Regulatory Requirements
• . Continuous Improvement

Philips is a global leader in health technology, committed to improving billions of lives worldwide and striving to make the world healthier and more sustainable through innovation. Driven by the vision of a better tomorrow.

But it's not just what we do, it's who we are. We are 80,000, wonderfully unique individuals, with two things in common. and a relentless determination to deliver on our customers' needs. It's what inspires us to create meaningful solutions - the kind that make a real difference - when it matters most.

The world and our customers' needs are changing faster than ever before and while we are proud of what we do already, we know we can do more. That's why we need you, to help us tackle increasingly complex challenges posed by ever evolving health and well-being needs.

You are responsible for

Procurement Supplier Quality Engineer (NPI)

Responsible for achieving a state of high quality performance at our Supplier partners through the application and practice of Advanced

Product Quality Planning 'APQP' during the industrialization of Philips products / parts within the New Product Introduction 'NPI' process.

Procurement Supplier Quality Engineer (Sustaining)

Responsible for achieving a state of high quality performance at our Supplier partners and pursuing continuous quality improvement through the application of Quality Engineering practices on Philips products / parts / services procured from suppliers throughout the product lifecycle including sustaining change management

Producing and completing Supplier Quality Engineering Activities and related documentation under direct supervision.

Assist in Qualification of Parts, identification of supplier processes for CTQ's, Supplier Process Control plans to ensure product quality by authorizing, supplied parts meets specifications, and the control limits / tolerances for CTQ parameters are met.

Assist in qualifying and sustaining sub-processes of supplier including supplier audit.

Support R&D during product development by providing insights on manufacturability and integration and work as quality gatekeeper for all documentation delivered as part of supplier transfer activity.

Provide Quality oversight of product / process change requests from suppliers, ensuring appropriate regulatory review and adequate validation to support requested changes.

Drive supplier improvement via SQIP (Supplier Quality Improvement Plans)

Lead Supplier Change Notice process with support from Engineering, Quality Engineering / Assurance, Regulatory, ME, R & D, Clinical, etc.

Performing data analysis and reporting for Supplier Quality Performance Monitoring, assisting in the development of Quality processes relating to Supplier Quality Control's. Conduct supplier audits and supplier qualification.

Experience with CPK, APQP, MSA, FMEA, Process Capability Statistics in relation to Six Sigma, which is essentially process optimization, understands QSIT (Quality System Inspection Technique), serve as a Quality interface to suppliers supporting quality and productivity goals, proactively monitoring, measuring product / process quality, performance trends, and troubleshooting of production / release issues.

Monitor DPPM, FPY, FDR, LAR, SCAR ageing and effectiveness and take appropriate actions to maintain them within acceptable limits.

Supports Design for Excellence (DfX) collaboration between R&D and Suppliers

Critical to Quality characteristics flow down to Suppliers, Supports Quality Engineering capability assessments of potential new suppliers.

Support Supplier improvement and development on APQP.

Supports with Additions / Changes / Deletion to Approved Supplier List, Analysis of defects for determining if supplier caused and then notified. Part Submission Warrant plans, deliverables, line release and completion.

Technical deep dive analysis to troubleshoot issues, carry out full root cause analysis and ensure preventive actions to avert the issues.

To succeed in this role, you should have the following skills and experience

Bachelor's degree engineering science, or equivalent experience

Certified in ISO 13485 : 2016 and / or 21CFR Part 820

Certified IPC Specialist has thorough knowledge of SMT process, electronic components, and electrical assemblies.

10 years' experience in establishing and maintaining regulated Supplier Management Systems.

Proven program management skills and must have handled supplier development projects.

Exceptional communication skills.

Experience with delivering tools / methods for establishing QMS Quality Manuals and Intra-company Quality Agreements

In return, we offer you

A meaningful career, with new challenges in our dynamic organization, working in an encouraging multinational and multicultural environment. We are happy to provide you with this opportunity to work with new technologies. You will be surrounded by passionate and committed, colleagues who share your ambition to create outstanding customer experiences. Your work will be ambitious and full of opportunities for growth. Variety and challenge will be part of your daily routines.

Our commitment to inclusion and diversity

At Philips, we provide equal opportunities to all our employees and to all eligible applicants for employment in our company , irrespective of age, color, disability, nationality, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation (LGBTQ +), and all aspects that make individuals unique. Encouraging diversity and fostering inclusion are key to our mission of improving the lives of 2.5 billion people a year by 2030 through meaningful innovation. We have fair, transparent, and clear employee policies which promote diversity and equality, in accordance with currently applicable law. For, we believe that life is better when

#youareyou.

Why should you join Philips

Working at Philips is more than a job. It's a calling to create a healthier society through meaningful work, focused on innovative, customer-first health technology solutions. Help us improve the health and well-being of billions of people, every year. Ultimately creating a career that no one could have planned for. Even you.

#L1-PHILIN

Skills Required

supplier quality management , Continuous Improvement, Regulatory Requirements