The Role
Ensure suppliers meet Diamond Foundry quality, reliability, and engineering standards through audits, production approvals, SCAR management, root-cause analysis, supplier development, and cross-functional communication. Drive continuous improvement using supplier scorecards, KPIs, and preventive actions to reduce defects and enhance supplier performance.
Summary Generated by Built In
Diamond Foundry Inc. is solving the thermal limitation at the foundation of today's most exciting tech industries -- AI & cloud compute, electric-car power electronics, and 5G/6G wireless. We have managed to produce the world's first single-crystal diamond wafers and are now on a mission to put a diamond behind every chip. We are the rare unicorn that has grown fast and profitably. We received $515m in funding and are executing a multi-$B expansion plan for one of the greenest forms of tech manufacturing: converting greenhouse gas into diamond wafers using zero-emission energy.
Currently, we are looking for a Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) who will be responsible for ensuring suppliers consistently deliver components that meet Diamond Foundry's quality, reliability, and engineering requirements. As the primary quality interface with suppliers, the SQE drives supplier development through audits, production and process approvals, quality agreements, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
The SQE proactively identifies, assesses, and mitigates supplier quality risks, leads the resolution of quality issues, analyzes supplier performance trends, and partners with cross-functional teams to implement preventive actions that reduce defects, enhance supplier quality, and support operational excellence.
The ideal candidate will travel domestically and internationally up to 50% of the time.
Responsibilities
- Supplier Quality Audits – Establish and maintain supplier quality agreements and quality contracts to define clear quality expectations and ensure compliance with company requirements. Conduct supplier quality system audits to verify adherence to these requirements and identify opportunities for improvement. Partner closely with suppliers to drive continuous improvement initiatives, leveraging supplier scorecards performance metrics, and KPIs to enhance overall quality performance and strengthen supplier capabilities.
- Production Approval Process – Review, approve, and monitor supplier control plans, production plans, inspection plans, and quality documentation to ensure alignment with company requirements and quality standards. Collaborate with suppliers to validate process readiness, maintain effective quality controls, and support successful production approval and ongoing manufacturing performance.
- Quality investigation and SCAR management - Lead investigations of supplier quality issues, nonconformances, customer complaints, and product failures. Issue, track, and manage Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs) to closure.Perform root cause analysis using structured problem-solving methodologies such as 8D, 5 Whys.Verify implementation and effectiveness of corrective and preventive actions.
- Supplier Quality Management / Single Point of Contact - Communicate supplier quality concerns, corrective actions, and resolution status to internal stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electronics, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience as a Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE), preferably either: in the semiconductor industry, vacuum process components, instrumentation equipment, or advanced related technologies.
- Demonstrated understanding of manufacturing processes, including precision machining, welding, surface finishing, and production controls, with experience applying quality management principles to assess supplier capability, process robustness, and product reliability.
- Proven ability to work independently while effectively managing priorities and meeting deadlines, with a collaborative approach to working across multidisciplinary teams.
- Fluent in both English and Spanish, with strong verbal and written communication skills that enable effective collaboration in fast-paced, international engineering environments.
- Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 50% of the time.
Diamond Foundry believes in supporting our employees from the workplace to their personal and home life. We provide eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work. Perks include employee discounts to VRAI. All benefits offered are available starting your first day.
Diamond Foundry is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electronics, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience as a Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE).
- Experience in the semiconductor industry, vacuum process components, instrumentation equipment, or advanced related technologies.
- Demonstrated understanding of manufacturing processes (precision machining, welding, surface finishing) and production controls; apply quality management principles to assess supplier capability and product reliability.
- Experience conducting supplier quality audits, establishing quality agreements, reviewing control/inspection/production plans, and using supplier scorecards and KPIs.
- Proven ability to lead investigations, issue and manage Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs), and perform root cause analysis using methodologies such as 8D and 5 Whys.
- Fluent in both English and Spanish, with strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 50% of the time.
- Ability to work independently while managing priorities and meeting deadlines; collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.
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The Company
What We Do
At Diamond Foundry, our mission is to create the future of diamond. We developed proprietary reactor technology capable of forming plasma as hot as the sun at unprecedented density to produce diamond at mining scale. In our zero-emission foundry, we sustainably create diamond for the jewelry and semiconductor industries. Our VRAI brand brings iconic innovation in diamond jewelry direct to consumers. For more information on how we’re creating the future, visit www.diamondfoundry.com. Fast Company World's Most Innovative Company TIME Best Inventions Business Insider’s 21 Most Innovative Tech Startups CNBC’s Top 50 Disruptors Inc’s 25 Most Disruptive Companies
