Supplier Quality Engineer II

• Candidate must have technical expertise in Manufacturing Technologies, Engineering best practices, and will work with key technology suppliers to drive product quality.
• Work with manufacturing sites and field to understand Non-Conformances details for communication and follow up to closure with suppliers.
• Candidate will develop manufacturing capabilities, drive FMEA, and implement Process Control Systems (PCS) at part supplier sites including the definition of measurement and metrology methods.
• Support the review of SPC data for critical parts and manage suppliers’ OCAP execution and recovery.
• Track supplier’s performance indicators against agreed-upon metrics and key performance indicators. Facilitate and drive suppliers to meet or exceed defined expectations.
• Conduct routine Surveillance and problem resolution audits to determine their compliance with quality standards and contractual requirements.
• Provide leadership during investigations of excursions and work with suppliers to provide comprehensive reports to fulfill ASM SCAR/8D requirements.
• Support conduct of failure analysis (FA) to determine the root cause of product failures and share findings with Engineering, Product Support and other internal and external teams
• Develop positive relationships with suppliers and drive continuous improvement activities from lessons learnt and best practices.
• Up to 20% business travel.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated expertise specific to material and machining. Preferably with a BSc in Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering or related technical field.
• With 3-5 years of professional experience or demonstrated expertise in supplier engineering managing suppliers for Si material, Ceramic and Quartz.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Ability to work effectively across geographies, cultures, disciplines, etc.
• Driven personality with discipline of ownership of responsibilities and is comfortable working independently.
• Attention to details and analytical thinking towards problem solving.
• Semiconductor Equipment industry experience will be an added bonus.

Candidate should have knowledge of the following tools

• Understanding of manufacturing process, metrology, inspection methods and equipment especially for Si material, Ceramic and Quartz.
• Ability to review the drawing to interpret the drawing with supplier
• Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• FMEA include Design FMEA (DFMEA) and Process FMEA (PFMEA)
• Structured Problem Solving (8D)
• Supplier Leadership, Escalation Management and Communication Techniques across a broad range of business escalation types, (Customer, Supplier, Technical, Manufacturing, etc.)