Supplier Quality Engineer

Position: Supplier Quality Engineer II Req#: 8830-1Location: Draper, UT (100% onsite)Duration: 6+ Months Contract More about this position:What is the structure? Our team consists of 6 full-time New Product Development Supplier Quality Engineers (NPD SQEs), 3 Technicians, 1 Temp SQE, and 1 Quality Analyst. We all work at the Draper, UT plant and we all report to a single manager in Draper. Our manager reports through the NPD SQE organization in Irvine.What does your group do? Our team is responsible for the qualification activities of components from suppliers for new products. We work with the suppliers from design freeze-up to commercialization and support all qualification activities to ensure the components will be sufficient for human use (FAI, capability, validations, etc.). Once the components are qualified for commercialization, we pass them off to a sustaining SQE group. We also support the components going through Receiving Inspection (RI) for feasibility builds and qualification builds (Edwards Quality Labs (EQL), Design Verification (DV), and Validation (OQ/PQ) build).How does that fit into the overall organization? We're the very first step in the manufacturing process, we own the initial qualification and inspection for the components needed to build the assembly at the Draper plant.Does your team use any specific technology/software to target? NoDo you foresee this role being needed again? Yes, our projects and timelines are constantly changing so we may need extra resources at certain points in the projects to drive to completion.What will a typical workday look like? A typical work day will be driving whatever qualification activities are coming up to support the project schedule. We are responsible for setting up inspection routers to get parts through RI to support manufacturing builds as well as using the data gathered from these inspections to assess supplier capability for the critical dimensions. We may also be troubleshooting any feedback we get from the inspectors around issues with the components and communicating any issues to the suppliers. Additionally, this person may partner with our technicians to optimize inspection methods and complete test method validations. Most of each day will be spent working on tasks on the computer, but ~20% of the role will be down in Receiving Inspection helping to get parts set up for inspection, reviewing results, and interfacing with inspectors.What will the work schedule be? Can any overtime be expected? The typical work schedule will be 8 - 5, overtime will not be expected.Will there be any travel involved? NoWill you consider remote work? If yes, will they need to be in a specific time zone? NoWhat are your top 3 required technical skills? Project Management, Problem Solving, and Organization - this person will be responsible for multiple different tasks at the same time and will be required to manage them appropriately to ensure project timelines are met. We also typically run into multiple issues, whether that's inspection method issues or supplier issues so problem-solving skills will be required.What are nice to have skills? Experience in receiving inspection, test method validation, statistical capability, or working with suppliers is a plus!What soft skills would you like to see in a candidate? Ideally, this person would have some leadership skills and will be able to track tasks through completion without much follow-up. I am hoping that this person can take ownership of their tasks and be the main driver to ensure these tasks are completed on time.What are some selling points to market this role? The supplier quality engineering role is unique because we get to work with multiple different groups of people! We get to work with Receiving Inspectors, Suppliers, R&D, and the manufacturing core team (ME/QE). We also get to manage several different tasks for several different components, so the job doesn't "get old" because each day we are usually working on something different. We also get to work with several different types of suppliers, so we get to gain knowledge in extrusion, molding, machining, laser cutting, etc.Is there anything that would automatically disqualify a candidate? NoIs there an example of a successful worker in this role now? The most successful SQEs are able to handle multiple different tasks at the same time and manage them appropriately to ensure completion. Communication is also important since we will have several different tasks assigned to us and are required to give weekly or bi-weekly updates to the project teams to ensure we are on track to meet project timelines.Job Description:Apply knowledge of quality engineering principles and methods to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and systems/procedures to optimize product development, internal and external device manufacturing, and device distribution.Education and Experience:Bachelor's degree in engineering required.2-4 years of experience required.Additional Skills:Good computer skills in usage of MS Office SuiteAbility to read and interpret drawingsGood documentation, communication and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management skillsBasic understanding of statistical techniquesPrevious experience working with lab/industrial equipment requiredSolid understanding and knowledge of principles, theories, and concepts relevant to EngineeringSolid problem-solving, organizational, analytical and critical thinking skillsSolid understanding of processes and equipment used in assigned workKnowledge of and adherence to Quality systemsStrict attention to detailAbility to interact professionally with all organizational levelsAbility to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environmentMust be able to work in a team environment, including the ability to manage vendors and project stakeholdersAbility to build productive internal/external working relationshipsAdhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of the environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/controlKey Responsibilities:Investigate moderately complex manufacturing product quality and compliance issues (e.g., CAPA, non-conformances, audit observations) for all production processes prior to final product release based on engineering principles; analyze results, make recommendations and develop reports.Develop moderately complex experiments and tests (including writing and executing protocols) to create, validate, and improve products (including evaluation of source materials and suppliers) and manufacturing processes/methods based on engineering principles; analyze results, make recommendations, and develop reports.Optimize moderately complex Manufacturing processes using engineering methods (e.g., SIX Sigma and LEAN methods) for design for manufacturing and for continuous process improvement. Identify opportunities for re-design/design of basic equipment, tools, fixtures, etc. to improve manufacturing processes, and reduce risk.Develop, update, and maintain technical content of risk management filesDevelop training and documentation materials for production (e.g., work instructions) to enable the seamless knowledge transfer of project and manufacturing processes.Assign support tasks; gives instruction to technicians on conducting tests; trains technicians and provides feedback; and may coordinate technician work.Other incidental duties assigned by Leadership

Created: 2024-11-09