Senior Supplier Quality Engineer

Description:

Description:

• Drives improvement and corrective action in the quality of components sourced from outside suppliers.
• Provides technical support in the selection of suppliers.
• Develops acceptance criteria for materials.
• Monitors supplier performance to drive supplier corrective action, manufacturing yield issues and field failures.
• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.
• Assess potential new suppliers for technical, quality and manufacturing capabilities. Provides technical support for the introduction of components from a new supplier.
• Generates and maintains incoming inspection procedures. Trains inspectors to these procedures.
• Develops and/or sources inspection tools and equipment.
• Assists in generating component specifications.
• Generate test protocols, monitor testing, issue qualification test reports and approve components for use in products.
• Provide input to Design Engineering on new component technology and assist in component selection with quality and reliability analysis.;
• Analyzes incoming material defects. Dispositions and drives corrective action as necessary. Communicates issues to suppliers.
• Reviews new design specifications and provides input from component quality and manufacturability perspective.
• Investigates field failures related to supplier materials.
• Develop corrective action plan where necessary.
• Will perform this job in a quality system environment.
• Failure to adequately perform tasks can result in noncompliance with governmental regulations.
• May lead a project team of moderate scope.
• Provides guidance to less experienced staff.
• BS degree in engineering or related scientific field plus 9 years of related work experience with a good understanding of specified functional area, or Master's degree with 0-2 years of related work experience.