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Supply Quality Engineer (Teradyne Robotics, Wixom, MI)

Teradyne· Engineering
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Wixom, MI$91.2k - $131k + bonusFull-timePosted 4d ago

About the role

Supplier Quality Engineer at Teradyne Robotics, supporting Universal Robots and MiR at the Wixom, MI site. Owns supplier quality performance across a global commodity base ( plastics, PCBs, machined parts, electronics, and other robotics components ) and acts as the key quality interface between suppliers and internal teams to protect production stability, product quality, delivery, and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

  • Own quality performance for assigned suppliers and commodities, including global supplier locations
  • Track DPPM, NCRs, audit findings, and corrective action status
  • Identify trends, risks, and repeat issues; drive supplier improvement actions
  • Support Production when supplier parts cause line incidents, stops, or defects
  • Drive containment, replacement material, and supplier follow-up as needed
  • Communicate impact, affected parts, stock status, actions, owners, and timing
  • Lead RCA for supplier-caused line incidents, non-conformances, and field feedback
  • Use 8D, 5 Why, Ishikawa, DMAIC, and data analysis to verify true root cause
  • Ensure corrective and preventive actions are documented, effective, and prevent recurrence
  • Conduct supplier audits based on performance and risk, including ISO 9001 and TÜV audit readiness
  • Assess compliance to drawings, specifications, and quality standards
  • Drive supplier development and Quality at Source practices to reduce reliance on incoming inspection
  • Work with Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Warehouse, and Service, as well as global suppliers and international sites
  • Prepare clear quality updates based on data — facts, risks, actions, owners, and timing
  • Communicate effectively across time zones, functions, and cultures to align on quality priorities and corrective actions
  • Read drawings, specifications, and tolerances fluently and adapt audit/qualification approach to part type or supplier location
  • Apply structured, data-driven root cause analysis to supplier-caused line issues; communicate impact, risk, actions, owners, and timing clearly to stakeholders
  • Travel up to 10% to support supplier audits and development

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Quality, or a related technical field
  • 3-6 years of experience in supplier quality, production quality, or component qualification across plastics/injection molding, machined metal, electronics/PCBs, or electro-mechanical components
  • Strong technical knowledge of part materials and processes relevant to the commodity mix (plastics, injection molding, machining and tooling, PCB fabrication/assembly, electro-mechanical assembly)
  • Experience with supplier audits, containment, line issue handling, RCA, corrective actions, and supplier development
  • Experience working with global/international suppliers preferred
  • Strong ability to read drawings, specifications, tolerances, material requirements, and quality standards
  • Working knowledge of ISO 9001 and TÜV audit requirements (hands-on audit experience also considered)
  • Knowledge of 8D, FMEA, SPC, MSA, Control Plans, DMAIC, 5 Why, Ishikawa
  • Strong data analysis, communication, and stakeholder management skills; ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams and global suppliers
  • Ability to travel up to 10%, domestic and international, to support supplier audits and development

Skills

Required:Supplier quality managementRoot cause analysis (8D, 5 Why, Ishikawa, DMAIC)Audit and compliance (ISO 9001, TÜV)Reading drawings and specifications

Benefits

  • Robust health and well-being benefit programs including medical, dental, vision
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • retirement savings plans
  • life and disability insurance
  • paid vacation & holidays
  • tuition assistance programs
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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