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 qualifications:

• Experience working with PCB suppliers supporting SSD, server, data center, networking, or other high-reliability electronic product

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