Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer (SQA)/Quality Engineer (QE) (f/m/x)

Your Tasks

As a Supplier Quality Engineer at Sono, you play a crucial role in ensuring the quality and reliability of the materials and components for our developed Solar Bus Kit (SBK) and other products sourced from our suppliers.

This role spans from the handover of parts by development and product quality into series production, through to the handover of parts to our sales partners and customers, and includes addressing and resolving customer complaints and issues, potentially involving passing them on to suppliers.

You are also responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining supplier quality standards, systems, and processes to ensure our products meet both internal and external quality requirements.

In this role, you will work cross-functionally with teams from Supply Chain, Sales, Technical Integration, and Service, as well as with suppliers.

Responsibilities in detail

• Develop and implement processes and procedures for supplier quality management
• Conduct supplier audits and assessments to ensure compliance with quality standards and regulatory requirements
• Work closely with suppliers and the procurement team to develop and implement corrective actions and ensure quality requirements are met in supplier agreements and contracts
• Monitor supplier performance using key performance indicators (KPIs) and quality metrics, and conduct root cause analysis and problem-solving activities
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all quality-related issues concerning suppliers
• Provide training and guidance on quality standards and best practices to suppliers and team members
• Prepare quality reports and documentation for all relevant stakeholders and present them
• Lead or support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance supplier quality and operational efficiency
• Manage quality issues during series production, including supplier evaluation, supplier selection, manufacturability analysis, and the review and assessment of sampling documents and first samples

Our Requirements

• University degree in a technical field or a technical training with further education in the areas of quality management (QM), product quality, and / or supplier quality
• At least four (4) years of relevant professional experience in a manufacturing or product development environment
• Experience in implementing QM standards (DIN ISO 9001, IATF 16949)
• High level of quality awareness and attention to detail
• Experience in parts and process sampling (PPF / PPAP), advanced product quality planning (MA / APQP), and problem-solving methods (8D, Ishikawa, 5Why)
• Fluency in English and German

Interested?

As you apply for this role, we would like to give you some insights into our company culture and organization. At Sono Motors, we replace the traditional employer-employee relationship with a partnership at eye level.

When people transition from large organizations to Sono, we sometimes hear that they miss certain services, support, and infrastructure.

We invite you to address these gaps with us. We see you as a creator of our company, not someone who only shows up to do their job.

At Sono Motors, you take matters into your own hands, and you will achieve the desired impact. Our CEOs will work alongside you, and together with the entire Sono team, you will lead our organization.

We expect you to take the initiative, contribute to our organizational development, accept imperfection, and communicate transparently.

We call this #staysono; this is our culture.

About us

Vision, motivation and professionalism. Creativity and trust. Love for our planet. All of this unites our current team of nearly 40 colleagues.

Together we fight for our vision, which we want to achieve with a new strategy and focus of our company : Offering Solar Integration for the transportation industry.

Our technology is already being used by more than 25 B2B customers, who are testing our Solar Bus Kit and other solar integration solutions in a variety of vehicle architectures, including buses, refrigerated vehicles, cars and eTrucks / eVans.