Supplier Quality Engineer

Supplier Quality Engineer

Location: Santa Clara, CA Onsite/ Remote: Onsite

Job Description: Santa Clara is base location, and he needs to travel once in a week to Reno, Nevada. He should be good to manage and drive the activities with suppliers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive systemic supplier performance improvement plans and projects for reducing quality defects and improve supplier's capability.
• Drive SPC compliance and improvement projects to reduce out of control conditions.
• Conduct process and part audits at supplier sites – part to print verification, quality management system review, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Become substantively involved in New Product reviews to improve producibility and manufacturability in the product development phase.
• Participate in and drive technical sourcing decisions based on supplier capability and product attributes.
• Train and develop suppliers to comply with Applied's quality methodologies – 8D, responding to non-conformances, change management controls, failure analysis.
• Proliferate key learnings and BKMs into the supply base.
• Prepare and present executive summaries on supplier capabilities, customer and factory escalations.

The preferred candidate will have extensive experience in the following:

• Direct manufacturing and industry experience in electrical assemblies, electrical components, cables, harnesses, PCBs and complex test fixtures.
• Design for manufacturability knowledge
• Finishing processes such as detailing, painting, coating, plating, and cleaning.
• Well versed in quality management systems and methodologies.
• Value Stream Mapping experience
• Creative problem-solving skills
• Manufacturing/machining process development and qualification
• Program/project management
• Sound knowledge of GD&T and Engineering Drawing Interpretation
• 3D modeling knowledge
• PFMEA knowledge and experience
• Knowledge of metrology and measuring equipment
• Understanding the broad scope of a factory's methods and processes: material control, inspection/QC, cleaning, 5S, tool crib, tool life management, detailing, packaging.
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Strong team player

*** is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We promote and support a diverse workforce at all levels of the company. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability. All applicants will be evaluated solely based on their ability, competence, and performance of the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodations. Reasonable accommodations also are available in the hiring process for applicants with disabilities. Candidates can request a reasonable accommodation by contacting the company ADA Coordinator at ***.