Senior Supplier Quality Engineer

### Responsibilities: - Create detailed and well-structured inspection plans, partnering with cross-functional teams to improve assembly processes, testing, and product quality. - Lead customer escalations and feedback, working with manufacturing sites, contract manufacturers, and field teams to define clear problem statements. - Investigate non-conformances using structured problem-solving methodologies, including 8D, and implement corrective and preventive actions to prevent recurrence. - Prepare clear and comprehensive quality reports for internal stakeholders, including field service teams. - Identify manufacturing gaps with internal teams and contract manufacturers, driving corrective actions and systematic continuous improvement. - Track, analyze, and report quality metrics, recommending actions to achieve defined quality targets. - Conduct product and process audits prior to shipment to ensure compliance with customer and quality requirements. - Manage onsite customer audits and ISO certification audits at manufacturing sites, following up on action items through closure. - Perform periodic ISO 9001 audits at contract manufacturers and ensure timely CAPA implementation. - Measure contract manufacturer performance through monthly quality metrics and quarterly scorecards. ### Requirements: - Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic, or Quality Engineering, or a related engineering discipline. - Minimum 5 years of experience in quality engineering in a semiconductor equipment or high-tech manufacturing industries. - Experience supporting internal audits, certification audits, and/or customer audits. - Familiarity with operational excellence tools such as Lean manufacturing, FMEA, SPC, PDCA, 8D problem solving, and Six Sigma. - Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with hands-on experience applying structured methodologies such as 8D. - Clear and effective communication skills for collaboration with both internal and external stakeholders. - Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a global, cross-functional environment. - Proficiency in written and spoken English. ### Preferred Qualifications: - ISO 9001 internal auditor or lead auditor certification. - Leadership exposure in customer escalation management.