Material Product Quality Engineer

Job Description

• Manage material and component quality issues during NPI builds production ramp and mass production.
• Support incoming material quality IQC issues supplier defects lot-related failures and component quality excursions.
• Lead or coordinate Failure Analysis (FA) Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) for material- and component-related issues.
• Drive supplier containment corrective action and preventive action using structured methodologies such as 8D 5 Why Fishbone FMEA and CAPA.
• Support material and component qualification including new suppliers alternate sources design changes ECN/PCN changes and second-source qualification.
• Review supplier and incoming quality performance and identify recurring defect trends or systemic risks.
• Work with engineering and suppliers to evaluate component specifications drawings CTQs material characteristics tolerances and acceptance criteria.
• Support factory builds and investigates material-related yield fallout assembly defects reliability failures and field issues where applicable.
• Coordinate with Supplier Quality Product Quality Manufacturing Design Engineering Sourcing Reliability and contract manufacturer teams to drive issue resolution.
• Track quality issues to closure and verify the effectiveness of supplier corrective actions.
• Support supplier audits process reviews quality improvement activities and readiness assessments as needed.
• Escalate critical material-quality risks and ensure clear communication to cross-functional stakeholders.

Key Requirements

• Bachelors degree in electrical engineering Electronics Engineering Mechanical Engineering Materials Engineering Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of relevant experience in material quality supplier quality component engineering product quality manufacturing quality or related roles.
• Strong hands-on experience with FA RCA RCCA 8D FMEA CAPA and supplier corrective-action management.
• Experience supporting NPI and high-volume manufacturing in electronics or consumer hardware.
• Good understanding of incoming quality component qualification supplier quality material validation and production quality.
• Experience working with EMS/CM factories and component or material suppliers.
• Strong cross-functional communication and problem-solving skills.
• Good written and spoken English.

Preferred Experience

• Consumer electronics smartphone wearable computing or other high-volume electronics manufacturing experience.
• Experience with components such as PCB/PCBA parts connectors displays camera modules batteries mechanical parts plastics metals adhesives thermal materials or other electromechanical components.
• Familiarity with supplier and quality tools such as SPC Cp/Cpk GR&R DOE Pareto Fishbone 5 Why 8D PPAP APQP and Control Plans.
• Experience managing supplier change qualification alternate-source qualification ECN/PCN and lot disposition.
• Experience coordinating with international engineering sourcing supplier or customer teams.
• Experience supporting supplier audits and supplier process capability improvement.