Senior IQA & Supplier Quality Engineer

Coherent Corp.; Calamba; On-site; PHP 850,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Coherent Corp. is seeking a skilled IQA professional to manage daily incoming quality activities and lead supplier-quality initiatives onsite in the Philippines.

You will review specifications, sampling plans, and supplier documents while coordinating with cross-functional teams to address defects and drive corrective actions. The role emphasizes root-cause analysis, supplier audits, and data-driven decisions using tools like 8D, Fishbone, and Power BI.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of IQA and Supplier Quality processes.
• Ability to read engineering drawings, specs, and inspection standards.
• Proficient with quality tools (8D, 5 Why, Fishbone, FMEA, Control Plan, SPC, CAPA).
• Experience with supplier audits and corrective-action management.
• Ability to analyze quality data, trends, DPPM, and supplier performance.
• Familiarity with sampling plans and risk-based inspection methods.
• Awareness of ISO 9001 and related quality-management requirements.
• Proficiency in developing quality dashboards using Power BI is a strong advantage.
• Strong coordination and communication with suppliers and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to prepare technical reports and quality documentation.
• Experience with JMP, Minitab or equivalent is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily IQA activities and ensure timely inspection and disposition of incoming materials.
• Review material specifications, drawings, inspection standards, sampling plans, and supplier quality documents.
• Analyze incoming material defects, identify trends, and recommend corrective actions.
• Lead investigations of supplier-related nonconformities using 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone, and other root-cause analysis methods.
• Issue, monitor, and verify the effectiveness of Supplier Corrective Action Requests.
• Coordinate with suppliers, Purchasing, Engineering, Warehouse, Production, and Quality teams to resolve material-quality issues.
• Support supplier qualification, new material approval, first article inspection, and process-validation activities.
• Participate in supplier audits and evaluate supplier process controls, FMEA, Control Plans, SPC, and inspection systems.
• Monitor supplier performance using metrics such as DPPM, rejection rate, responsiveness, and corrective-action effectiveness.
• Recommend material containment, sorting, rework, return, replacement, or acceptance based on documented risk assessment.
• Review and approve inspection results, supplier reports, deviation requests, and material dispositions within assigned authority.
• Develop and improve incoming inspection procedures, checklists, sampling plans, and quality records.
• Lead or support continuous-improvement projects to reduce incoming defects, inspection effort, material waste, and cost of poor quality.
• Prepare regular reports on IQA and supplier performance, including trends, risks, and improvement actions.
• Provide technical guidance and training to inspectors and relevant production personnel.
• Ensure compliance with company procedures, customer requirements, and applicable quality-management-system standards.
• Escalate significant or recurring supplier-quality issues to the Quality Manager and recommend appropriate action.

Skills

Incoming Quality Assurance

Supplier Quality Engineering

Engineering drawings interpretation

Quality tools expertise

Data analysis

Audit & corrective actions

Supplier performance analysis

Sampling & inspection methods

ISO 9001 awareness

Power BI dashboards

Cross-functional coordination

Technical reporting & documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering

Tools

Power BI

JMP

Minitab

CAPA tools

Job description

Coherent Corp. is seeking a skilled IQA professional to manage daily incoming quality activities and lead supplier-quality initiatives onsite in the Philippines.

You will review specifications, sampling plans, and supplier documents while coordinating with cross-functional teams to address defects and drive corrective actions. The role emphasizes root-cause analysis, supplier audits, and data-driven decisions using tools like 8D, Fishbone, and Power BI.