Senior Supplier Engineer
Description
The Senior Supplier Engineer acts as representative of InVue to drive supplier on-site manufacturing & quality process control to deliver highest level of quality and reliability of InVue products consistently.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Supplier quality performance management:
- Continuously drive supplier & quality (process and product) management improvement that minimize the cost of quality and improve effectiveness of execution.
- Ownership of supplier quality KPIs which has been set and determined by InVue Quality group.
- Fully engage in NPD process by projects and drive overall execution consistency to accomplish quality deliverables.
- Facilitate ECR change management and implementation from InVue to supplier & be responsible for final “sign-off” when implemented.
- With regards to full engagement in NPD process and verifications, and drive improvement for deficiency and process/quality gaps before each phase exit.
- Drive key milestone completions and deliverables from both supplier end and InVue Engineering/PMs. Also responsible for management of issues assigned to supplier & supplier issues assigned to InVue. Making full use of available NPD checklist to drive execution consistency, and drive improvement in the process of execution.
- Verify supplier test & process setup in according to requirement, if provided from Engineering/PM. If not presently existed, need to drive and define new requirements, and to establish new process to ensure quality assurance.
- Verify latest revision documentation being controlled - verify supplier’s quality documents & records (eg. ACL/AVL, control plan, test plan, WI) to ensure their documents reflect better or equivalent standards of InVue requirements. Ensure training plan in place, and ensure in-process verification as well as process control plan checking, etc.
- Ensure component parts and assemblies are consistently manufactured in compliance to specified requirement.
- Facilitate NUDD+I Quality Risk Assessment with supplier to minimize potential risk – especially on new process, new parts, etc.
- Validate T-build samples and ensure suppliers provide quality parts (right qty, right parts, right identification) and detailed T-build report for each build.
- Responsible for Phase 4 Exit of Supplier Production Readiness
- Carry out professional product audit and process qualification to ensure Phase 4 readiness.
- Drive and verify corrective action closure before moving forward to next stage.
- Facilitate post-build / post-pilot meeting and action closures.
- Ensure inspection plan has been defined, tested, and in place prior to pilot run.
- Accountable for developing capabilities & quality improvements within each suppliers & addressing deficiencies and gaps at key processes/steps for improvement actions – by proactively and quickly identifies areas of non-conformance, improvement opportunities & to drive corrective action plans to resolution.
- Develop supplier processes in order to be consistent & reliable in their execution of daily production, and during NPD activities, etc.
- Bridge issues / opportunities between Charlotte & suppliers, especially on NPD execution and ECR management, plus any quality issues so that all are in sync and well communicated on issues, actions, following up, etc.
- Take primary ownership in internal & external quality complaint, facilitate failure analysis and resolution within timeline
- Facilitate failure analysis and lead in problem resolution.
- Drive, verify and implement corrective & preventive action closure within timeline.
- Support the Source Inspection (SI) Team to ensure that products and processes comply with the relevant product and quality requirement.
- Responsible to drive quality improvement with SI Team.
- Provide inspection / product training for newly launch products to SI Team
- Technical support for SI Team.
- Back up in inspection function.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field.
- 3-5 years of experience in supplier quality control, manufacturing/quality assurance.
- Knowledge of quality techniques including statistical methods used to analyze and control products variations, capability studies, Gauge R&R’s, Control Planning and FMEA.
- Prior experience working with power electronics as a Quality Engineer or R&D role is preferred.
- Team-oriented problem-solving skills using quality tools and structured methodologies.
- Knowledgeable in the application of Product/Process and Quality System standards of the International Certification bodies, and Customer Quality Requirements.
- Familiar with IPC standard, such as: IPC-600/610/620/JST-001…
- Negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
- Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to communicate effectively in Mandarin and English.