TE Connectivity
Supplier Quality Engineer (m/f/d)
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Job Overview
At TE Connectivity, our Quality teams ensure that products, processes, and suppliers consistently meet customer and regulatory requirements. We are seeking an experienced Supplier Quality Engineer (m/f/d) to join our Aerospace, Defense & Marine business, supporting supplier quality performance across the UK supply base.
This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with suppliers, manufacturing sites, sourcing teams, and engineering functions to drive continuous improvement, resolve supplier issues, and strengthen supplier quality performance.
Job Requirements
As a Supplier Quality Engineer (m/f/d), you will be responsible for driving supplier performance and ensuring suppliers consistently meet TE Connectivity's quality expectations.
Key Responsibilities Include
- Acting as the primary quality contact for supplier-related issues and escalations
- Driving supplier performance improvement initiatives using data-driven methodologies
- Conducting supplier process, product, and system audits
- Supporting qualification and development of new and existing suppliers
- Leading supplier investigations and driving robust corrective and preventive actions
- Monitoring supplier quality metrics and identifying improvement opportunities
- Analyzing supplier performance trends using quality and ERP system data
- Collaborating with sourcing, engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams to resolve supplier issues
- Supporting supplier scorecards, performance reviews, and business reviews
- Ensuring supplier compliance with quality requirements and industry standards
- Supporting APQP, PPAP, FAIR, and change management activities where required
- Promoting continuous improvement through Lean and problem-solving methodologies
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Required Qualifications
What your background should look like
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience
- Significant experience within Supplier Quality, Manufacturing Quality, or Quality Engineering
- Experience managing supplier quality performance and supplier development activities
- Strong supplier auditing experience
- Demonstrated root cause analysis and problem-solving expertise
- Experience working directly with suppliers within a manufacturing environment
- Ability to analyze quality data and identify improvement opportunities
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Aerospace, Defense, Marine, Automotive, or other highly regulated manufacturing experience
- Knowledge of AS9100 and/or ISO9001 quality systems
- Experience with APQP, PPAP, and supplier qualification processes
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification
- Experience conducting internal, supplier, or quality system audits
Competencies
Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork
About TE Connectivity
TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. As a trusted innovation partner, our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal, and data to advance next-generation transportation, energy networks, automated factories, data centers enabling artificial intelligence, and more.
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Our more than 90,000 employees, including 10,000 engineers, work alongside customers in approximately 130 countries. In a world that is racing ahead, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at www.te.com and on LinkedIn, Facebook, WeChat, Instagram, and X (formerly Twitter).
What TE Connectivity Offers
We are pleased to offer you an exciting total package that can also be flexibly adapted to changing life situations - the well-being of our employees is our top priority!
- Competitive Salary Package
- Performance-Based Bonus Plans
- Health and Wellness Incentives
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Community Outreach Programs / Charity Events
- Employee Resource Group
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING RECRUITMENT FRAUD
TE Connectivity has become aware of fraudulent recruitment activities being conducted by individuals or organizations falsely claiming to represent TE Connectivity. Please be advised that TE Connectivity never requests payment or fees from job applicants at any stage of the recruitment process. All legitimate job openings are posted exclusively on our official careers website at te.com/careers, and all email communications from our recruitment team will come only from actual email addresses ending in @te.com. If you receive any suspicious communications, we strongly advise you not to engage or provide any personal information, and to report the incident to your local authorities.
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