Supplier Quality Engineer
Location: Irvine, CA
Schedule: Standard
Duration: 12 Month Contract
Pay Range:$35-40/hr
We are seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to support supplier and receiving inspection activities for qualifying components in support of the development, transfer, and launch of new aortic transcatheter valve replacement delivery system devices. The ideal candidate is a highly collaborative, self-starter with solid technical expertise who enjoys a fast-paced, rapidly growing environment. This person brings excellent communication skills and demonstrated data analysis and problem-solving ability. Experience in component qualification, inspection method and fixture development, test method and process validation, and statistical methods is preferred, along with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional partners.
Job Responsibilities
In this role, you will manage and support a variety of projects within the Supplier Quality department. Key responsibilities include:
Essential Job Duties and Job Functions
- Develop component inspection methods and plans, perform test method validation, assess component capability, and validate supplier processes
- Interpret engineering drawings, schematic diagrams, and formulas, and confer with management and engineering staff to determine quality and reliability standards
- Support drawing reviews to ensure inspection DFX considerations are incorporated into designs
- Complete component qualification documentation and approval routing
- Support receiving inspection and component inspections for milestone builds
- Manage investigation and risk-based escalation of non-conformance issues
- Support transfer of receiving inspection processes to other company or supplier sites
Knowledge and Skills
Strong verbal and written communication, creativity, analytical thinking, and problem-solving ability
Team player who is detail oriented
Ability to make sketches, engineering drawings, and common computations
Ability to read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, and computer-generated reports
Experience with engineering-related computer applications and software, such as Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Experience with supplier qualification, PPAP, and component qualification preferred
Education and Experience
Bachelor’s degree in engineering required
0-2 years of experience required