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Sr. Supplier Quality Engineer

Development Resource Group, Inc.

Mounds View, MNContract$48–52/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$48–52/hr
Location
Mounds View, MN
Schedule
Contract
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Senior Supplier Quality Engineer supports supplier quality, component qualification, and new product development. The role partners with suppliers and cross-functional teams to ensure components, materials, and services meet regulatory, customer, and business requirements. It leads qualification and supplier improvement activities, performs statistical analysis, and supports product commercialization and transfer to manufacturing.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Supplier ControlsProcess ValidationTest Method ValidationRoot Cause InvestigationStatistical Quality MethodsPPAPComponent QualificationStatisticsDesign of ExperimentsCommunicationCollaborationRegulated IndustryFDA QSRISO 13485CMDREU MDR/MDDGMPSupplier AuditsCAPAContinuous ImprovementASQ CQELead Auditor

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Engineering or Related Technical Field4+ Years Relevant Quality Experience2+ Years With Advanced Degree

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Job Duties

We are seeking a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer to support supplier quality, component qualification, and new product development activities. This role partners closely with suppliers and cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality components, materials, and services meet regulatory, customer, and business requirements.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead supplier process and component/material development to deliver capable, compliant products.

  • Define and execute component qualification strategies, including PPAP planning, supplier readiness assessments, and release activities.

  • Develop inspection methods, test methods, and acceptance criteria for new components.

  • Perform statistical analysis using Minitab and Excel to evaluate process capability, qualification data, and supplier performance.

  • Conduct supplier audits, process validations, Gage R&R studies, and failure investigations.

  • Drive supplier quality improvements, risk reduction, yield improvements, and cost savings initiatives.

  • Support New Product Development (NPD) through commercialization and transfer to manufacturing.

Minimum Education Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field.

Minimum Experience Required

Required Qualifications

  • 4+ years of relevant Supplier Quality, Manufacturing Quality, or Quality Engineering experience (2+ years with an advanced degree).

  • Experience with supplier controls, process validation, test method validation (TMV), root cause investigations, and statistical quality methods.

  • Working knowledge of PPAP and component qualification processes.

  • Advanced knowledge of statistics and Design of Experiments (DOE).

  • Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in the medical device or other regulated industry.

  • Knowledge of FDA QSR (21 CFR 820), ISO 13485, CMDR, EU MDR/MDD, and GMP requirements.

  • Experience with supplier audits, CAPA, and continuous improvement initiatives.

  • ASQ CQE or Lead Auditor certification preferred.

Top Skills

  • Supplier Quality & Process Validation

  • PPAP, Statistics & DOE

  • Cross-Functional Collaboration & Communication

Shift

First (Day)

Number of Openings

1

Public Transportation Accessible

Yes

Veterans Encouraged to Apply

Yes

Physical Required

No

Drug Test Required

Yes

Compensation

$48.00 - $52.00 / Hourly

Postal Code

55112

Job Type

Contract (W2)

Place of Work

On-site

Requisition ID

6782

Job Benefits

Health Insurance, Life Insurance, 401k retirement plan, paid sick time

Application Instructions

If interested and qualified, please submit your resume to [email protected] or visit our website to apply: http://dr-group.com/find-engineering-technical-jobs/

How this job compares

Set against the 676 open Supplier Quality Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$48–52/hr
  • US median$41–52/hr26 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $50/hr, is 6% above the US median midpoint ($47/hr) — in the middle half of Supplier Quality Engineer hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 34 open Supplier Quality Engineer jobs in Minnesota and 676 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Minnesota
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Supplier Quality Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years at the median (579 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 353 of the 676 open Supplier Quality Engineer jobs (52%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 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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