On-site Supplier Quality Engineer supporting SEM production: perform real-time inspections, verify procedural compliance, drive issue closure with stakeholders, lead operator quality training, manage RMA process and tracking, support CAPA and root cause analysis, and identify process optimization opportunities to reduce variation and errors.
Job Summary & Responsibilities
Job Description
On-SEM-Site Supplier Quality Engineer providing a collaborative environment for SEM including:
- Collaborate with production supervisors and workers for real-time inspection and verification points during processing.
- Drive closure with AIS stakeholders when questions arise during assembly
- Verify worker compliance with manufacturing procedures
- Monitor reaction plans when product is found non-compliant (rework plan, MRB, etc.)
- Lead quality product training with operators
- Evaluate process for optimization, i.e. mistake proofing, variation tracking, task efficiencies
- Engage with SEM Process and SEM Quality Engineers with CAPA reports
- Oversee SEM RMA process for customer returns
- Maintain RMA Tracking Log
- Monitor RMA TAT metric
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree preferred, quality training acceptable
- Minimum of 6 years hands-on with product quality control within a manufacturing environment
- Proficiency with Quality Management System (Ex. ISO-9001, etc.)
- Effective root cause analysis skills
- Familiarity with Continuous Improvement tools
- Strong problem-solving abilities
- Excellent attention to details
- IPC-A-610 CIS
Advantest San Jose, California, USA Office
3061 Zanker Road, San Jose, CA, United States, 95134
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