Quality Engineer

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

Job summary

Sanmina Corporation, a leading EMS provider, seeks a seasoned quality/engineering professional to resolve quality issues, drive process improvements, and maintain compliance with ISO and IPC standards. This ITAR facility requires U.S.

citizenship or lawful permanent residence, with a salary range of $82,000 to $100,000 per year, plus comprehensive benefits. The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, data-driven decision making, and strong communication with customers and internal teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Physics, or Materials Engineering required.
• Minimum 5 years of quality or engineering experience in related field.
• Working knowledge of ISO9001, ISO14001, TL9000, Nadcap and IPC standards.
• Experience with quality tools and continuous improvement methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Resolve quality issues systematically using technical expertise and problem solving.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address internal and customer issues.
• Provide technical support to develop global process optimizations and corrective actions.
• Perform trend analysis on quality data to proactively identify defects.
• Ensure compliance to Sanmina QMS, IPC standards, and other regulations.
• Serve as a primary customer contact and advocate for QualityFirst.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Physics, or Materials Engineering

Tools

FMEA

Control Plans

DOE

8D

Job description

Category (For Job Seekers)

Location

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 resolvingqualityissuesin a systematic manner applying technical expertise and critical problem solving skills
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve internal and customerqualityissues.
• Provide strong technical support to help manage the development of permanent globalprocessoptimizationsand corrective actions for discreet quality events.
• Perform trend analysis onqualitydata to proactively identify defects and lead corrective action initiatives.
• Possess complete working knowledge of and ensure compliance to in-house and/or externalqualityspecifications 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 CustomerContact.
• Be an outspoken advocate forQualityFirst throughout the plant.
• Perform otherqualityrelated activities as needed.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelors of Science inChemistry, Physics, or Materials Engineering is required.
• PCBManufacturingor Contract Manufacturing experience required.
• Minimum of 5years ofQualityor Engineering experience in related field.
• Working knowledge of the followingQualityManagement Systems: ISO9001, ISO14001,TL9000,Nadcap.
• Six Sigma, Lean processes, Certifications inQualityfield or technical knowledgerequired.
• Experience withqualitytools such as Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA),Control Plans, Design of Experiments (DOE), 8D CorrectiveActionprocessandverification.
• Must be able to work well with cross-functional teams to positively resolve internaland externalqualityissues
• 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 beltrequired.

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

Actual base pay within this range (determined at the offer stage) will be based on a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certificates, 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.