Supply Quality Engineer (Teradyne Robotics, Wixom, MI)
$110,230 - $141,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 23 September 2026 by the employer.
Join the Universal Robots manufacturing site in Wixom, MI.
About the role
This role is a key quality interface between suppliers and internal teams, protecting production stability, product quality, delivery, and customer satisfaction across plastics, PCBs, machined metal parts, electronics, and other robotics components.
What you'll do
- Own quality performance for assigned suppliers and commodities, including global supplier locations.
- Support Production when supplier parts cause line incidents, stops, or defects.
- Lead RCA for supplier-caused line incidents, non-conformances, and field feedback using 8D, 5 Why, Ishikawa, DMAIC, and data analysis.
- Conduct supplier audits based on performance and risk, including support for ISO 9001 and TÜV audit readiness.
- Drive supplier development and Quality at Source practices.
- Prepare clear quality updates based on data for cross-functional collaboration.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Quality, or a related technical field.
- 5+ years of experience in supplier quality, production quality, or component qualification across plastics/injection molding, machined metal, electronics/PCBs, or electro-mechanical components.
- Strong technical knowledge of part materials and processes: plastics and injection molding, machining and tooling, PCB fabrication/assembly, electro-mechanical assembly, process validation, dimensional control, and part qualification.
- Experience with supplier audits, containment, line issue handling, RCA, corrective actions, and supplier development.
- Strong ability to read drawings, specifications, tolerances, material requirements, and quality standards.
- Working knowledge of ISO 9001 and TÜV audit requirements; knowledge of 8D, FMEA, SPC, MSA, Control Plans, DMAIC, 5 Why, and Ishikawa.
Nice to have
- Experience working with global/international suppliers.
Skills: supplier quality, RCA, 8D, supplier audits, ISO 9001
This role has been open 23 days — well below the 52-day median for Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering roles.
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
2523
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Median days open
52 d
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Median salary
$96k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Teradyne | All employers we track in this specialty (2523 roles · 80 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 27 | 2523 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 110 | 9874 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 64 d | 52 d (+12 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $96k |
Skills observed across this category: supplier quality, RCA, 8D, supplier audits, ISO 9001
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 398 open roles · median 78 d
- Applied Materials · 253 open roles · median 38 d
- Entegris · 228 open roles · median 37 d
- Lam Research · 108 open roles · median 59 d
- Infineon Technologies · 90 open roles · median 57 d
- STMicroelectronics · 69 open roles · median 53 d
How we counted: 2523 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 80 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 17 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.
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