*under indirect supervision the supplier quality engineer is responsible to maintain working relationships with suppliers to ensure the highest quality possible of purchased components / materials with a focus on continuous imprevement.he/she establishes quality targets and goals to include quality cost reduction, warranty reduction and overall supplier ratin.*responsibilities*- support determining the data driven top customer field issues list, verify an owner is assigned and status is reported weekly.- lead cross-functional teams to implement corrective actions through problem solving process.- evaluate completed corrective actions and ensure effectiveness of actions.- recommend appropriate remedial activities.- visit suppliers to proactively see installations and document improvement needs.- visit suppliers to understand the nature of the issue and get definitive corrective action initiated in the organization.- request and approve ppap documents from suppliers.- evaluate potential new suppliers by conducting on-site audits and scoring of quality management system.- present reports to organization regarding quality performance.- present status updates on various quality initiatives to business management.- develop 8d and root cause analysis reports on escalated issues.- communicate internally and externally on outcomes of investigations.- work with engineering, services, manufacturing/operations, sales, offering, management, and supplier quality to resolve quality issues impacting customers.- other responsibilities as required to support the om team and lob.*qualifications*- reports to: supplier quality manager- schooling required: bachelor's degree required with equivalent experience.- experience required: 3 to 4 years of experience- english level: 90% computational knowledge:- proficiency in microsoft word, excel, power point.