Job Description
- This position reports to the optical component engineer responsible for supplier quality engineering. As a key member, working within a small, fast paced multi-disciplinary team, you will :
- Working with Supply Chain, SQE, and R&D, you will advise and approve specifications of custom optical components for new products based on supplier process capabilities, DFMs and DFMEAs;
- Drive proactive engagement to build predictability and end to end process visibility with suppliers;
- Plan FAIs as needed and work with cross-functional teams to create part qualification plans;
- Analyze alternative suppliers as needed and ensure their suitability against capability, specifications, and reliability;
- Engage with suppliers and R&D to access the process capability of suppliers;
- Manage Supplier Product Change Notifications by analyzing the risks of such changes and advise R&D and Operations through a product specific Change Control Board;
- Work with cross-functional and cross-regional resources to drive proactive engagement with suppliers, build predictability, support component related issues and customer returns, initiate supplier failure analysis and drive corrective and preventative activities.
Requirements
- Supplier management experience coupled with optical component design experience;
- Master's degree in Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics or a related field
- Strong knowledge of Active Optics, Passive Optics, Fiber, and Optical Interconnects design and application.
- Strong knowledge of problem solving techniques;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English;
- Experience applying PPAP methodologies therefore Automotive quality management experience is a plus;
- High energy, enthusiastic problem solver with a strong desire to learn new things.
30+ days ago