Supplier Quality Engineer - Turbomachinery

About the role

Ebara Elliott Energy is looking for an experienced Supplier Quality Engineer for its turbomachinery business, based at the Repair Facility in KEZAD Free Zone, Abu Dhabi. The role covers quality of purchased products, supplier audits and source inspections, with about 40% travel to supplier locations. It is a full-time, on-site permanent position.

Key responsibilities

• Review customer specifications during and after the quote stage, and develop and maintain quality plans, component plans, procedures and specifications.
• Perform on-site QMS audits and risk assessments of suppliers, evaluate their capability, and support a strong regional supply base through qualification audits and supplier engagement.
• Drive supplier corrective actions using root cause analysis, 8D, A3 and similar tools, and lead non-conformance management through Quality Action Reports.
• Review customer specifications and raise quality, inspection and testing exceptions; assist Applications and Project Engineering with Special Engineering Instructions.
• Lead supplier, EEE quality system and process audits, and recommend corrective actions on non-conformance reports.
• Create, review and approve reports such as non-conformance reports, purchase order quality requirements, Corrective Action Requests, inspection records and manufacturing data books.
• Facilitate customer witness of testing and inspections, sub-manage supplier pre-inspection and technical supplier meetings, and coordinate source inspections.
• Handle customer equipment inputs, supplier deviation requests (form 992) and NCR dispositions as supplier defects.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Quality Management, Engineering or another related technical field with at least 5 years' experience, or an associate's degree with at least 10 years' experience.
• At least one quality certification, such as ASQ CQE, CQA, CQT, CQM, CRE, Six Sigma Black Belt or NDE Level III.
• Ability to travel up to 40%.
• Works under limited direction, plans and organizes projects, and interacts with colleagues, vendors and alternate manufacturing facilities.

Required skills

• Quality assurance, quality control and quality engineering, including inspection methods, equipment and non-destructive testing.
• Knowledge of EEE product specifications and design/manufacturing principles.
• Problem-solving tools such as root cause analysis, 8D and A3.