Supplier/Vendor QA Engineer

Sanmina; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 93,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance coverage

Life and disability insurance

Paid time off (PTO) for vacation

Job summary

Sanmina is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer in San Jose, California. The role involves driving supplier quality activities, managing performance programs, and ensuring supplier controls meet customer requirements. Candidates should have over 5 years of relevant experience, expertise in quality engineering practices such as Six Sigma, and a BS in engineering or a related field. The position offers a salary range of $93,000 - $103,000 along with competitive benefits including insurance coverage and paid time off.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience as Supplier Quality Engineer.
• Experience in leading and guiding a group of Receiving Inspection personnel.
• Expertise in First Article process for mechanical parts.

Responsibilities

• Manage Supplier Performance Programs, including SCAR closure.
• Ensure supplier process controls achieve 100% acceptance.
• Drive resolution of division-wide supplier Quality issues.

Skills

Supplier Quality Engineering

5S

FMEA

Six Sigma

Microsoft Office

Effective presentations

Education

BS in engineering or related field

Job description

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.