Supplier Quality & Development Engineer II

Benchmark Electronics Inc; Winona (MN); On-site; USD 72,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus Plan

401(k)

Paid Time Off

Health Insurance

Job summary

Benchmark Electronics Inc is seeking a Supplier Development Engineer II in Minnesota to drive quality control at supplier facilities and participate in supplier development for NPI, prototype and production. You'll ensure materials meet requirements and aid customer/site quality as needed.

Responsibilities include creating inspection instructions, performing audits, guiding corrective actions, and supporting failure analyses with suppliers. Travel up to 5–10% may be required.

Qualifications

• 4 year Engineering or Technical degree preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience as approved by executive management
• 5+ years of electronics manufacturing experience

Responsibilities

• Perform Quality Control functions at supplier’s facilities, such as source inspection and test of supplier’s products as specified by Subcontract, Purchase Order and/or associated documentation
• Develop and control test and inspection instructions to be utilized by Supplier Q.A. functions to assure compliance with Benchmark and Contract Quality requirements
• Provide technical assistance to Incoming Inspection, suppliers and other Benchmark functions so that they may prevent fabrication, test and inspection problems
• Provide technical assistance in the preparation of workmanship standards, instructions and inspection criteria for suppliers and Benchmark; Initiate product design changes through proper channels to improve part quality or enhance ease of manufacturing, test and inspection
• Perform quality audits of supplier's and Benchmark’s processes and procedures to determine the effectiveness of the Quality Program
• Report results, indicating conclusions and suggested actions for suppliers and Benchmark, and prepare and initiate Corrective Action Requests (CARs) to suppliers and Benchmark when non-compliances to quality requirements exist; Follow-up to satisfactorily close out all CARs issued
• Perform failure analyses with suppliers on relevant failures on returned products; Analyze reported defects and failures; Investigate discrepancies and initiate corrective actions when necessary to preclude future rejects
• Familiarize suppliers in the use of Benchmark’s documented process system to capture and record actions and results
• Oversee sample, special and qualification tests; Assist other Supplier Quality Engineers during failure analysis with the supplier on product returns, final acceptance and environmental failures
• Prepare reports on procured product quality and corrective actions taken and reply to Customer/Government inquiries regarding supplier Quality Assurance
• Prepare summaries of research and maintain files on vendors to provide immediate current and historical information of procured product reliability
• Apply quality management system methodologies
• Review and define elements of concern/definition in customer documentation through the New Product Introduction (NPI) stages
• Disposition suspect/nonconforming material
• Provide First Article Inspection work direction and disposition for supplied product
• All employees are responsible for the Quality of their work to ensure BEI meets, or exceeds Customer Satisfaction.
• Train and provide guidance to lower level Quality Assurance Engineers
• Apply quality management system methodologies

Education

4 year Engineering or Technical degree preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience as approved by executive management

Job description

Benchmark Electronics Inc is seeking a Supplier Development Engineer II in Minnesota to drive quality control at supplier facilities and participate in supplier development for NPI, prototype and production. You'll ensure materials meet requirements and aid customer/site quality as needed.

Responsibilities include creating inspection instructions, performing audits, guiding corrective actions, and supporting failure analyses with suppliers. Travel up to 5–10% may be required.