Supplier Development & Quality Engineer (Surface treatment/ Machining)

VAT Vakuumventile AG seeks a Senior Supplier Development & Quality Engineer in Haag, CH, to manage quality and development for machining and surface treatment suppliers.

The company is looking for a professional to oversee supplier product and process quality for machining, surface treatment, and related high purity processes. This role involves driving supplier qualification, industrialization, and risk mitigation to support the company's growth strategy and ensure a stable material flow.

Responsibilities

• Manage supplier quality and development activities for machining, surface treatment, and high purity processes.
• Evaluate supplier capabilities, process maturity, capacity, and readiness for serial production.
• Lead qualifications for new suppliers, relocations, transfers, and second sources.
• Conduct system and process audits covering machining, surface treatment, cleaning, and manufacturing controls.
• Verify critical process controls, operator qualification, maintenance systems, and validation evidence.
• Review and approve ISIR, PPAP, and process qualification documentation.
• Lead supplier complaint handling, root cause analysis, and corrective actions using 8D methodology.
• Monitor supplier KPIs, process capability, and risk trends; define improvement actions with suppliers and procurement.
• Support Change Requests, customer escalations, and shortage prevention with technical risk assessments.
• Ensure compliance with VAT standards, customer requirements, and relevant regulatory expectations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Science, or similar.
• 5 to 10+ years of experience in supplier quality, manufacturing engineering, or supplier development.
• Practical background in machining, surface treatment, or high purity manufacturing.
• Experience in supplier audits, process qualification, and corrective action management.
• Good understanding of quality management systems and semiconductor customer requirements.
• Ability to work in international matrix organizations with regular supplier travel.
• Strong communication, negotiation, project management, and stakeholder management skills.
• High level of resilience, ownership, and flexibility.
• Fluent German and English skills (written and spoken).

What the company offers

• Join a passionate, international team where your voice is heard, your ideas matter, and your career growth is supported.

About the company

VAT Vakuumventile AG is guided by its passions: integrity, teamwork, customer centricity, and innovation. The company always works together as #oneVAT.

• Guided by integrity, teamwork, customer centricity, and innovation.
• Works together as #oneVAT.