Senior Supplier Quality Engineer - Chassis & Vehicle Dynamics

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. 

Our offer to you

Volvo Group offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic and team-focused environment in a company that is well known for its state-of-the-art company culture and benefits. Our culture is about how we interact with each other, our customers, and with society as a whole. It helps us to achieve our business objectives, is firmly rooted in our history, and is critical to our company’s long-term success. It is the foundation on which everything else is built.

Volvo Group is defined by a set of five carefully chosen values, which include Customer Success, Trust, Passion, Change, and Performance. These values are a major force in guiding our day-to-day behavior and drive our decision making at all levels of the organization. Our values are easy to understand, and yet fundamentally important. They express our shared beliefs across countries and entities to form the basis for a high-performing culture that can help maximize the full potential of the organization.

To work with us is to work with some of the world’s most iconic brands, and to be part of a reputation that has been earned for over a century. It is our responsibility to honor that heritage and build an even stronger future for our company moving forward. Each of our individual actions collectively define who we are as a company and how the world sees us.

Would you like to be a part of our team and join us on our journey?

What you will do

This Supplier Quality Engineer will perform quality assurance activities of purchased items within project phase with the objective of monitoring and guiding suppliers to define and establish processes that can deliver parts according to the agreed specifications on a consistent basis. You are responsible for the industrialization of products from sourcing phase through PPAP approval and will manage a portfolio of suppliers within the Chassis & Vehicle Dynamic segment.

 

Additional Responsibilities:

• Perform supplier auditing and quality assurance activities of purchased items within projects for Vehicle, with the objective of monitoring and guiding suppliers to define and establish processes that can deliver parts according to the agreed specifications
• Be responsible for the industrialization of products from sourcing phase through PPAP approval, tracking and monitoring the entire APQP process along the way
• Manage a portfolio of suppliers, including travel approximately 50-75%
• Participate and contribute during design and technical specification and manufacturing feasibility reviews with suppliers and Volvo stakeholders
• Review tool design practices with suppliers, providing input as needed
• Lead review of Control Plan, securing product and process characteristics are included
• Promote best practices for automated process control, mistake proof, automatic inspection, and segregation of defective parts in production process

Who are you?

Do you dream big? We do too, and we are excited to grow together. In this role, you will bring: 

• A strong background in supplier quality assurance
• Continuous improvement and zero-defect mentality
• Ability to create networks, collaborate, and lead cross-functional activities within multi-cultural teams

 

Required Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or related field, or equivalent working experience
• 3 or more years of supplier quality assurance experience
• Knowledge in one or both of the following areas:
  • Chassis & Vehicle Dynamic components and systems and their related manufacturing/assembly processes.  
  • APQP/PPAP
• 3 or more years of GD&T Experience 
  
  

Additional Qualifications

• To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status

What’s in it for you?

We offer a comprehensive total rewards package, including but not limited to:

• Competitive base salary
• Annual company bonus
• Medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, and others
• 401(k) with employer match, plus additional company contribution
• Generous Employee Time Off, additional company holiday days, community volunteering hours
• Onsite facilities and activities that make everyday living easier, including a cafeteria, fitness center, health services, and more

In addition to the above, you will also enjoy:

• An inclusive organization that prioritizes employees’ health and well-being
• Volvo Group University for professional and personal development
• A global organization with expansive career growth opportunities
• Modern workspaces that allow agility and collaboration
• Multiple automotive electric charging stations
• Bike racks, walking paths, multiple locations for outdoor dining/seating
• Employee discounts

 

Would you like to learn more? Please visit volvogroup.com/en/careers.html to explore further!

 

At the Volvo Group, we strive for a clear, transparent, and straightforward compensation approach, motivating you to contribute to the company’s growth. For this position, the base pay is set at $95,965 - $118,545 annually, and where applicable, bonus eligible.  The range for this role, as well as final salary offered, is determined by several factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, work-related knowledge, certifications, skills, education, and experience. In addition to these factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.   

 

In addition to a solid package of compensation and benefits, plus you will enjoy:   • Competitive medical, dental and vision insurance. • Generous paid time off. • Competitive matching retirement savings plans. • Working environment where your safety, health and wellbeing come first. • Focus on professional and personal development through Volvo Group University. • Programs that make today’s challenging reality of combining work and personal life easier.

 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

 

We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail. 

 

 

Who we are and what we believe in 
We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. ​We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. ​We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment. 

 

Trucks Technology & Industrial Division hire team players who are ready to create real customer impact. Our decentralized teams work close to our customers, with speed and autonomy, to build what they truly need. 
Join us to collaborate on innovative, sustainable technologies that redefine how we design, build, and deliver value. Bring your curiosity, your expertise, and your collaborative energy, and together, we’ll turn bold ideas into tangible solutions for our customers and contribute to a more sustainable tomorrow. 

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Do we share the same aspirations?

Every day, Volvo Group products and services ensure that people have food on the table, children arrive safely at school and roads and buildings can be constructed. Looking ahead, we are committed to driving the transition to sustainable and safe transport, mobility and infrastructure solutions toward a net-zero society.

Joining Volvo Group, you will work with some of the world’s most iconic brands and be part of a global and leading industrial company that is harnessing automated driving, electromobility and connectivity.

Our people are passionate about what they do, they aim for high performance and thrive on teamwork and learning. Everyday life at Volvo is defined by a climate of support, care and mutual respect.

If you aspire to grow and make an impact, join us on our journey to create a better and more resilient society for the coming generations.

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