Principal Supplier Quality Engineer

About the role

The Principal Supplier Quality Engineer acts as the senior technical authority embedded in Asia to manage component quality across a portfolio of suppliers. This role involves leading technical audits, solving complex quality issues through first-principles analysis, and bridging the gap between Asian suppliers and the hardware design team in Auckland. The position requires a hands-on approach to identify process control gaps and drive effective corrective actions to ensure production standards are met.

Responsibilities

• Lead technically rigorous audits of component suppliers to assess process control and measurement capability.
• Own the resolution of complex quality issues using first-principles analysis to identify root causes.
• Implement and maintain quality assurance specifications at supplier sites.
• Support supplier-side part approval activities and validate components against design specifications.
• Develop and execute structured improvement plans to address systemic capability gaps at suppliers.
• Coach supplier engineering teams on root cause analysis and corrective action methodologies.

Required skills

• Supplier Quality
• Manufacturing Quality
• Electromechanical Hardware
• Process Engineering
• Technical Auditing
• Root Cause Analysis
• English
• Mandarin

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline

Benefits

• $1,000 personal growth fund

About the Company

Halter is on a mission to enable farmers and graziers to run the most productive and sustainable operations by revolutionizing grazing practices. The company is backed by Tier 1 investors including Founders Fund, Bessemer Venture Partners, BOND, DCVC, Blackbird, Promus Ventures, Rocket Lab’s Peter Beck, and Icehouse Ventures.