Quality Engineer

Sanmina; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Holidays and PTO

RSU program

Job summary

Sanmina Corporation is a leading EMS provider with ITAR facilities in the United States. The role focuses on quality engineering and process optimization across cross-functional teams, ensuring compliance with QMS and aerospace/defense standards.

The candidate will lead corrective actions, perform data-driven trend analyses, and act as a primary customer contact to uphold Quality First across the plant. A BS in a science/engineering field and 5+ years in quality/engineering are required; Six

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Physics or Materials Engineering is required.
• Minimum of 5 years of Quality or Engineering experience in related field.
• Experience with quality systems ISO9001, ISO14001, TL9000, Nadcap is required.
• Six Sigma, Lean processes; certifications in quality field or technical knowledge.
• Experience with quality tools such as FMEA, Control Plans, DOE, 8D problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Support customers and internal teams in resolving quality issues using technical expertise and problem solving.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve internal and customer quality issues.
• Provide strong technical support to manage permanent global process optimizations and corrective actions for quality events.
• Perform trend analysis on quality data to identify defects and lead corrective action initiatives.
• Ensure compliance to Sanmina QMS and industry standards (ISO9001/ISO14001, TL9000, Nadcap, AS9100).
• Serve as Primary Customer Contact and advocate for Quality First within the plant.
• Perform other quality related activities as needed.

Skills

Quality management

Six Sigma

Lean processes

FMEA

DOE

8D

Communication

ITAR compliance

Education

Bachelors of Science in Chemistry, Physics, or Materials Engineering

Tools

ISO9001

ISO14001

TL9000

Nadcap

IPC standards

Minitab

Oracle Agile PLM

Job description

Sanmina Corporation (Nasdaq: SANM) is a leading integrated manufacturing solutions provider serving the fastest growing segments of the global Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) market. Recognized as a technology leader, Sanmina Corporation provides end-to-end manufacturing solutions, delivering superior quality and support to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) primarily in the communications networks, defense and aerospace, industrial and semiconductor systems, medical, multimedia, computing and storage, automotive and clean technology sectors. Sanmina Corporation has facilities strategically located in key regions throughout the world.

Nature of Job Duties / Responsibilities:

• Support customers and internal teams in resolving quality issues in a systematic manner applying technical expertise and critical problem solving skills
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve internal and customer quality issues.
• Provide strong technical support to help manage the development of permanent global process optimizations and corrective actions for discreet quality events.
• Perform trend analysis on quality data to proactively identify defects and lead corrective action initiatives.
• Possess complete working knowledge of and ensure compliance to in-house and/or external quality specifications and standards; Sanmina QMS, IPC6012 / IPC6013 / IPCA600, ISO9001 / ISO14001, TL9000, NADCAP, and AS9100 regulations.
• Perform at a high level of professionalism functioning as a Primary Customer Contact.
• Be an outspoken advocate for Quality First throughout the plant.
• Perform other quality related activities as needed.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelors of Science in Chemistry, Physics, or Materials Engineering is required.
• PCB Manufacturing or Contract Manufacturing experience required.
• Minimum of 5 years of Quality or Engineering experience in related field.
• Working knowledge of the following Quality Management Systems: ISO9001, ISO14001, TL9000, Nadcap.
• Six Sigma, Lean processes, Certifications in Quality field or technical knowledge required.
• Experience with quality tools such as Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Control Plans, Design of Experiments (DOE), 8D Corrective Action process and verification.
• Must be able to work well with cross-functional teams to positively resolve internal and external quality issues
• Previous experience with Military, Defense, ITAR, and IPC Standards is strongly desired.
• Excellent communication skills (e.g. email, phone, face to face), including manufacturing, engineering, management, and customers.
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite, Google Suite, Oracle Agile PLM software, and Minitab. Proven ability to adapt to and learn new software systems quickly.
• Certified Green or Black belt required.

This is an ITAR facility and applicant must be a US Citizen or a lawful permanent resident.

Sanmina is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Salary Range (annual) : $82,000.00 - $100,000.00 Negotiable

Actual base pay within this range (determined at the offer stage) will be based on a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, and skills, and is just one element of our total rewards package. The total rewards package also includes a variety of benefits, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business and, depending on the role, may include eligibility for restricted stock unit awards and participation in a discretionary bonus program.