Senior Supplier Quality Engineer-UK - United Kingdom - Czinger

Description

Established in 2019 by Founder and CEO Kevin Czinger and Co-Founder Lukas Czinger, Los Angeles‐based Czinger Vehicles is an industry‐disrupting performance vehicles brand pioneering a new era in the automotive space by fundamentally changing the way cars will be designed and manufactured for generations to come. Built around a core ethos of utilizing revolutionary, proprietary technology to create vehicles equipped with both dominating performance and iconic design, Czinger represents a radical transformation of the manufacturing sector and the future of human‐AI design within an environmentally sustainable system.

Czinger's halo vehicle, the 21C hypercar, has received global attention for its record-breaking performance and the revolutionary design and manufacturing technology it embodies. It is the physical representation of over 550 patents filed across A.I. based generative design, materials, additive manufacturing, and assembly. This novel technology and world class engineering has enabled the 21C to set production lap records at both Laguna Seca and Circuit of the Americas. As a business Czinger is the unique combination of a deep technology company, consumer product company, and performance brand.

Czinger Vehicles places an emphasis on talent and is known globally for their world class team.

We require our suppliers to provide premium quality with rapidly evolving designs at increasingly ambitious volumes. We are actively looking for candidates who possess comprehensive knowledge of manufacturing and quality tools and have unrelenting motivation to enable suppliers for success. This position requires a combination of proven leadership and technical capabilities.

Responsibilities:

•Provide program leadership necessary to integrate the engineering, production, planning, manufacturing, and procurement groups to assure product quality, delivery, and cost achieves business and customer expectations

•Develop positive relationships and work closely with sourcing leaders to manage, implement and track supplier/engineering, design changes, capacity studies and New Product Introductions, and outsourcing.

•Interface with component teams to prioritize supplier development needs by component to improve cost competitiveness or supply constraints

•Research external market information and entrepreneurial companies to identify potential sources and suppliers

•Drive supplier selection through robust qualification processes

•Drive improvements utilizing Lean methodologies, supplier scorecards and supplier audits, ensuring supplier compliance, whilst driving systematic problem solving and process improvement plans to deliver value

•Recommend technical product improvements to reduce risk and potential defect opportunities.

•Review and assess supplier manufacturing processes and quality systems. Provide feedback to as appropriate on manufacturing methods and technologies. Manage supplier improvement plans.

•Improve quality performance of suppliers by conducting workshops at supplier locations, providing technical assistance in developing a quality system, or other technical support as required.

•Function as liaison between purchasing, engineering, manufacturing and suppliers to resolve supplier quality issues and to provide technical support.

•Demonstrate innovation, technical excellence, attention-to-detail, self-direction, & courage.

•Drive for results and customer satisfaction.

•Collaborate with teams, lead projects, and continuously drive improvement in the supply base.

•Actively drive NPI initiatives to achieve favorable cost/capacity agreements with suppliers

•Develop/enhance transactional processes to gain organizational efficiency

•Deliver results as measured by key metrics, such as supplier yield, field cost, field defect rate, supplier quality plan engagement/effectiveness

•Work with Engineering (Design and Manufacturing Engineers) team to define process parameters and criteria to ensure supplier process capability is effective to meet product and process requirements

•Self-Management & Relationship Management

oAssertive, optimistic, resilient and welcomes change

oEngages interest and participation of others and has a collaborative approach to working together

oProactively contributes to the team

oIs self-aware and ability to work on own initiative

oShows moral courage, openness and honesty in all dealings

oDevelop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure optimal performance

oCommunicate efficiently throughout procurement and directly with customer's/suppliers management

oDiplomatic approach to relationships

Basic Qualifications:

•Completed bachelor's degree in an engineering field from an ABET accredited university.

•Minimum of 5 years in manufacturing or process engineering role

Preferred Skills and Experiences:

•Experience with manufacturing, machined parts, fabricated components, or electrical assemblies.

•Technical capabilities including knowledge of 2D 'Blueprints' and 'Model drawings'.

•Knowledge of supplier quality processes (Production Part Approval Process, Advanced Product Quality Planning, First Article Inspection Reports, etc.)

•Experience with Quality Systems (ISO 9000/IATF16949/AS9100).

•Disciplined approach to problem solving - 8D.

•Proficient in MS Office applications and report writing.

•Knowledge of lean concepts.

•Experience with sharing information and influencing others (strong written and verbal communication skills, able to liaise cross functionally, internally and externally, make presentations to team members and management).

•Knowledge of statistical techniques and methods (Minitab, design of experiments, Six Sigma, etc.).

•Design for manufacturability and assembly

•Experience with capacity modeling, process mapping and fault analysis

•Pareto analysis, root cause and corrective action experience. Experience performing PFMEAs

•Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) experience

Additional Requirements:

•Ability to travel domestic and internationally - up to 60-75% travel is required, valid driver's license mandatory.

£50,000 - £85,000 a year

What You'll Get:

Holistic Compensation Package: Enjoy a world-class compensation package that includes a competitive salary, equity plan, and annual bonus opportunities, ensuring you're truly valued for your contributions.

Wellness and Time Off: Embrace a healthylifestyle with paid vacation, sick time, and company holidays, including a year-end shutdown to recharge. We support growing families with paid parental leave, recognizing the importance of bonding time.

Comprehensive Health and Wellness: Prioritize your well-being with our comprehensive health and wellness benefits, offering both HMO and Premium PPO options. Additionally, benefit from company-sponsored life insurance and short and long-term disability coverage for peace of mind.

Investment in Growth: We're committed to your professional development. Take advantage of reimbursement opportunities for learning and development initiatives, empowering you to continuously expand your skill set and reach peak performance.

Inclusive and Collaborative Environment: Join our inclusive, collaborative, and dynamic work environment within a fast-paced, mission-driven company. Together, we're disrupting the traditional manufacturing industry, embracing diversity, and fostering innovation to reduce our footprint by integrating people and technology.

Czinger Vehicles Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Our positions adhere to all statutory and regulatory requirements. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Disclosures:

In order to adjust to changes in our business, it may become necessary to add, remove or modify certain duties and responsibilities, or to reassign you to another job position. From time to time you may be asked to work on special projects or to assist with other work. Your cooperation and assistance in performing such additional work is expected. CZV, Incis an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Our positions adhere to all statutory and regulatory requirements. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

E-Verify: Right to Work

Our company participates in E-Verify . E-Verify is a program that electronically confirms a candidate'seligibility to work in the United States after completing the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9). The information provided on the Form I-9 is compared to the records contained in the Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) databases. This helps employers verify the identity and employment eligibility of newly hired employees.

Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (FCIHO), we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.