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Salary: USD 128,520 - 204,090 / annual
Divergent 3D is seeking a Senior/Staff Supplier Quality & Development Engineer to join its Torrance, CA headquarters. This hybrid role combines strategic supplier development with technical quality engineering oversight, responsible for building, improving, and sustaining a high-performing supplier base while ensuring all supplied materials, components, and services meet stringent quality standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as liaison between production, procurement, suppliers, and customers to ensure purchased products meet specifications, quality, and regulatory requirements
- Develop, maintain, and continuously improve supplier quality manuals, procedures, production processes, engineering specifications, and inspection plans
- Interpret and communicate customer requirements to suppliers, ensuring accurate flowdown through purchase orders
- Conduct supplier quality audits and source inspections to verify adherence to standards and contractual requirements
- Lead initiatives to identify root causes of supplier issues and implement corrective actions, driving improvements in On-Time Delivery (OTD), scrap, rework, and repair costs
- Oversee containment efforts for defects in procured parts and implement robust root cause corrective action (RCCA) processes
- Analyze and resolve issues related to supplier components, assemblies, and materials in collaboration with cross-functional engineering teams
- Participate in Material Review Board (MRB) activities to address supplier-originating nonconformances
- Evaluate supplier capabilities and performance through data analysis, site assessments, and tooling validation
- Track and analyze supplier key performance metrics such as OEE, cost, and capability to identify trends and drive improvements
- Develop and lead training programs for quality control (QC) and buyers team members in advanced problem solving, Lean concepts, and best practices
- Travel up to 50% to support supplier development, audits, and issue resolution activities
Role Specialization – Additive Manufacturing & Components:
- Lead supplier quality and development activities for equipment and printer component suppliers, including contract manufacturers, electrical systems, robotic systems, automated assembly equipment, tooling, thermal processing, HVAC systems, and other advanced manufacturing assets
- Support equipment sourcing and qualification through supplier capability assessments, factory acceptance tests (FAT), site acceptance tests (SAT), and commissioning activities
- Ensure equipment suppliers meet technical, quality, safety, and regulatory requirements throughout the equipment lifecycle
- Drive corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives with equipment suppliers related to reliability, uptime, maintainability, safety, and performance
- Partner with manufacturing, facilities, automation, and maintenance teams to resolve supplier-related equipment issues and optimize long-term equipment performance
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality Management, or a related field
- Minimum of 7–8 years of progressive experience in supplier quality engineering or a closely related discipline
- Demonstrated expertise in Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), and Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA)
- Strong technical knowledge of automotive component design, manufacturing processes, safety and test requirements, and appearance approval procedures
- Proficient in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) and datum structures
- Comprehensive understanding of IATF 16949:2016, ISO 14001, and relevant regulatory standards
- Proficiency in quality tools and methodologies such as Six Sigma
- Ability to lawfully access information and technology subject to US export controls
