Operations Engineering Advisor

Celestica; United States; On-site; USD 95,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

Celestica in the United States is seeking a senior commodity engineer with extensive experience in managing electronic component quality. You will drive quality improvements through defect monitoring, corrective actions, and supplier audits, interfacing with customers and suppliers on complex issues, and reviewing component specs for viable alternate parts to reduce costs and alleviate shortages.

The role requires leading projects, traveling to suppliers as needed, and applying SPC and ISO

Qualifications

• Six to eight years relevant experience.
• Experience managing electronic component quality and supplier quality.
• Defect monitoring, reporting and corrective actions.
• Supplier audits and risk assessments.
• Proficiency with SPC and quality methodologies.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001, TS16949 and ISO 13485 standards.

Responsibilities

• Documents, maintains and improves implementation of processes.
• Provides advanced technical expertise for production problems.
• Maintains quality of materials to meet cost and delivery targets.
• Visits suppliers to evaluate process controls and reliability programs.
• Provides quality data to suppliers and internal management.
• Performs supplier assessments and makes supplier strategy recommendations.
• Works with suppliers to improve yield and material quality.
• Gathers and analyzes data to solve quality issues and drive root cause analysis.

Skills

Quality management

Defect monitoring

Corrective actions

Supplier audits

SPC & data analysis

Root cause analysis

Supplier management

Electronic components knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Electrical Engineering background asset

Tools

Excel

Database management

Quality data analysis tools

Job description

Senior commodity engineer with extensive experience in managing electronic component quality. Applicant must have experience working directly with suppliers to drive quality improvement activities through defect monitoring /reporting, corrective action processes, and supplier audits. Electronic component technical expertise required to interface with customers and suppliers on deep technical quality issues. Must be able to perform component specification reviews to determine viability of alternate parts / components to drive cost reductions and alleviate shortage situations for Celestica and its customers.

May influence others outside of team to ensure goals are met and resolves conflicts in an effective manner. Receives guidance primarily on unique, unusual, or controversial problems or questions. May lead a work group or project team consisting of one or more support staff and/or tech/professional staff with some coaching from own supervisor, or may provide advice and guidance in area of specialty. Seeks out new avenues for building internal and external relationships; maintains contacts with existing relationships.

Detailed Description

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

• Documents, maintains and improves implementation of processes.
• Provides advanced technical expertise for production or customer-identified material problems.
• Maintains quality of materials to ensure cost and delivery targets are met.
• Visits suppliers to evaluate their process controls and reliability programs.
• Provides quality and reliability performance data to suppliers and internal management team.
• Performs supplier assessments/risk analysis and makes recommendations regarding supplier selection.
• Works with suppliers to improve overall yield of assemblies and quality of materials.
• Gathers, analyzes, sorts and distributes data to understand and solve quality issues. Utilizes quality tools and team problem solving methods to drive root cause analysis of problems and implement improvements.
• Performs supplier audits and qualifications working closely with commodity management to determine supplier strategies and development of the preferred supplier list.
• In depth knowledge of electronic/electrical commodities such as optical transceivers, resistors, inductors, logic ICs, memory ICs
• In depth experience of electronic component specification review and recommendation of alternate sources
• Solid understanding of contract manufacturing processes
• In-depth knowledge of industry and quality standards and SPC methodologies.
• Knowledge of design engineering (e.g., analog circuit design, digital circuit design, digital integrated circuit design, etc.) for systems and printed circuit boards.
• Excellent supplier contact, negotiation and problem resolution skills.
• Good presentation, database management and computer skills.
• Strong knowledge of statistical process control methods and techniques.
• Ability to evaluate, diagnose and troubleshoot problems.
• Ability to evaluate materials, gather and analyze data and determine root cause of problems.
• Ability to manage several projects simultaneously and coordinate multiple, changing deadlines.
• Ability to effectively communicate with a variety of internal and external customers.
• Strong supplier management skills and audit experience
• Experience and knowledge of ISO 9001, TS16949, ISO 13485 compliance standards

Physical Demands

• Duties of the position are performed in a manufacturing environment with frequent exposure to noise, dust, chemicals, operating machinery, temperature extremes, hazardous substances, etc.
• Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data.
• Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required.

Typical Experience

• Six to eight years relevant experience.

Typical Education

• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Educational requirements may vary by geography; Electrical Engineering background would be an asset.

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.

The salary range described in this posting is an estimate by the Company, and may change based on several factors, including by not limited to a change in the duties covered by the job posting, or the credentials, experience or geographic jurisdiction of the successful candidate. Salary Range: USD $95,241-$141,855.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Celestica's policy on equal employment opportunity prohibits discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran or disability status, or other characteristics protected by law.

This policy applies to hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral and other aspects of employment and also states that retaliation against a person who files a charge of discrimination, participates in a discrimination proceeding, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment practice will not be tolerated. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world's best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development – from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud. Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.

Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.

Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.

This location is a US ITAR facility and these positions will involve the release of export controlled goods either directly to employees or through the employee's movement within the facility. As such, Celestica will require necessary information from all applicants upon an applicant's acceptance of employment to determine if any export control exemptions or licenses must be filed.