Senior Supplier Quality Engineer

About us

VulcanForms builds and operates advanced digital infrastructure enabling the world's critical industries to innovate, grow, and deliver sustainable impact. Founded in 2015, VulcanForms invented and commercialized the world's first industrially scalable laser metal additive manufacturing (AM) solution and pioneered integrated digital production systems. We are a team of leading technology and operational experts with decades of experience in advanced manufacturing, materials, automation, and robotics. We continuously seek contributors who demonstrate outstanding integrity, intelligence, accountability, and a passion for learning. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

VulcanForms Inc. seeks a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer for our Devens, MA location.

Job Purpose

As the Senior Supplier Quality Engineer, the responsibilities will include securing supplies and parts for the production facility, reviewing engineering and manufacturing specifications, communicating material and manufacturing specifications to suppliers, and resolving quality issues. Additionally, this role will focus on customer complaint intake and analysis, supplier data trending, and supplier qualifications.

Key Accountabilities

• Represents Quality function on team activities to integrate contractual and VulcanForms Quality Management System requirements into all aspects of proposals and program processes and documentation.
• Drives supplier quality performance, including new product development and product quality improvement.
• Provides Quality interpretation of requirements. Develops quality metrics, design and production certification plans to ensure compliance with contractual, Company, Customer and regulatory requirements.
• Conducts capability assessments and process validations to support supplier selection activities.
• Maintains Supplier and Customer quality records.
• Supports suppliers in the execution and verification of effectiveness of supplier corrective actions.
• Acts as a lead auditor for onsite and remote audits to assess supplier qualification.
• Regularly participates or owns writing and updating QMS documentation.
• Participates in various reviews to ensure quality attributes are incorporated into product designs.
• Performs analysis, tests and process audits to ensure manufacturing readiness.
• Provides material review dispositions for non-conformances.
• Analyzes non-conformance trends to evaluate effectiveness of corrective actions.
• Recommends corrective actions to address non-conformances.
• Intakes customer complaints and assists in data collection.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or 3-5 years equivalent experience in a medical device or aerospace environment
• 3 years of experience in a quality job role
• 2 years of experience in a customer complaint analysis or investigative role
• 1 years of experience gathering data and performing a Root Cause Corrective Action
• Experience in an aerospace, medical device, or manufacturing environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Quality Management Systems (QMS) within a Supplier Quality organization
• Experience interfacing and presenting to senior and executive leadership
• Experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings and specifications
• Experience working closely with other engineering disciplines in an integrated team environment
• Experience with regulatory requirements
• Experience reviewing contracts, managing suppliers, and/or experience working with inventory
• Preferred auditing accreditation to ASD9100 or ISO13485.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance are available to you starting on your first day of employment
• Generous time off package, including vacation PTO, sick PTO, and 14 company-paid federal holidays
• 401(k) with company match and stock options