Supplier Quality Engineer- Component Introduction - Autonomous Mobility

AUMOVIO.com

Office

Periférico, Jalisco, Mexico

Full Time

Company Description

Since its spin-off in September 2025 AUMOVIO continues the business of the former Continental group sector Automotive as an independent company. The technology and electronics company offers a wide-ranging portfolio that makes mobility safe, exciting, connected, and autonomous. This includes sensor solutions, displays, braking and comfort systems as well as comprehensive expertise in software, architecture platforms, and assistance systems for software-defined vehicles. In the fiscal year 2024 the business areas, which now belong to AUMOVIO, generated sales of 19.6 billion Euro. The company is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany and has about 87.000 employees in more than 100 locations worldwide.

Job Description

Project Management

• Drive component introduction within the customer and development projects• Perform Risk Analysis & create risk mitigation plan along with Supplier, SQM P and project team.

• Drive the risk mitigation plan over the PLC and initiate corrective actions (e.g. escalation) if the risk mitigation plan is not on track.

Supplier Selection
• Identify missing or not up-to-date audits / GQA and request (re-)audit/completion if required from responsible SQM.
• Track and plan execution of SCR.
• Ensure in-time sourcing of feasible suppliers with decisions signed according signature rules.

Component Introduction

• Plan, initiate and control failure prevention orientated, advanced quality management measures in the design/development phase for supplied parts.

• Plan, initiate, implement and control the appropriate supplier quality assurance measures along the complete process chain in the make/market phase for all supplied goods and services.

• Implement and control of quality improvement and development programs of suppliers.

• Prepare and execute visits and management meetings with suppliers.

• Troubleshooting for supplier problems and support Supplier Quality Management (SQM) Plants for escalation.
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• Ensure in-time releases of new components

Performance & Reporting
• Regular update of APQP Status via SupplyOn.
• To feedback continuously APQP / PPAP status from SQM towards project team / engineering / SQM P.
• To feedback APQP / PPAP status from SQM towards customer on demand.
Lessons Learned
• Promote Lessons Learned within BA and SQM (related to component introduction, component specification, supplier selection, technology experience, new business models).
Escalation Management

• Support Escalation management regarding SQM topics for cross-product family / customer cases.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Economics/Technical studies or relevant professional experience.
Minimum 2 years of experience in the automotive environment, ideally in Purchasing.
Minimum 2 years of experience in the automotive environment.
Experience in working with international teams on purchasing issues.
Understanding and capability to collaborate with different foreign cultures.
Management skills, tools and techniques which ensures a strategic, profit and resulted oriented handling (Balanced Scorecard, Benchmarking, etc.)
Collaboration skills (team skills, conflict management, open-mindedness, networking)
Communication skills, including Presentation and Negotiation techniques to operate in different cultures
Problem solving and decision making tools and techniques. Project management skills, tools and techniques. Sourcing.
Process and Product Life Cycle (PLC) knowledge.
Purchasing Management (including standards of Quality system requirements, policies and norms Risk Management.
Technical understanding of specific components.
Commercial knowledge, includes contract law etc.

Additional Information

We are committed to building an inclusive and discrimination-free ecosystem in Mexico, these principles are rooted in our corporate philosophy and culture. Therefore, it is totally forbidden to request a pregnancy or HIV test as part of our selection processes.

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