Component Engineer 2: Supplier Quality & Process Innovator

Dgn Technologies; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Dgn Technologies is seeking a Supplier Engineer in Sunnyvale, CA to lead supplier qualification efforts and define testing requirements for new parts. You will work with Value Engineering, Quality teams, and product design to ensure robust supplier processes, CP analysis, and effective change management across the supply chain.

You will drive DFm principles, support supplier selection and audits, and coordinate cross-functional teams to maintain quality, capacity, and delivery performance for

Qualifications

• Support Value Engineering and Quality Improvement Part Qualification efforts
• Lead Core Product Teams in defining appropriate Part Qualification requirements
• Define testing and inspection requirements prior to system integration to maximize ISI factory efficiency
• Support transfer of parts between suppliers
• Complete Production Part Qualification Process deliverables: Supplier pFMEA, Special Process Validations, FAI, and Process Capability Analysis
• Perform product/process risk analysis and ensure mitigations are implemented and effective prior to product introduction
• Establish sustainable process capability at supplier and critical sub-tier suppliers
• Support Manufacturing Line Escalations from manufacturing teams
• Drive corrective actions through use of various Root Cause tools (8D, 5 Why, etc)
• Lead manufacturing process selection
• Identify the correct process for manufacturing the part, considering process quality, long term capacity and total lifecycle cost
• Identify where DFM is appropriate to achieve higher quality, lower costs or better supply chain capacity
• Educate internal customers and suppliers regarding supplier quality, process and operational capabilities
• Drive improvements to ISI requirements as necessary by proposing and managing changes to specifications and drawings through the ECO process
• Manage the planning and implementation of supplier change management projects using the Supplier Change Request process (SCR) post Design V&V
• Provide status of the readiness (quality, capacity, delivery) of the supply chain for major production process changes
• Work cross-functionally to improve supplier engineering processes
• Support Supplier Selection
• Work with Product Design, Commodity Mangers and other stake holders to identify high capability suppliers necessary for New Products based on assessment of business need and supplier capability.
• Evaluate new supplies through informal assessments and formal assessment by supporting lead auditors in QMS evaluations
• Support audit team in addressing findings to develop suppliers’ quality and business systems in order to meet ISI’s requirements
• Manage supplier relationships to effectively partner with ISI suppliers
• IMPORTANT: Suppliers should not submit workers whose physical residence is within the following states due to Intuitive tax and operating entity structure: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
• Sources, selects, and qualifies components used in the company?s technology. Investigates alternate component technologies or supplies, reducing cost and improving quality and reliability. Acts as technical interface between component/production suppliers and development engineers, determining new and alternate sources. Investigates alternate component technologies or supplies for reduced cost or improved quality and reliability, and implements changes. Develops guidelines/procedures on vendor selection. Evaluates supplier change notification and qualifies changes, as needed. May maintain component data management system including qualification records/results/documentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier qualification efforts and define testing and inspection requirements
• Oversee part qualification processes and deliverables (pFMEA, FAI, Special Process Validations, CP Analysis)
• Manage changes through ECO and SCR processes and track readiness of supply chain for major changes
• Identify high-capability suppliers for new products with cross-functional teams
• Foster supplier relationships and address findings from audits to meet ISI requirements
• Contribute to process capability at suppliers and sub-tier suppliers
• Apply root cause tools (8D, 5 Why, etc) to drive corrective and preventive actions
• Educate internal customers and suppliers on supplier quality and process capabilities
• Support manufacturing line escalations and drive improvements in ISI requirements
• Assist in manufacturing process selection and design for lower lifecycle costs
• Ensure DFm principles are used to improve quality and capacity
• Support transfer of parts between suppliers
• Participate in supplier selection and QMS evaluations
• Support audits and supplier performance reviews

Job description

Dgn Technologies is seeking a Supplier Engineer in Sunnyvale, CA to lead supplier qualification efforts and define testing requirements for new parts. You will work with Value Engineering, Quality teams, and product design to ensure robust supplier processes, CP analysis, and effective change management across the supply chain.

You will drive DFm principles, support supplier selection and audits, and coordinate cross-functional teams to maintain quality, capacity, and delivery performance for