Supplier/Vendor QA Engineer

SANMINA-SCI TECHNOLOGY INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 93,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanmina Corporation is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer in the United States to oversee supplier quality activities across PCB/PCBA, cables, sheet metal, and electronic components. You will lead 5S, FMEA, Cpk, GR&R and Six Sigma initiatives to drive quality improvements.

Responsibilities include managing supplier performance programs, ensuring process controls meet customer requirements, supporting audits, and advancing metrics such as QPPM and on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as Supplier Quality Engineer.
• Experience with 5S, FMEA, Cpk, GR&R and related quality tools.
• Experience leading Receiving Inspection personnel.
• Expertise in First Article inspection for mechanical parts.
• Knowledge in metrology and measurement systems.
• Progressively advanced experience in managing people.
• Effective presentations skills and Six Sigma training.

Responsibilities

• Manage supplier performance programs, including SCAR timeliness and metrics.
• Ensure supplier process controls provide 100% acceptance to customer requirements.
• Drive division-wide supplier quality issues and improvements to resolution.
• Participate in corporate quality audit improvement actions.
• Maintain and improve supplier metrics, such as QPPM and OTD targets.

Skills

5S

FMEA

Cpk

GR&R

Receiving Inspection leadership

First Article

Metrology

People management

Presentations

Six Sigma

Education

BS in engineering or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Requisition ID: 109797-0

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.

Job Title

Supplier Quality Engineer

Job Purpose

Responsible for driving all supplier Quality Activities, including working with PCB, PCBA, Cables, Sheet Metal, Precision Machining, connectors, plastics, and electronic components such as IC, BGA, Capacitor, Resistors, Inductors both SMT and through Hole.

Nature Of Duties/Responsibilities

• Manage effectively the Supplier Performance Programs, including SCAR closure timeliness and metrics
• Ensure supplier process controls provide 100% acceptance to Customer requirements.
• Drive division-wide supplier Quality issues and improvements to resolution
• Participate in Corporate Quality Audit improvement actions.
• Maintain and Improve supplier metrics, specifically QPPM and OTD targets

Education And Experience

• 5+yrs experience as Supplier Quality Engineer
• Experience with 5S, FMEA, Cpk, GR&R etc.
• Experience leading and guiding a group of Receiving Inspection personnel
• Expertise in First Article process (Mostly for mechanical parts)
• Knowledge in metrology
• Progressively advanced experience in indirectly managing people.
• Effective presentations skills
• Six Sigma training and experience
• BS in engineering or related field.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office

Sanmina is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Salary Range(annual): $93,000 - $103,000 . 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.