Description
Drives improvement and corrective action in the quality of components sourced from outside suppliers.Provides technical support in the selection of suppliers.
Monitors supplier performance to drive supplier corrective action, manufacturing yield issues and field failures.
Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.
Assess potential new suppliers for technical, quality and manufacturing capabilities.
Generates and maintains incoming inspection procedures. Trains inspectors to these procedures.
Assists in generating component specifications.
Generate test protocols, monitor testing, issue qualification test reports and approve components for use in products.
Provide input to Design Engineering on new component technology and assist in component selection with quality and reliability analysis.
Analyzes incoming material defects. Dispositions and drives corrective action as necessary. Communicates issues to suppliers.
Reviews new design specifications and provides input from component quality and manufacturability perspective.
Investigates field failures related to supplier materials. Develop corrective action plan where necessary.
Qualifications:
BS degree in engineering or related scientific field plus 9 years of related work experience with a good understanding of specified functional area, or Master's degree with 0-2 years of related work experience.