Supplier Quality Engineer III

Applied Materials • Gloucester, MA

2d

About The Position

Develops and applies quality standards in accordance with company and customer requirements. Develops and conducts related tests. Manages all issues related to supplier quality in a variety of commodity areas including Build to Print, Contract Manufacturing, Mechanical, OEM, Consumables, and Electro-mechanical assemblies. Oversees First Article Inspection process, source inspections, and supplier co-builds to drive successful first-time builds. Lead supplier qualification, ISO and process audits, develops gap analysis plans, manages supplier improvement plans, and monitors ongoing progress. Drives compliance and improvements in a wide variety of supplier processes and technologies in order to achieve the company's quality requirements. Generates reports, quality data, presentations and quality plans and communicates regularly with Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Suppliers. Designs and implements methods and procedures for inspecting, testing, and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and/ or production equipment. Develops methods and parameters, project methodology and/ or project proposals. Develops and uses procedures. Prepares documentation for inspection/ testing procedures. Recommends corrective action for procedural, product, or process deficiencies. Analyze operational data; Develop and implement recommendations. Participates in and may lead audits. Evaluates work methods, procedures, and policies. Tracks progress of qualification status, reviews reliability test results, determines the disposition of non-compliant products, reviews, and releases qualification packs Builds collaborative relationships with Suppliers, Supply Chain, MFG, and Engineering organizations in order to work cross-functionally in solving challenging problems and to ensure quality. Utilizes drawings, specifications, industry standards, and sketches, adapting inspection measuring devices and procedures when necessary. Read and interpret technical drawings and specification requirements. Reduces qualification cycle time and cost while still meeting quality performance requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering, or other Engineering disciplines.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in Manufacturing & NPI strongly preferred
• SAP and Agile experience is a definite plus

Responsibilities

• Develops and applies quality standards in accordance with company and customer requirements.
• Develops and conducts related tests.
• Manages all issues related to supplier quality in a variety of commodity areas including Build to Print, Contract Manufacturing, Mechanical, OEM, Consumables, and Electro-mechanical assemblies.
• Oversees First Article Inspection process, source inspections, and supplier co-builds to drive successful first-time builds.
• Lead supplier qualification, ISO and process audits, develops gap analysis plans, manages supplier improvement plans, and monitors ongoing progress.
• Drives compliance and improvements in a wide variety of supplier processes and technologies in order to achieve the company's quality requirements.
• Generates reports, quality data, presentations and quality plans and communicates regularly with Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Suppliers.
• Designs and implements methods and procedures for inspecting, testing, and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and/ or production equipment.
• Develops methods and parameters, project methodology and/ or project proposals.
• Develops and uses procedures.
• Prepares documentation for inspection/ testing procedures.
• Recommends corrective action for procedural, product, or process deficiencies.
• Analyze operational data; Develop and implement recommendations.
• Participates in and may lead audits.
• Evaluates work methods, procedures, and policies.
• Tracks progress of qualification status, reviews reliability test results, determines the disposition of non-compliant products, reviews, and releases qualification packs
• Builds collaborative relationships with Suppliers, Supply Chain, MFG, and Engineering organizations in order to work cross-functionally in solving challenging problems and to ensure quality.
• Utilizes drawings, specifications, industry standards, and sketches, adapting inspection measuring devices and procedures when necessary.
• Read and interpret technical drawings and specification requirements.
• Reduces qualification cycle time and cost while still meeting quality performance requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level