Responsibilities
- Audit and evaluate Contract Manufacturers' production lines and quality systems for production readiness.
- Audit peripheral suppliers and vendors to verify compliance with VDA 6.3 standards.
- Lead all communications on root cause analysis and supplier corrective actions.
- Conduct on-site quality inspections, audits, and maintain control plans to ensure critical features are controlled throughout the assembly/production processes.
- Identify opportunities for quality control enhancements and implement new methods accordingly.
- Support the new supplier selection process by conducting audits as required.
- Collaborate with supplier leadership to enhance their capabilities for better product launches and improved quality performance.
- Coordinate calibration activities, liaising with external vendors to ensure all test and measurement equipment is calibrated before use on the manufacturing floor.
- Collaborate with external and supplier quality labs to ensure product conformance before leaving manufacturing sites.
- Identify potential risks related to the supply chain, track supplier performance, and implement preventive actions to mitigate risks.
- Assist in assessing and selecting new suppliers based on their capabilities, quality systems, and performance history.
- Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and manufacturing teams to identify failure modes and manage countermeasures.
- Monitor design performance and address knowledge gaps in NPI (New Product Introduction) designs.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree holder in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or related disciplines.
- 7+ years' experience in manufacturing and test for consumer and handheld device
- Good knowledge of PCBA process, have experience in board level testing, PCBA quality verification, root causing.
- Familiar with FATP, including lamination, system assembly, function testing and packaging.
- Experience with new product introduction and manufacturing operations is required.
- Working level knowledge of Lean Six Sigma and problem solving.
- Fluent in English.
- ODM/OEM Processes working knowledge is preferred.
- Traveling will be required.