Supplier Quality Engineer
Pubblicato il 14-10-2026 - Ebro Electronic in Livorno
Xylem ist ein Fortune 500 Wassertechnologieunternehmen mit global 23.000 Mitarbeitenden in über 100 Ländern und einer Mission: unseren Kunden durch innovative Technologielösungen und unser Fachwissen bei der Lösung von Wasserproblemen und -herausforderungen zu helfen. Wir sind der weltweit führende Anbieter effizienter, innovativer und nachhaltiger Wassertechnologien, die dafür sorgen, dass unser Wasser nachhaltig genutzt, optimal verwaltet, erhalten und wiederverwendet wird. THE ROLE: The Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) ensures suppliers meet quality, regulatory, and company standards throughout the product lifecycle. You will lead supplier qualifications, audits, quality improvement initiatives, and supplier development activities, while supporting New Product Development projects and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive supplier performance and product quality.
Principal Responsibilities
- Qualify, assess, and develop suppliers to meet company quality standards.
- Conduct supplier audits, including system and process audits.
- Lead root cause analysis related to supplier quality issues and non-conformances.
- Manage high impact suppliers' quality issues by coordinating containment actions to minimize impact on production and customers.
- Identify high-risk suppliers and establish improvement plans.
- Lead sampling activities and validation (PPAP) on different types of projects.
- Participate in design reviews and New Product Development (NPD) activities to preventively identify manufacturing risks, process limitations, and supplier capability gaps before supplier award and/or product launch.
- Maintain successful relationships with supply, engineering, manufacturing, and other departments.
Qualifications
- A bachelor's degree in engineering (Mechanical, Materials engineering) is preferred.
- Equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience may be considered.
- At least 2 years of experience.
- Good communication skill in written and