Supplier Quality Engineer

Join a multibillion-dollar global company that brings together amazing technology, people, and operational scale to become a powerhouse in the memory industry. Headquartered in Rancho Cordova, California, Solidigm combines elements of an established, successful technology company with the spirit, agility, and entrepreneurial mindset of a start-up. In addition to the U.S. headquarters and other facilities in the U.S., the company has international presence in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Solidigm will continue to lead the world in innovating new Memory technologies with aspirations to be the #1 NAND memory company in the world. At Solidigm, we view problems as opportunities to define innovative solutions that hold the power to change the world and unleash the potential technological needs that the future holds. At Solidigm, we are One Team that fosters a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture that embraces individual uniqueness and empowers us to bring our best selves to deliver excellence in support of Solidigm's vision and mission to be the go-to partner for optimized data storage solutions. You can be part of the takeoff of an innovative business that develops cutting-edge products, delivers strong business value for customers, provides an engaging workplace for its employees, and serves a greater impact on the world. This is a golden opportunity for the right applicant to join us and help design, build, and lead Solidigm. We want a diverse team of dedicated professionals who will not just be Solidigm team members but contribute to how we shape the future of the organization. We are seeking applicants who will grow and thrive in our culture; be customer inspired, trusting, innovative, team-oriented, inclusive, results driven, collaborative, passionate, and flexible.

As a Supplier Quality and Reliability engineer, you will be the member of Solidigm's Validation, Quality, and Reliability organization, responsible for addressing supplier related quality events.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible as the key contact between operations, suppliers, and the customer, ensuring that overall specifications, quality/regulatory requirements, and expectations are met for all purchased product.
• Define audits and surveys to ensure that all suppliers are meeting Solidigm business requirements and quality standards.
• Ability to execute supplier audit activities related to both validation and on-going management of quality execution capabilities.
• Supplier Performance Management and Development
• Monitoring, report and support of supplier quality metrics and performance.  Responsible for supporting supplier corrective action and continuous improvement activities.
• Support Solidigm managed factories on incoming inspection, problem part resolution through all phases of operations.
• Support alternative supplier selection. Participates in customer-facing supplier quality activities.
• Ensure supplier has proper Quality Management Systems through metrics, auditing, etc. 
• Responsible for providing engineering support for all applicable areas of Quality Assurance.
• Primary contact between Solidigm and suppliers. Responsible for supplier periodic supplier feedback.
• Responsible for supplier qualification/disqualification.
• Initiate and follow up on supplier Failure Analysis requests with suppliers.

Minimum qualifications: (Mechanical focused Supplier QRE)

• BS degree in engineering or related field
• 5+ years of experience in mechanical manufacturing, supplier quality, or reliability engineering.
• Strong knowledge of key mechanical manufacturing processes, such as CNC machining, die casting, extrusion, stamping, injection molding, plating/anodizing, coating, and mechanical assembly.
• Strong understanding of mechanical quality and reliability failure modes, cosmetic defects, manufacturing risks, and root-cause analysis.
• Experience in mechanical component qualification/NPI, including drawing/specification review, CTQ/CTF definition, qualification planning, and production release.
• Good knowledge of dimensional/metrology requirements and quality tools, including SPC, Cp/Cpk, MSA/GR&R, PFMEA, and Control Plan. 
• Experience managing supplier quality excursions, including containment, 8D/RCA/5-Why, CAPA, MRB, and corrective-action effectiveness validation.
• Experience with supplier change/PCN management, including risk assessment and requalification for material, tooling, process, equipment, location, and sub-tier changes.
• Hands-on experience conducting supplier quality-system/process audits, supplier qualification, and supplier improvement programs.
• Ability to monitor and drive improvement of supplier quality performance, including yield, defect, escape, and recurring issue reduction.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional leadership skills, with the ability to independently drive supplier issues from containment through verified closure.

​Preferred qualifications:

• Experience supporting mechanical components for SSD, server, data center, computing, or other high-reliability electronic products.

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