Supplier Quality Engineer

As a Supplier Quality and Reliability engineer, you will be the member of Solidigm's 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.
Minimum qualifications:(PCB focused Supplier QRE)
BS degree in engineering or related field
5+ years of experience in PCB manufacturing, supplier quality, or reliability engineering.
Strong knowledge of PCB fabrication processes, key process controls, and manufacturing-related failure mechanisms.
Understanding of major PCB reliability and quality failure modes, root cause analysis, and corrective action methodologies.
Familiarity with PCB stack-ups, Gerber files, fabrication drawings, and design-for-manufacturing (DFM)concepts.
Basic knowledge of SMT/PCBA assembly processes and PCB-related assembly issues.
Experience with PCB failure analysis (FA) techniques, including cross-section analysis, microscopy, X-ray, TDR and electrical characterization.
Knowledge of PCB qualification and reliability testing at both bare board and PCBA levels.
Understanding of PCB industry standards, workmanship requirements, CoC documentation, and cosmetic acceptance criteria (IPC standards preferred).
Proven experience in quality excursion management, 8D problem solving, and supplier corrective actions.
Hands-on experience conducting supplier audits, process assessments, and continuous improvement activities.
Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Preferred:
Experience working with PCB suppliers supporting SSD, server, data center, networking, or other high-reliability electronic products.

Skills
Auditing, Documentation

Employment type
Full-time

Work arrangement
No