The Role
Conducts supplier audits, manages SCAR and CAPA activities, monitors supplier quality metrics, and resolves manufacturing quality issues. Leads supplier quality for NPI, production transfers, validations, pilot builds, and readiness reviews. Develops quality documentation, scorecards, procedures, and audit records while collaborating with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, and suppliers. Requires technical root cause analysis, risk assessment, corrective action management, and domestic and international travel.
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Job Summary & Responsibilities
- Conduct on-site and remote supplier audits to assess compliance with quality management systems, manufacturing processes, and customer requirements.
- Create and maintain audit reports, supplier evaluations, quality procedures, work instructions, checklists, templates, and controlled quality documentation.
- Facilitate regular supplier quality reviews to monitor open action items, quality concerns, supplier performance, and timely closure of SCARs and corrective actions.
- Monitor supplier quality performance metrics and scorecards, and communicate risks, trends, and escalation items to internal stakeholders.
- Review and manage supplier corrective actions, SCARs, and CAPA activities, ensuring investigations are technically sound and supported by objective evidence.
- Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, and suppliers to resolve quality issues and establish clear technical and quality requirements.
- Lead supplier quality activities for New Product Introduction (NPI) programs to ensure supplier readiness and successful product launches.
- Assess supplier manufacturing readiness, process flows, PFMEAs, control plans, inspection plans, validation activities, and quality requirements prior to production release.
- Support first article inspections (FAI), pilot builds, process validations, production transfers, and production readiness reviews.
- Drive supplier quality performance during NPI and production ramp activities by identifying risks, establishing mitigation plans, and ensuring timely resolution of issues.
- Develop and maintain internal quality procedures, databases, supplier scorecards, audit records, and external quality documentation supporting Advantest suppliers.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in Supplier Quality, Quality Engineering, Manufacturing Quality related to PCBA’s and/or Mechanicals
- Experience conducting supplier audits and supplier quality assessments.
- Experience managing supplier quality activities for NPI, production transfer, qualification, and supplier readiness projects.
- Strong working knowledge of Quality Management Systems, including ISO 9001 or equivalent standards.
- Effective root cause analysis, problem-solving, and corrective action management skills.
- Experience developing quality documentation, audit reports, procedures, work instructions, checklists, scorecards, and technical reports.
- Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple suppliers and priorities simultaneously.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills and the ability to influence internal and external stakeholders.
- Strong technical and quality engineering expertise/ mindset. The position is responsible for solving complex supplier quality issues, conducting root cause analysis, assessing risk, and providing technical recommendations
- Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to objective evidence, compliance, and traceability.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally to supplier locations as required
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
- At least 5 years of hands-on experience in Supplier Quality, Quality Engineering, or Manufacturing Quality for PCBAs and/or mechanical products
- Experience conducting supplier audits and supplier quality assessments
- Experience managing supplier quality activities for NPI, production transfer, qualification, and supplier readiness projects
- Working knowledge of Quality Management Systems, including ISO 9001 or equivalent standards
- Root cause analysis, problem-solving, and corrective action management skills
- Experience developing quality documentation, audit reports, procedures, work instructions, checklists, scorecards, and technical reports
- Strong project management skills and ability to manage multiple suppliers and priorities simultaneously
- Cross-functional collaboration skills and ability to influence internal and external stakeholders
- Technical and quality engineering expertise for resolving complex supplier quality issues and assessing risk
- Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to objective evidence, compliance, and traceability
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally to supplier locations as required
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The Company
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.
