Overview
As a Supplier Quality Engineer at Williams, you safeguard the quality of all purchased parts to ensure they arrive right first time and withstand F1 challenges. You build strong supplier relationships, drive continuous improvement, and mitigate risks that could impact performance. You collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and race teams to ensure parts meet spec and arrive on time, contributing to race-day reliability. You will shape quality processes and lead rapid problem solving in a high-pressure environment.
Responsibilities
- Audit and monitor suppliers through system, process, and product audits (ISO 9001, IATF 16949)
- Create and maintain Williams quality SOPs, standards documents, and QMS procedures
- Validate new components using APQP, PPAP, FAI, and capability studies
- Lead 8D investigations, RCA, and CAPA for supplier-related issues
- Train and develop suppliers to meet F1-level precision and reliability
- Track quality metrics (PPM, defect rates, on-time delivery) and escalate risks early
- Generate and implement product control plans aligned with engineering requirements
- Drive rapid, robust responses to quality concerns using structured problem-solving
- Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, procurement, and race teams to ensure parts meet spec and arrive on time
Key requirements
- Engineering or Quality degree
- Experience in high-tech, motorsport, aerospace, or advanced manufacturing
- Strong analytical and communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines and changing specifications
- Willingness to travel for supplier visits and audits
- Analytical thinking
- Effective communication
- Collaborative mindset
- Six Sigma, Lean, 8D, FMEA, CAPA
- ISO 9001 or similar QMS experience
- GD&T and engineering drawings interpretation
Supplier Quality Engineer in Grove employer: Williams Racing
At Williams F1 Racing Team, we pride ourselves on being a leading employer in the high-octane world of motorsport, offering a dynamic work environment that fosters innovation and collaboration. Our Grove-based factory is not just a workplace; it's a hub for passionate individuals who thrive on pushing the boundaries of engineering excellence. With a commitment to employee growth and a culture that values diversity and inclusion, we provide our team members with unique opportunities to develop their skills while contributing to our mission of returning to the front of the grid.
