Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer

Veeco•Beverly, MA

18d•Onsite

About The Position

Veeco is looking for a collaborative Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer who will be based at our customer site in Westboro, MA, to drive quality improvement and risk mitigation initiatives with suppliers and contract manufacturing partners. Strong communication skills enabled by a data-driven and collaborative skill set will be critical to success in this role as you’ll strive to enable Veeco’s suppliers to meet the challenging requirements of Veeco and its customers more effectively. If you are self-motivated and thrive in a fast-paced environment where data-based decision-making is valued and preventive risk mitigation and driving root cause corrective actions are critical, then this role could be for you.

Requirements

A technical Bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of experience as a Supplier Quality, Quality, or Manufacturing Engineer, or an MS degree and 3 years of experience is required.
Knowledge of electro-mechanical commodities is preferred.
Initiative, problem-solving skills, results-oriented, a bias toward action
Excellent organizational skills
Assertive team player with good situational awareness
Strong communication skills
History of effectively identifying and implementing root cause corrective actions

Nice To Haves

ASQ QE certification
ASQ CQM/OE certification
ASQ/RAB Lead Auditor certification
ASQ QA certification
ASQ CSQP certification
Six Sigma Green Belt certification
Six Sigma Black Belt certification

Responsibilities

Enable cost down and part quality improvement initiatives in partnership with supply chain and engineering.
Participate in cross-functional supplier management teams focused on selecting and improving suppliers and contract manufacturers.
Create supplier quality improvement plans, perform supplier audits, implement closed-loop corrective actions, and generate quality metrics and reports.
Work with suppliers to execute product quality plans (PQP) on critical parts and validate/audit their effectiveness (process flows, pFMEA’s, Control Plans, MSA, SPC, etc.)
Execute supplier audits utilizing SSQA principles to baseline, identify, and drive improvement opportunities with select key suppliers.
Work closely with design and manufacturing engineering to review supplier specifications and red line drawings to improve supplier effectiveness, reduce supplier deviations, and strengthen inspection effectiveness.
Develop, refine, and deploy risk mitigation strategies during pre-production phases to enable successful new product launches.
Manage risk associated with changes in materials or processes, supporting change notification documentation and qualifications internally and through Veeco’s customers.
Ensure suppliers have implemented processes aligned with copy exact and change control expectations.
Identify and implement appropriate supplier outgoing quality and incoming quality assurance inspection plans to support zero supplier defects impacting manufacturing operations.
Utilize SPC tools to enable the identification of process control variances in our supplier base.
Drive efficiency and effectiveness improvements through automated data management and information systems.