Supplier Quality Engineer

Applicantz; Fremont (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Applicantz in Fremont, CA is seeking a Staff Supplier QA Engineer to support a hybrid role. You will collaborate with suppliers, internal Product Groups, and cross-functional teams to address quality and manufacturing challenges in vacuum systems and related components.

The role requires 5+ years in supplier/quality/ manufacturing engineering, strong problem-solving, and experience with RCCA, FMEA, and Design for Manufacturability feedback signals to optimize supplier processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in supplier engineering, manufacturing engineering, quality engineering, or related roles.

Responsibilities

• Apply semiconductor manufacturing and vacuum technology experience to technical and quality problems across the product life cycle.
• Ensure quality and timely completion of supplier engineering tasks; be the point of contact for OEM suppliers.
• Travel to supplier sites to conduct audits and investigations; implement systemic improvements.
• Lead RCCA, CAPA, and Quality Systems improvements with suppliers and internal teams.

Skills

Semiconductor manufacturing

Quality engineering

Supplier management

Root Cause Analysis

FMEA

Design for Manufacturability

Auditing

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Minitab

SPC

Job description

This is a hybrid role in Fremont, CA. Candidate needs to work 3 days per week onsite.

The Group You’ll Be A Part Of:

This position will be in the Supplier Engineering and technology group (SET), within US Global supply chain operations group, working as a Supplier QA Engineer, Staff with a variety of suppliers in the Commercial off the shelf parts(COTs), Pneumatics, Complex OEM like valves, pumps, manometers space, in partnership with many Product Groups within the company. This offers a unique opportunity to have visibility across the whole spectrum of what we make, develop relationships across the company and with a variety of suppliers, work both with C&F teams for New Product introduction as well as maintaining our existing tools and designs.

The Impact You’ll Make:

As a Supplier QA Engineer, Staff, you thrive in high-stakes, dynamic environment, driving product development at the forefront of the semiconductor equipment industry. Collaborating closely with suppliers, customers, and internal teams, you will provide real-time problem-solving to technical challenges and to enhance our products.

In this role, you will directly contribute to developing in partnership with our C&F teams and suppliers new designs in vacuum systems, actuators, bellows, Flowmeters, Fan filters, Commercial off-the-shelf items, Pneumatics, cable assembly and wiring harnesses metrology such as precision manometers, pumping, etc. This position offers an opportunity to collaborate across our group and the company on many interesting fields.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline (Mechanical, Electrical, Materials, Manufacturing, Chemical, etc.)
• 5+ years of experience in supplier engineering, manufacturing engineering, quality engineering, or related roles.

What You’ll do:

• Apply skills and experience with semiconductor manufacturing and equipment, focused on vacuum technology, to technical and quality problems encountered in the product life cycle with special attention to new product introduction.
• Accountable for the quality and timeliness of supplier engineering tasks and projects and be a point of contact for the assigned OEM suppliers.
• Travel to suppliers manufacturing locations to conduct effective situation assessments, audits and investigations and apply findings to implement systematic and lasting improvements to product and process.
• Perform Program/Project and Supplier Management roles with emphasis on problem-solving analysis and improvements in manufacturing and test processes. Definition, review and improvement of Supplier’s Root Cause & Corrective Action (RCCA), Supplier’s Quality Systems and Processes of Record (POR).
• Act as a technical liaison between OEM, COTs, Cable and Pneumatic Suppliers, Product group, Product development and customer front-end teams to ensure speed and fast issue resolution and ensure customer satisfaction.
• Apply experience with industrial Quality Systems, Engineering Design & Documentation, Product Qualification, Change (EC) Processes and Problem Solving to issues occurring in product and component life cycles.

Who We’re Looking for:

• Exceptional analytical and experimental design skills. Creative thinking, structured problem solving, and troubleshooting capabilities.
• Proven ability to handle critical and safety-related quality escalations with cross-functional teams includes Product group (PG), NPI (New Product Introduction), Field Service Engineers (FSE), Accounts Team (AT), Global Product Services (GPS), Global Quality and customers.
• Ability and expertise in Failure Analysis (FA) /8D process, 5-whys, FMEA, Design-for-Reliability, Weibull analyses, etc., to solve our most complex problems in the most efficient way.
• Provide Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) feedback to optimize supplier manufacturing processes and reduce Quality, Cost and delivery issues.
• Strong business effective communication and presentation skill to various levels of the company, and to suppliers during onsite/virtual audits, Interactions and discussions.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior product design and technical engineer experience in vacuum systems is beneficial.
• Experience in quality and reliability systems in semiconductors, automotive, aerospace, or related hardware, tools, and equipment is a plus.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and project management.
• Knowledge in six sigma (DMAIC approach), SPC tools and usage of Minitab, JMP.