Product Engineer IV - Supplier QA Engineer

Job Title: Product Engineer IV - Supplier QA Engineer

Pay Range: $75.00 - $84.92/hourly

Contract Length: 12 months (chances for conversion/extension)

Location: Tualatin, OR; Livermore, CA; Fremont, CA

Here, as a Supplier QA Engineer, Staff, you thrive in high-stakes, dynamic environment, driving product development at the forefront of the semiconductor equipment industry. Collaborating closely with suppliers, customers, and internal teams, you will provide real-time problem-solving to technical challenges and to enhance our products.

In this role, you will directly contribute to developing in partnership with our C&F teams and suppliers new designs in vacuum systems, actuators, bellows, Flowmeters, Fan filters, Commercial off-the-shelf items, Pneumatics, cable assembly and wiring harnesses metrology such as precision manometers, pumping, etc. This position offers an opportunity to collaborate across our group and the company on many interesting fields.

What You’ll Do

• Apply skills and experience with semiconductor manufacturing and equipment, focused on vacuum technology, to technical and quality problems encountered in the product life cycle with special attention to new product introduction.
• Accountable for the quality and timeliness of supplier engineering tasks and projects and be a point of contact for the assigned OEM suppliers.
• Travel to our suppliers manufacturing locations to conduct effective situation assessments, audits and investigations and apply findings to implement systematic and lasting improvements to product and process.
• Perform Program/Project and Supplier Management roles with emphasis on problem-solving analysis and improvements in manufacturing and test processes. Definition, review and improvement of Supplier’s Root Cause & Corrective Action (RCCA), Supplier’s Quality Systems and Processes of Record (POR).
• Act as a technical liaison between OEM, COTs, Cable and Pneumatic Suppliers, Product group, Product development and customer front-end teams to ensure speed and fast issue resolution and ensure customer satisfaction.
• Apply experience with industrial Quality Systems, Engineering Design & Documentation, Product Qualification, Change (EC) Processes and Problem Solving to issues occurring in product and component life cycles.

Who We’re Looking For

• Exceptional analytical and experimental design skills. Creative thinking, structured problem solving, and troubleshooting capabilities.
• Proven ability to handle critical and safety-related quality escalations with cross-functional teams includes Product group (PG), NPI (New Product Introduction), Field Service Engineers (FSE), Accounts Team (AT), Global Product Services (GPS), Global Quality and customers.
• Ability and expertise in Failure Analysis (FA) /8D process, 5-whys, FMEA, Design-for-Reliability, Weibull analyses, etc., to solve our most complex problems in the most efficient way.
• Provide Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) feedback to optimize supplier manufacturing processes and reduce Quality, Cost and delivery issues.
• Strong business effective communication and presentation skill to various levels of the company, and to suppliers during onsite/virtual audits, Interactions and discussions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior product design and technical engineer experience in vacuum systems is beneficial.
• Experience in quality and reliability systems in semiconductors, automotive, aerospace, or related hardware, tools, and equipment is a plus.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and project management.
• Knowledge in six sigma (DMAIC approach), SPC tools and usage of Minitab, JMP.

Benefits Disclosure

Pride Global offers eligible employee's comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.