Supplier Quality Engineer

As a Supplier Quality and Reliability engineer you will be the member of Solidigms Validation Quality and Reliability organization responsible for addressing supplier related quality events.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible as the key contact between operations suppliers and the customer ensuring that overall specifications quality/regulatory requirements and expectations are met for all purchased product.
• Define audits and surveys to ensure that all suppliers are meeting Solidigm business requirements and quality standards.
• Ability to execute supplier audit activities related to both validation and on-going management of quality execution capabilities.
• Supplier Performance Management and Development
• Monitoring report and support of supplier quality metrics and performance.  Responsible for supporting supplier corrective action and continuous improvement activities.
• Support Solidigm managed factories on incoming inspection problem part resolution through all phases of operations.
• Support alternative supplier selection. Participates in customer-facing supplier quality activities.
• Ensure supplier has proper Quality Management Systems through metrics auditing etc. 
• Responsible for providing engineering support for all applicable areas of Quality Assurance.
• Primary contact between Solidigm and suppliers. Responsible for supplier periodic supplier feedback.
• Responsible for supplier qualification/disqualification.
• Initiate and follow up on supplier Failure Analysis requests with suppliers.

Qualifications :

Minimum qualifications: (Mechanical focused Supplier QRE)

• BS degree in engineering or related field
• 5 years of experience in mechanical manufacturing supplier quality or reliability engineering.
• Strong knowledge of key mechanical manufacturing processes such as CNC machining die casting extrusion stamping injection molding plating/anodizing coating and mechanical assembly.
• Strong understanding of mechanical quality and reliability failure modes cosmetic defects manufacturing risks and root-cause analysis.
• Experience in mechanical component qualification/NPI including drawing/specification review CTQ/CTF definition qualification planning and production release.
• Good knowledge of dimensional/metrology requirements and quality tools including SPC Cp/Cpk MSA/GR&R PFMEA and Control Plan. 
• Experience managing supplier quality excursions including containment 8D/RCA/5-Why CAPA MRB and corrective-action effectiveness validation.
• Experience with supplier change/PCN management including risk assessment and requalification for material tooling process equipment location and sub-tier changes.
• Hands-on experience conducting supplier quality-system/process audits supplier qualification and supplier improvement programs.
• Ability to monitor and drive improvement of supplier quality performance including yield defect escape and recurring issue reduction.
• Strong problem-solving communication and cross-functional leadership skills with the ability to independently drive supplier issues from containment through verified closure.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience supporting mechanical components for SSD server data center computing or other high-reliability electronic products.

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No

Employment Type :

Full-time