Supplier Quality Engineer
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Supplier Quality Engineer manages relationships with suppliers with a focus on improvement of product quality. Performs audits to ensure compliance with quality standards of their organization and regulatory standards.
Job Outlook
There were 257 Supplier Quality Engineer job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 7356 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Industrial Engineer industry, which includes the Supplier Quality Engineer career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:
Salary
Many new Supplier Quality Engineer jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $97,527.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $92,050.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Supplier Quality Engineer postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $86,342.
Education and Experience
Posted Supplier Quality Engineer jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 79.84% |
| Master's Degree | 21.67% |
| Doctoral Degree | 2.34% |
| Other | 3.67% |
Posted Supplier Quality Engineer jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 17.75% |
| 3 to 5 years | 52.11% |
| 6 to 8 years | 18.11% |
| 9+ years | 12.03% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Supplier Quality Engineer positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Problem Solving (45.23%)
- Communication (40.05%)
- Management (34.91%)
- Leadership (27.22%)
- Operations (24.9%)
- Quality Assurance (23.1%)
- Planning (18.52%)
- Microsoft Excel (17.89%)
- Microsoft Office (16.99%)
- Investigation (15.67%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Supplier Development (16.78%)
- Supplier Quality Engineering (63.35%)
- Supply Chain (34.77%)
- Advanced Product Quality Planning (22.99%)
- Continuous Improvement Process (32.51%)
- Quality Management Systems (34.24%)
- Eight Disciplines Problem Solving (8D) (16.23%)
- Auditing (62.16%)
- ISO 9000 Series (23.14%)
- Supplier Quality Management (62.71%)
- Quality Management (22.48%)
- Supplier Performance Management (29.13%)
- Production Part Approval Process (28.32%)
- New Product Development (22.02%)
- Root Cause Analysis (24.11%)
- Statistical Process Controls (22.05%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Statistical Analysis (7.87%)
- Supplier Management (13.18%)
- Supplier Identification And Selection (10.9%)
- Six Sigma Methodology (19.5%)
- Electrical Engineering (6.42%)
- Root Cause Corrective Action (12.19%)
- Process Failure Mode And Effects Analysis (PFMEA) (13.88%)
- Quality Improvement (10.39%)
- Medical Devices (10.09%)
- Corrective And Preventive Action (CAPA) (21.07%)
- Aerospace Basic Quality System Standards (14%)
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (12.32%)
- Welding (4.76%)
- Good Manufacturing Practices (6.62%)
- Fabrication (3.05%)
- Engineering Drawings (8.25%)
- ISO 13485 Standard (8.3%)
- Data Analysis (12.42%)
- Risk Management (7.32%)
- Internal Auditing (4.53%)
- International Automotive Task Force (5.7%)
- Mechanical Engineering (9.93%)
- Manufacturing Engineering (10.13%)
- Purchasing (18.18%)
- Process Capability (7.65%)
- Procurement (15.73%)
- Lean Six Sigma (8.47%)
- Industrial Engineering (9.28%)
- Failure Mode And Effects Analysis (14.66%)
- Lean Manufacturing (22.49%)
- Project Management (21.52%)
- Machining (9.64%)
- Manufacturing Processes (25.52%)
- Supply Chain Management (8.04%)
- Process Improvement (19.68%)
- Process Control (6.86%)
- SAP Applications (9.73%)
- Risk Analysis (9.48%)
- Tooling (5.04%)
- Product Quality (QA/QC) (15.33%)
- First Article Inspections (10.39%)
- Metrology (4.18%)
Distinguishing Skills
A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.
- Supplier Evaluation (5.37%)
Salary Boosting Skills
A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.
- Eight Disciplines Problem Solving (8D) (20.99%)
- Auditing (80.38%)
- Quality Management (29.07%)
- Statistical Process Controls (28.51%)
- Root Cause Analysis (31.18%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Supplier Quality Engineer skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Quality Engineer
- Supply Chain Engineer
- Supplier Quality Specialist
- Quality Assurance Engineer
- Supplier Development Engineer
- Supplier Engineer
- Supplier Quality Manager
- Lead Supplier Quality Engineer
- Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
- Product Quality Engineer
- Manufacturing Quality Manager
- Quality Manager (General)
- Industrial Engineer (General)
- Director of Quality Assurance
- Quality Control Manager
- Manufacturing Product Design Engineer
- Quality Engineering Manager
- Manufacturing Engineer (General)
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Supplier Quality Engineer jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Actalent (277)
- Lockheed Martin (199)
- L3Harris Technologies (159)
- Ryder (148)
- Boeing (122)
- Raytheon Technologies (113)
- General Motors (112)
- Leidos (97)
- Northrop Grumman (83)
- Medtronic (81)
North Carolina
- Actalent (64)
- Randstad (10)
- Stefanini (8)
- Hitachi (7)
- Merchants Distributors (7)
- Honda (5)
- McLane Company (5)
- Teijin Automotive Technologies Portugal (4)
- Eaton Corporation (4)
- Honeywell International (3)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
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