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Overview:
The Global Application Tooling Division (GATD) of Tyco Electronics is currently seeking a Supply Based Specialist to join our team. GATD is a worldwide engineering and manufacturing business unit that designs and manufactures application equipment, associated tooling, and precision machined products for all markets.

Two positions are available. One position would be supporting our outsourcing efforts. The second would be supporting our Development Engineering.

Our Supply Base Specialists support our tooling business by sourcing development proto-types for new products. Both positions are located at our 100 AMP Drive facility in Harrisburg, PA.


Responsibilities & Qualifications:
Responsibilities

Positions would be responsible for the following more specific duties:
• Developing supplier quality plans for key supply partners and OEM's associated with GATD’s products
• Facilitating cross-functional efforts to improve cost, quality and reliability of custom supplied parts
• Directing special projects involving product/process quality improvement
• Providing support to new product development teams while identifying and minimizing potential supply base problems
• Determines current and potential suppliers capabilities and matches with GATD’s needs
• Supports Global Sourcing in make/buy decisions
• Supports engineering in the re-design of existing products
• Maintains GATD owned tooling records.
• Responsible for quoting and procuring tooling used to produce castings/forgings; molds and stampings. This includes first article approval process.
• Promotes design for manufacturability within GATD by exploring alternatives and presenting to design and Ops management
• Communicates engineering changes to supply base and ensures compliance
• Drives the sourcing of new products
• Provides on-going research for better and less costly processes and suppliers
• Effects savings through technological developments and materials
• Promotes and contributes to domestic and global cost reduction opportunities
• Liaison for engineering and supply base problem resolution

Qualifications & Experience

Required:
• 5+ years experience in supply base engineering, manufacturing engineering and/or quality/reliability engineering
• An undergraduate degree in mechanical or industrial engineering; equivalent experience or other degrees coupled with experience
• Experience as a Supply Base Management/Purchasing professional in a medium to large, international company also considered.
• Working knowledge of machine shop practices and the metalworking industry is essential; In addition, working knowledge of quality engineering practices/applications as applied to supplier management is helpful, (as is measurement systems, statistical analysis tools and ISO auditing )
The following are preferred:
• Professional membership with activity and participation
• Familiarity with milling, turning, grinding, EDM, castings/forgings, MIM, heat treat, CNC type processes as this is our division’s core competency.
• Fluent in a second language is a plus