Supplier Industrialization Engineer - PCBA/TLA
About The Position
Zipline is expanding its life-saving technology's reach from tens to hundreds of millions of people. To achieve this, we require a Supplier Industrialization Engineer (SIE) with extensive PCBA knowledge to spearhead supplier quality, development, and manufacturing excellence. You will play a crucial role in supplier selection, qualification, process control, and automation, collaborating closely with Engineering, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing teams. This high-impact role will allow you to shape Zipline's supply ecosystem, enhance manufacturing processes, and elevate supplier quality through continuous improvement.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in Supplier Quality, Supplier Development, or Manufacturing Engineering, with a strong focus on PCB/PCBA manufacturing.
- Expertise in PCBA and TLA production processes, including SMT, through-hole soldering, reflow, AOI, ICT, and conformal coating.
- Experience working with CMs for PCB and PCBA assembly (FPC/FPCA is a plus).
- Knowledge of IPC and ISO standards (certification as internal auditor is a plus)
- Proven success in supplier audits, APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, SPC, and supplier selection & monitoring.
- Hands-on experience in root cause analysis & corrective actions (8D, 5-Whys, Pareto, Fishbone).
- Strong DFM experience for PCBAs, proficiency in Gerber viewers.
- Ability to troubleshoot PCBA failures and work with suppliers to improve yield and defect reduction
- Understanding of GD&T.
- Experience leading supplier process validation, including EOL testing and first article qualification.
- Strong experience with data analytics tools (JMP, Minitab, R, etc.) to drive process improvement.
- Success implementing automation/new tech with suppliers to improve efficiency and quality.
- Success optimizing test and inspection strategies, including driving requirements for automated End of Line EOL testing.
Nice To Haves
- FPC/FPCA experience
- Certification as internal auditor
Responsibilities
- Perform Design for Manufacturing (DfM) on PCBAs and Top Level Assembly (TLA) and provide design guidance to Engineering Teams.
- Drive Contract Manufacturers (CM) on quality, responsiveness, and process efficiency
- Own and be responsible for field quality failures through Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs)
- Participate in supplier quotations by acting as the technical expert and providing the expert knowledge on PCBA and TLA line layout, setup and cost targets.
- Determine and manage production line layout capacity by balancing cycle time and driving process flow changes.
- Audit and improve suppliers onsite to meet Zipline requirements.
- Deploy and monitor statistical quality control (SPC) methodologies, ensuring data-driven decision-making and process stability.
- Ensure compliance with IPC, ISO, and automotive/aerospace standards (e.g., IPC-A-600, IPC-A-610, J-STD-001, AS9100, IATF16949).
- Act as the critical-to-quality (CTQ) leadership during New Product Introductions (NPIs) at suppliers sites.
- International travel (up to 35%) is required to engage with manufacturing partners, sometimes on short notice.
Benefits
- medical, dental and vision insurance
- paid time off
- equity compensation
- overtime pay
- discretionary annual or performance bonuses
- sales incentives
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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