The Supplier Quality Engineer ensures that all components, materials, and assemblies sourced from suppliers and products sourced from the CM meet Inseego’s, and the customer’s, quality standards, regulatory requirements, and performance specifications. The Inseego Supplier Quality Engineer will primarily work onsite at one of our (CM) manufacturing partners in India. This role is critical in ensuring production yield and quality for Current Product Introduction (NPI), ramp-up, and Mass Production. The engineer will also lead customer complaint management, drive continuous quality improvements, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance supplier performance and product quality. A strong focus will be placed on PCBA manufacturing processes, advanced quality tools, lean methodologies, and smart manufacturing. This role also validates the CM’s QMS systems, production processes and production quality. This is a cross-functional role supporting operations and engineering aimed at ensuring the production quality of Inseego products. This role works closely with procurement,
engineering and operations.
Responsibilities:
• Collaborate with suppliers and R&D; teams to ensure production predictability and stability at the supplier (CM) site.
• Support capacity planning and ensure consistent output with high-quality standards at the supplier.
• Manage customer complaints using 8D reporting methodology, ensuring timely resolution and communication.
• Drive the implementation and validation of improvement and corrective actions.
• Conduct risk assessments and provide recommendations for new suppliers and process technologies.
• Oversee sustaining activities and process optimization to ensure long-term efficiency.
• Develop and execute a comprehensive continuous improvement plan.
• Work with suppliers to establish and implement quality management plans using industry-standard tools and methodologies to drive quality improvements.
• Conduct end-to-end au