
Senior Supplier Quality Engineeer
Foster City, CAJob$120–140K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 1w ago
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Job overview
ALTEN Technology USA is seeking a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer to lead supplier readiness, new product introduction, and supplier industrialization. The role addresses supplier quality submissions and issues, monitors quality metrics, and improves supplier quality processes. Candidates must have 8+ years in quality, supplier quality, or manufacturing, including mandatory direct automotive experience. The position also involves supplier-site travel as needed.
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Full job description
We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.
As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.
When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.
As a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer you will be responsible for;
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Assess supplier readiness for each build phase; identify production-ramp risk and drive mitigation plans with sourcing and program teams.
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Lead New Product Introduction (NPI) and supplier industrialization — process development, manufacturing-site capability assessment, tooling/fixture verification, and final buyoff.
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Review and approve prototype and production quality submissions (PPAP, FAI); evaluate manufacturability of new designs and partner with suppliers to improve it.
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Lead root-cause and corrective action (8D/CAPA) on supplier issues; support disposition of suspect material.
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Monitor supplier quality metrics (Cp/Cpk, SPC, Pareto, process-capability studies) and drive continuous improvement using lean and quality tools.
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Improve supplier quality processes: assessments, supplier management, part approval, and corrective action.
Qualifications;
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Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
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8+ years in Quality, Supplier Quality, or Manufacturing, with direct automotive experience (mandatory) — OEM or Tier 1/2.
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Hands-on NPI / product launch experience and a track record of building or improving quality systems.
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Working knowledge of IATF 16949, ISO 9001, and VDA 6.3.
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Fluency with core quality tools: APQP, PPAP, FAI, PFMEA, 8D, SPC, and GD&T.
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Willingness to travel to supplier sites as needed.
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Experience leading cross-functional teams and mentoring junior engineers.
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Prior supplier-facing engineering across commodity areas (e.g., interiors/seating, powertrain/HV battery, drive module, electronics).
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Certifications: ASQ CQE, Certified Quality Auditor (CQA), or Six Sigma Green/Black Belt.
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EV, autonomous-vehicle, or high-reliability (aviation/medical) exposure.
Salary Range: $120K - $140K
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The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate’s combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience
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MANDATORY FOR ALL REMOTE/HYBRID AND/OR CALIFORNIA, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, HAWAII, COLORADO, MARYLAND, CONNECTICUT, ILLINOIS, MINNESOTA, VERMONT, MASSACHUSETTS, NEVADA, NEW YORK, RHODE ISLAND, WASHINGTON STATE & CINCINNATI, OHIO, JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, TOLEDO, OHIO BASED ROLES.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or pregnancy.
Please beware of job seeker scams and see this important notice (https://www.alten.com/careers/job-offers/) on our careers page for more information about our recruiting process.
Compliance Notice: Alten USA is a federal contractor subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Executive Order 11246. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Drug Screening Requirement: As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.
How this job compares
Set against the 623 open Supplier Quality Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$120–140K/yr
- California median$144–194K/yr106 salary ranges
- US median$100–156K/yr392 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $130K, is 24% below the California median midpoint ($170K) — in the middle half of Supplier Quality Engineer salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 117 open Supplier Quality Engineer jobs in California and 623 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Anduril Industries15 open
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- Astranis5 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience — more than three in four Supplier Quality Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 4 years, across 538 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 328 of the 623 open Supplier Quality Engineer jobs (53%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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