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🥝 Quality Assurance Lead, Suppliers, Development

Kinova Inc. | boisbriand, Canada | Posted June 18, 2026

Job Description

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop and optimize processes surrounding supplier quality management;

Approve First Article Inspection (FAI) from suppliers (AS9102);

Manage FAI deviations and ensure the implementation of effective corrective actions;

Analyze and validate dimensional, functional, and documentary reports;

Lead DFM (Design For Manufacturability) activities between core engineering and suppliers;

Validate the manufacturability of drawings, tolerances, GD&T, and special requirements;

Conduct supplier audits;

Approve and maintain the qualification of special processes;

Evaluate the manufacturing capability of suppliers;

Review supplier change requests and coordinate with engineering and purchasing to assess impacts;

Participate in design reviews (NPI, ECO, revision changes);

Identify technical risks and propose solutions upstream;

Ensure coordination of inspection act...

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