Manufacturing Supplier Engineer

Maxonic maintains a close and long-term relationship with our direct client. In support of their needs, we are looking for a Manufacturing Supplier Engineer.

Job Description:

Job Title: Manufacturing Supplier Engineer    

Job Type: Contract                                                    

Job Location: Sunnyvale, CA

Work Schedule: On-site

Pay Rate: $60, Based on experience

Description:

Part Qualification

• Support Value Engineering and Quality Improvement Part Qualification efforts
• Lead Core Product Teams in defining appropriate Part Qualification requirements
• This includes defining testing and inspection requirements prior to system integration to maximize ISI factory efficiency

Support transfer of parts between suppliers

• Complete Production Part Qualification Process deliverables: Supplier pFMEA, Special Process Validations, FAI, and Process Capability Analysis
• Perform product/process risk analysis and ensure mitigations are implemented and effective prior to product introduction
• Establish sustainable process capability at supplier and critical sub-tier suppliers
• Support Manufacturing Line Escalations from manufacturing teams
• Drive corrective actions through use of various Root Cause tools (8D, 5 Why, etc), determining true root cause, implementing effective and lasting corrective and preventive actions

Manufacturing Process Selection and Development

• Lead manufacturing process selection
• Identify the correct process for manufacturing the part, considering process quality, long term capacity and total lifecycle cost.
• Identify where DFM is appropriate to achieve higher quality, lower costs or better supply chain capacity
• Educate internal customers and suppliers regarding supplier quality, process and operational capabilities, best value manufacturing methods and tooling for key supplier processes

Manage change

• Drive improvements to ISI requirements as necessary by proposing and managing changes to specifications and drawings through the ECO process
• Manage the planning and implementation of supplier change management projects using the Supplier Change Request process (SCR) post Design V&V
• Provide status of the readiness (quality, capacity, delivery) of the supply chain for major production process changes
• Work cross-functionally to improve supplier engineering processes

Supplier Selection and Evaluation

• Support Supplier Selection
• Work with Product Design, Commodity Mangers and other stake holders to identify high capability suppliers necessary for New Products based on assessment of business need and supplier capability.
• Evaluate new supplies through informal assessments and formal assessment by supporting lead auditors in QMS evaluations
• Foster Supplier Relationships
• Support audit team in addressing findings to develop suppliers’ quality and business systems in order to meet ISI’s requirements
• Manage supplier relationships to effectively partner with ISI suppliers

Component Engineer: 

• Sources, selects, and qualifies components used in the company''s technology. 
• Investigates alternate component technologies or supplies, reducing cost and improving quality and reliability. 
• Acts as technical interface between component/production suppliers and development engineers, determining new and alternate sources. 
• Investigates alternate component technologies or supplies for reduced cost or improved quality and reliability, and implements changes.
• Develops guidelines/procedures on vendor selection. 
• Evaluates supplier change notification and qualifies changes, as needed. 
• May maintain component data management system including qualification records/results/documentation.

About Maxonic:

Since 2002 Maxonic has been at the forefront of connecting candidate strengths to client challenges. Our award winning, dedicated team of recruiting professionals are specialized by technology, are great listeners, and will seek to find a position that meets the long-term career needs of our candidates. We take pride in the over 10,000 candidates that we have placed, and the repeat business that we earn from our satisfied clients.

Interested in Applying?

Please apply with your most current resume. Feel free to contact Manish Rajput (/) for more details.