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US-TX-HOUSTON-4101 OATES RD, United States of America
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Do you enjoy driving supplier quality excellence and partnering with suppliers to improve product performance?
Are you passionate about using quality systems, audits, and continuous improvement tools to ensure best-in-class supplier quality?
Join our Team!
Waygate Technologies provides a full suite of non-destructive testing solutions and equipment including radiography, computed tomography, remote visual inspection, ultrasound, and eddy current products.
Partnering with the best
As a Sourcing Specialist – Supplier Quality Engineering, you are serving as the focal point for supplier quality activities across the Waygate Technologies UT business. You are providing technical guidance to suppliers, driving supplier qualifications, managing quality issues, and ensuring compliance with engineering specifications and quality requirements. You are collaborating with sourcing, engineering, manufacturing, and supplier teams to improve supplier performance and reduce quality risks. You are leading audits, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives to deliver high-quality products and exceptional customer value.
As a Sourcing Specialist – Supplier Quality Engineering, you are being responsible for:
Serving as the focal point for supplier quality activities within the Baker Hughes Digital Solutions, Waygate Technologies UT business.
Providing technical guidance to suppliers to ensure compliance with drawings, specifications, quality requirements, and customer flow-down requirements.
Leading supplier qualification activities and supporting supplier onboarding processes.
Driving continuous improvement programs through issue analysis, surveillance audits, and corrective action management.
Participating in Management Review Board (MRB) meetings and supporting quality decision-making processes.
Monitoring and reporting supplier quality KPIs, including non-conformities, cost of quality, corrective actions, and preventive actions.
Performing supplier audits, documenting findings, and driving closure of audit actions.
Managing supplier deviation requests and ensuring appropriate resolution.
Conducting first-piece qualifications for new parts and documenting approvals in quality systems such as ESQM.
Executing supplier corrective action requests (SCARs), process control activities, and supplier quality assurance initiatives.
Monitoring Supplier Cost of Quality (COQ) and driving recovery activities with suppliers.
Supporting development of supplier quality scorecards, dashboards, and reporting tools.
Collaborating closely with Waygate, Inspection, Industrial Flow, and site quality teams to coordinate supplier quality improvements.
Fuel your passion
To be successful in this role you will:
Have an Engineering degree from an accredited university or college, or equivalent knowledge and experience.
Have 5+ years of experience in Quality Engineering, Product Engineering, Supplier Quality, or Manufacturing Quality.
Have strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
Have experience using structured problem-solving methodologies and quality improvement tools.
Have strong written and verbal communication skills.
Have the ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams.
Have a results-oriented mindset with strong influencing and stakeholder management skills.
Have knowledge of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems, quality tools, and statistical analysis methods.
Have experience within industries such as Oil & Gas, Energy, Automotive, Aerospace, or Industrial Manufacturing.
Have hands-on experience in Electronics, Machining, Fabrication, or related engineering disciplines.
Have experience managing supplier qualifications, audits, corrective actions, and supplier development programs.
Have proficiency with supplier quality systems, scorecards, and reporting tools.
Have Lead Auditor certification from a recognized accreditation body.
Work in a way that works for you
We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:
Working with us
Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.
Working for you
Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input. Join us, and you can expect:
Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
Comprehensive private medical care options
Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
Tailored financial programs Education Assistance
Generous Parental Leave
Mental Health resources
Dependent Care
Additional elected or voluntary benefit
This position requires current work authorization in the country of employment. The employer is unable to provide or continue work authorization sponsorship for this role.
You will be eligible to participate in Company-sponsored benefit programs, including health & welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k). You will have a choice of coverage options that best suit your needs. Coverage options and contribution amounts are related to your benefit elections, base salary level, and specific requirements of each of these plans.
This position is eligible for our comprehensive and competitive benefits package, which can be found here, and is further eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plans or policies.
The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Sourcing Specialist - Supplier Quality Engineering