Senior Supplier Quality Engineer

EKC Advanced Electronics USA•Pasadena, OH

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Qnity Electronics is seeking a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer to join our Technology team within the Advanced Flex Technologies (AFT) group. This role will have responsibility for managing raw materials used in the manufacture of polyimide films and clad laminates with primary focus on the North America manufacturing sites, and located in Ohio, Texas and Bayport. The selected candidate will be responsible for managing raw material, intermediate blended materials and consumable changes, engaging with suppliers during audits and quality meetings to drive improvement, and monitoring incoming raw material quality using SPC tools. This position also requires approximately 20% travel to supplier locations and Qnity manufacturing sites to support audits, quality initiatives, supplier development activities, and cross-site collaboration.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science/Engineering, or a related engineering discipline is required.
7+ years combined experience in manufacturing, Development/Scale-up, Quality or Continuous Improvement Engineering is required.
Demonstrated experience with risk tools such as FMEAs
Demonstrated understanding of statistical techniques including DOE, Control Charts, Gage R&R, ANOVA is required.
Experience working and managing projects in a global environment (both internal and external) with communications across cultures
Proven change management and project management skills –improvements in material/supplier performance require multiple projects to be managed with varying complexity and customer impact
Experience using a statistical software program (e.g., Minitab, JMP™) is required
Required to have proficient computer skills such as advanced Excel and PowerPoint use.
Exceptional ability to build relationships- collaborate across different functions within the business and externally to deliver results
Excellent communication is required to ensure alignment between business needs/priorities, manufacturing, and our suppliers. Being clear, concise, and able to summarize complex cases into actionable plans is a key requirement
An understanding of product quality is key to recognizing the impact of supplied materials on final product and end customer applications. This should be a key focus of the engineer when representing AFT to suppliers

Nice To Haves

Experience in Supplier Quality in a high paced Semiconductor, Electronics industry or related experience preferred.
Polyimide related knowledge, analytical and material characterization techniques, and results interpretation skills are desirable.

Responsibilities

Establish and maintain quality standards for raw and intermediate materials for use in manufacturing
Monitor incoming raw material quality using SPC tools and engage with suppliers when issues arise
Support troubleshooting of supplied material issues in manufacturing, facilitate Root Cause Investigations (RCIs) related to the supplied material’s impact on final product performance, and develop mitigation strategies to prevent excursions
Manage supplier performance by conducting regular QMS and technical audits, leading quality meetings, and tracking improvement activities
Provide performance feedback to suppliers based on quarterly scorecards and convey electronics industry expectations regarding management of change and process control
Drive the improvement of quality and performance of suppliers' quality systems, including management of change and notification protocols, root cause investigations, documentation and reporting, calibration, and non-conforming material review systems
Fully understand supplier’s manufacturing process, control methods, measurement, and quality systems to develop raw material risk mitigation FMEAs
Drive raw material and sub-supplier changes through the change management process
Ensure new and existing raw material supply plans align with business strategy
Use risk assessment tools to determine second source opportunities and alternate agreements with current suppliers
Manage qualification planning, trials, and data packages for new raw materials, suppliers, or supplier process changes
Coordinate analytical tasks and work with subject matter experts to understand raw material characteristics.
Work with stakeholders to link key parameters of material analysis to process/product performance
Lead cross functional taskforces with Process Engineering, R&D and manufacturing stakeholders as needed