Senior/Lead Supplier Quality Engineer (NPD)

Job title: Senior/Lead Supplier Quality Engineer (NPD)

About the Role Based in Sidney, Ohio, you will represent Supplier Quality Engineering (SQE) to provide inputs for New Product Development (NPD) programs. As a Senior/Lead NPD SQE, you will collaborate across engineering, procurement and supplier teams to drive quality and robust manufacturability.

What You'll Do

• Attend NPD meetings (weekly Engineering & Team meetings, FMEA, Gate Reviews, Design Reviews) and represent SQE. Present status of SQE department responsibilities such as PPAP approval status and corrective actions to all management levels. Coordinate Commodity SQE involvement as needed.
• Assist Procurement Program Manager in assuring that adequate design/print/technical reviews occur with Suppliers and Commodity SQEs for new outsourced parts.
• Provide input as to part manufacturability and provide improvement suggestions to Copeland Product / Design Engineering. Involve Commodity SQEs as appropriate to provide DFM input to promote robust product manufacturability and quality.
• Maintain project & PPAP status list of new and changed part numbers for programs assigned. Communicated upcoming milestones to commodity SQEs to maintain overall project schedule.
• Prepare presentations as required to communicate program status to various levels of the organization.

What We're Looking For

• You understand internal and external stakeholder requirements, expectations and needs.
• You persist in accomplishing objectives despite obstacles and setbacks, plus maintain a track record of exceeding goals by successfully pushing yourself and helping others achieve results.
• You effectively communicate in various settings; one-on-one, small and large groups, or among diverse styles and position levels. Able to adjust message communication to fit the audience and provide helpful/timely information to individuals across the organization.