Supplier Quality Engineer at Advantest is responsible for the technical elements and contents of supplier management throughout all product life cycle phases.
By assuring the availability of high-quality procurement electronic components along with the required supplier and supply chain capabilities, the dynamic business needs are supported.
Responsibilities:
- Cross functional interface between Suppliers & Contract Manufacturers & internal departments such as R&D, Manufacturing, Product Engineering.
- Supplier and part selection, auditing and qualification, quality assurance processes, test strategy/plan, performance control points, etc.
- Development, maintenance and sharing of technical expertise on electrical and electronic components within Advantest
- Performance assurance according to specifications; assures quality and reliability throughout the materials supply chain (from component to product level)
- Change control (Component Life Cycle Management), component risk reviews, part number setup etc.
- Support for technical contracting elements
- Bachelor/Master degree or University Degree or equivalent with the subjects of Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Physics, Material Science or similar
- know-how of electric/electronic components
- Analytical and systematical working style to solve technical issues
- Team player, experienced in working cross functional
- Superior communication skills (cross-functional, supply chain, cross-cultural) across hierarchy levels
- Proactive working style, and ability to work on multiple tasks in parallel
- Self-motivated
- Self-management, setting proper priorities
- fluent written and oral communication skills in English (German language skills would be a plus)
- good communicator, presenting skills
- Interest in topics, e.g. prices, Leadtime, Assurance of Supply, quality
- understanding of electronic manufacturing and test processes
Skills Required
- Bachelor or Master degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Physics, Material Science or similar
- Know-how of electric/electronic components
- Analytical and systematical working style to solve technical issues
- Experience working cross-functional and as a team player
- Superior communication skills (cross-functional, supply chain, cross-cultural) across hierarchy levels
- Proactive working style and ability to work on multiple tasks in parallel
- Self-motivated with strong self-management and priority-setting skills
- Fluent written and oral communication skills in English (German a plus)
- Good presenting and communication skills
- Interest in price, leadtime, assurance of supply and quality topics
- Understanding of electronic manufacturing and test processes
- Experience with supplier and part selection, auditing, qualification and component lifecycle management
What We Do
For over a half-century, Advantest has been designing innovative electronic measuring equipment and semiconductor test systems essential to the development and manufacture of advanced computer and telecommunications products. On April 1, 2012, Advantest completed its integration of Verigy Ltd. Additional Information about Advantest can be found at www.advantest.com.
