Supplier Quality Engineer (Mechanical Focus)

About the role

Solidigm, a global memory technology company headquartered in Rancho Cordova, California, is hiring a Supplier Quality and Reliability Engineer in Hsinchu. As a member of the Validation, Quality and Reliability organization, you will act as the main contact between operations, suppliers and the customer, and address supplier-related quality events.

Key responsibilities

• Define audits and surveys so suppliers meet business requirements and quality standards, and carry out supplier audits covering validation and ongoing quality management.
• Monitor, report and support supplier quality metrics and performance, and support supplier corrective actions and continuous improvement.
• Support managed factories on incoming inspection and problem-part resolution, and support alternative supplier selection.
• Ensure suppliers have proper Quality Management Systems through metrics and auditing, and provide engineering support for Quality Assurance areas.
• Provide supplier periodic feedback, handle supplier qualification and disqualification, and initiate and follow up on supplier failure analysis requests.
• Take part in customer-facing supplier quality activities.

Required profile

• BS degree in engineering or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in mechanical manufacturing, supplier quality or reliability engineering.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical manufacturing processes such as CNC machining, die casting, extrusion, stamping, injection molding, plating/anodizing, coating and mechanical assembly.
• Experience in mechanical component qualification/NPI, including drawing/specification review, CTQ/CTF definition, qualification planning and production release.
• Experience managing supplier quality excursions (containment, 8D/RCA/5-Why, CAPA, MRB) and supplier change/PCN management.
• Hands-on experience conducting supplier quality audits, qualification and improvement programs.
• Ability to drive supplier quality improvement on yield, defects, escapes and recurring issues.

Required skills

• Dimensional and metrology requirements, and quality tools such as SPC, Cp/Cpk, MSA/GR&R, PFMEA and Control Plan.
• Root-cause analysis and failure mode understanding.
• Preferred: experience supporting mechanical components for SSD, server, data center or other high-reliability electronic products.