Engineer Principal, Quality

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Job Description

• This position reports to the optical component engineer responsible for supplier quality engineering. As a key member, working within a small, fast paced multi-disciplinary team, you will:
• Working with Supply Chain, SQE, and R&D, you will advise and approve specifications of custom optical components for new products based on supplier process capabilities, DFMs and DFMEAs;
• Drive proactive engagement to build predictability and end to end process visibility with suppliers;
• Plan FAIs as needed and work with cross-functional teams to create part qualification plans;
• Analyze alternative suppliers as needed and ensure their suitability against capability, specifications, and reliability;
• Engage with suppliers and R&D to access the process capability of suppliers;
• Manage Supplier Product Change Notifications by analyzing the risks of such changes and advise R&D and Operations through a product specific Change Control Board;
• Work with cross-functional and cross-regional resources to drive proactive engagement with suppliers, build predictability, support component related issues and customer returns, initiate supplier failure analysis and drive corrective and preventative activities.

Requirements  

• Supplier management experience coupled with optical component design experience;
• Master's degree in Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics or a related field
• Strong knowledge of Active Optics, Passive Optics, Fiber, and Optical Interconnects design and application.
• Strong knowledge of problem solving techniques;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English;
• Experience applying PPAP methodologies therefore Automotive quality management experience is a plus;
• High energy, enthusiastic problem solver with a strong desire to learn new things.