Supplier Quality Engineer

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Program management of supplier readiness in support of new Flash products.
• Prepare status updates for Manufacturing Readiness Reviews; escalate supplier readiness issues with Quality, Engineering, Commodity Management and Production to determine resolution.
• Management of Electrical Component suppliers: initiating and coordinating meetings regarding technology reviews/roadmaps and issues between Procurement, Design Engineering and suppliers.
• Qualify Electrical Component devices for use in WD products, conforming to all requirements.
• Monitor Critical to Function parameters via SPC.
• Confirm Electrical Component supplier reliability demonstration testing.
• Ensure supplier processes are understood via Fishbone diagrams to identify KPIVs and KPOVs; examine critical sensitivities via DOEs.
• Induce supplier activities to strengthen quality systems with FMEA and Error Proofing tools.
• Participate in WD product FAs to determine Electrical Component contribution.
• Drive supplier FA of Electrical Component failures, utilizing 8D method to determine the root cause hypothesis, validate failure hypothesis, identify escape cause, and implement corrective actions, as well as preventative actions.
• Coordinate MRB for disposition of nonconforming materials.
• Track supplier continuous improvement activities to eliminate common failure modes.
• Research new suppliers and technology roadmaps to assist selection of future Electrical Component.
• Review supplier process change notices and work cross-functionally to disposition.

Requirements

REQUIRED

• Bachelor, Masters, or PhD degree in related field e.g. Electrical Engineering, Material Science, Physics or equivalent.
• 3 to 7 years of working experience with with Electrical Component design and manufacturing processes for technologies such as: Digital/Analog IC design, semiconductor packaging, DRAM, SPI Flash, crystals, diodes, transistors, capacitors, inductors, and regulators.
• Hands-on experience in manufacturing process, test, and quality.
• Experience in ASIC, DDR and discrete devices is an added advantage.

SKILLS

• Program Management Skills – Coordinate supplier readiness status within SQE organization and compile summaries in alignment with product life cycle development milestones.
• Supplier Process Audit Skills – Critical ability to inspect and identify strengths / weaknesses of supplier production and test processes.
• Quality System Audit Skills - Familiar with ISO/Industry requirements for commercial and automotive fields.
• Problem Solving – Investigate complex problems, gather relevant data, define appropriate analysis to identify root cause, followed by solution options for evaluation and implementation.
• Analytical Thinking – Analyzing information statistically and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
• Component Validation - Knowledge of electrical component testing, measurement, and inspection methods to evaluate performance, quality, and reliability.
• Industry Standards – Strong familiarity with electrical device standards: JEDEC, IPC, IEC, MIL, AEC-Q, ASME
• Quality methodologies - Experience with ISO9001, IATF16949, APQP, FMEA, VDA6.0, MSA, SPC, DOE
• Behavior – Self-motivated with ability to effectively multi-task and work independently.