Senior Supplier Quality Engineer (F/M)
Saint Priest, FR, 69800 Göteborg, SE, 405 08
Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future? If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.
What you will do
As an SQE (supplier quality Engineer), you have a full end-to-end ownership of your portfolio :
During the sourcing step, you contribute with your quality inputs to select the most suitable suppliers for an award in projects’ early phases. Your work continues throughout the project step to secure a quality assured product development and process readiness. After serial production start, you continue to follow and challenge our suppliers through continuous improvement work and zero default mindset. Risk management skills are core in all three steps: sourcing, project and serial production.
Examples of topics you will come across are RTS (review of technical specification), APQP, PPAP, or again different kind of audits at supplier. This required you to build and develop a large network made of partners from Suppliers Network, Buyers, Engineering, Production Plants, Project Stakeholders, Warranty Department, etc.
Some of these activities will take place at the supplier locations or in our production plants and at the Volvo offices. This will require that you can take a leading position, driving for results according to Volvo Groups expectations.
If you like variety in your day-to-day business with a high autonomy and with a wide global cross-functional network, this is the place to be!
Your future team
The Supplier Network Quality organization, belonging to Volvo Group Purchasing, is driving the global supplier base towards premium automotive quality standards and world-class performance. We are responsible for continuously improving the supplier base and the quality of purchased parts. The three main internal customers/brands for the Supplier Network Quality in Europe are Volvo Trucks, Renault Trucks and Volvo Bus.
We are recruiting within the SNQ EEA department (Electronics, Electromechanics and Autonomous solutions), for the Electromechanics team. We have team members located mainly in Gothenburg (Sweden) and Lyon (France), but also in Wroclaw (Poland).
Who are you?
In this recruitment, we are looking for a well-qualified individual in the automative supplier quality assurance area, with ideally competences in the field of electronics manufacturing and/or in software quality assurance, with a strong desire to develop both skills.
We are looking for someone that embraces problems and seeing them as learning opportunities. You have the right cross-functional mindset and willingness to share ideas.
You show great interest in the quality area with a good knowledge of automotive quality standards. You are focused on the final customer satisfaction in your daily work, while remaining structured and organized.
You also have an eye for details, thanks to your technical knowledge in the field of electromechanics manufacturing or quality driven SW development. You are an excellent communicator and a multicultural team player, both internally Volvo but also towards supplier management teams, able to create networks and to lead cross-functional activities.
On top of a positive team-player attitude, precision, rigor, autonomy and proactivity are part of your behaviours as well as being able to capitalize experience and learn from the fly. You share freely your view with a constructive mindset, adding value to the team.
As an individual, you also take an active role in continuous improvement activities, proposing relevant initiatives and leading some of them when needed.
Required knowledge/experience
• Preferred MSc or BSc in Engineering, and > 3 years of technical experience needed (extensive experience and strong performance can substitute for academic degree), ideally in supplier quality management and / or engineering or manufacturing environments.
• Good knowledge and practice of automotive quality standards and tools, such as APQP & PPAP and IATF16949
• Knowledge of specific standards and tools used in Electronics and Software areas is a plus such as ISO 26262 (Safety), ISO/CEI 15504 (A-Spice), ISO/SAE 21434 (Cybersecurity), UN ECE R10 (Electromagnetic compatibility)
• Knowledge in one or several of the following technical areas :
• Electronics manufacturing and SMT production line
• Quality driven Software development
• Complex final assembly processes including End of Line capability
• Plastic Molding Manufacturing
• Very good communication skills in English, both orally and in writing, plus local language
• Car driving licence.
The job requires frequent travels in Europe, (as an average 1 to 2 per month, up to 2-3 times per month during certain periods)
What’s in it for you?
We offer a solid package of compensation and benefits.
In SNQ EEA department you will have the opportunity to grow in a global, diverse and multicultural team. Our project portfolio is very wide and we contribute to ALL the challenges our industry is facing (e-mobility, digital services, autonomous vehicles, fuel cells, evolution of traditional powertrains, fossil free solutions…).
By joining our organization, you can also expect to be warmly welcomed, respected and appreciated for who you are.
We value diversity convinced that it is key for team performance and we act creating an inclusive working environment
Our main purpose is to foster quality culture in everything we do and to sustainably develop our suppliers to world-class performance.
Ready for the next move?
Interested into quality management and continuous improvement ? Willing to make a real change in your career ? Eager to take technical challenges in an inspiring environment ? This is a job for you !
Don’t hesitate to apply even if you don’t tick all boxes.
We look forward to meeting you !
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Who we are and what we believe in
Our focus on Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity allows each of us the opportunity to bring our full authentic self to work and thrive by providing a safe and supportive environment, free of harassment and discrimination. We are committed to removing the barriers to entry, which is why we ask that even if you feel you may not meet every qualification on the job description, please apply and let us decide.
Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, across the globe, our trucks, buses, engines, construction equipment, financial services, and solutions make modern life possible. We are almost 100,000 people empowered to shape the future landscape of efficient, safe and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents with sharp minds and passion across the group’s leading brands and entities.
Group Trucks Purchasing has 125 BSEK in purchasing annual spend and 2,550 supply chain partners in serial production. We deliver the best possible products and service that bring value to our customers through scouting and working with high performing supply chain partners. We support Volvo Group's mission ‘Driving prosperity through transport solutions' through sustainability, business ethics and innovation. Joining us means working in a global context with 1,400 colleagues from diverse backgrounds and different nationalities across 25 countries while contributing to the core business and results of Volvo Group.