Commodity Quality Engineer III

F5 • Spokane, WA

172d • $110,365 - $165,547

About The Position

The Senior Commodity Quality Engineer position is a member of the Commodity Quality Assurance Team and will be located in Spokane, WA, USA in office. The Senior Commodity Quality Engineer is recognized as an expert in the principles and application of quality assurance and compliance in the field of supplier quality management. In this role, you will ensure suppliers and their commodities meet F5 requirements.

Requirements

• A minimum of 10 years in a Quality Engineering or Manufacturing Process Engineering role for a Technology company which designs and builds systems and printed circuit assemblies.
• A minimum of 5 years working in a Supplier Quality role.
• Working with multiple contract manufacturers to manage and improve supplier commodity quality.
• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline. Master's Degree is a plus.
• ASQ certification and expertise with quality tools such as DFx, DoE, FMEA, SPC, CPk, and measurement systems analysis, Six Sigma & ISO 9000 is desired.
• Strong understanding of quality management system and quality principles.
• Demonstrated ability to strategically organize and complete projects, objectives and tasks.
• Strong leadership, problem solving, and written/verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet quality, accuracy, and timeliness objectives.
• Demonstrated capability of applying risk management concepts and tools.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access) is required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in Agile PLM, Microsoft Visio, Tableau, SQL, and JMP.
• Some experience with quality metrics, dashboards, analysis, and improvement programs.
• Experience leading and working with globally diverse and multi-cultural teams.
• Experience conducting onsite and remote supplier audits.

Responsibilities

• Perform supplier quality engineering activities for a family of commodities from Product Development through End-of-Life.
• Work closely with cross functional teams, including Product Development, sourcing & supply chain, Global Services Logistics, and manufacturing quality team to meet F5's Supplier Management Strategy.
• Identify risks related to commodity, supplier, design, and manufacturing.
• Support F5's end-to-end supply chain system.
• Participate in establishing a Commodity & Supplier Quality Assurance System which ensures suppliers have developed and executed product/process quality plans to ensure compliance of product to all established specifications.
• Directly interface with suppliers to F5 and support manufacturing partners' supplier quality teams.
• Review and approve new part and supplier additions by assuring that suppliers and parts have been properly validated and qualified.
• Implement metrics to drive continuous improvement, provide feedback and report the status of supplier product performance.
• Conduct data analysis to assess supplier performance and risk.
• Prepare and present supplier performance during quarterly business reviews.

Benefits

• Incentive compensation
• Bonus
• Restricted stock units
• Health insurance
• 401k
• Paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional development programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees