The Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) ensures suppliers consistently deliver high-quality, high-precision components in a High-Complexity, Low-Volume (HCLV)environment. The role focuses on supplier quality, technical risk management, feasibility assessment, project execution, and emergency response readiness to ensure reliable and timely part delivery.
Conducts supplier audits: risk assessments; preventive audits; comprehensive supplier audit, to be proactive and be able to prevent quality incidents to happen in the manufacturing line.
Identify assembly critical defects and auditable items based on previous audit findings, customer quality requirements and issues and internal supplier quality issues.
Customize generic quality system audit criteria to Semtech specific criteria and continually adjust the audit criteria and checklist to address identified weaknesses.
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Oversee and manage all QA aspects from NPI stage till mass production.
Lead APQP activities, ensuring all phases are properly executed and documented.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including R&D, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Supply Chain to ensure quality requirements are met throughout the product life cycle.
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Ensure all engineering team members are trained and competent before starting work at client sites.
Participate in and enforce daily Toolbox Talks (TBT) at all active worksites.
Verify all tasks have appropriate risk assessments, including Risk Assessment (RA), Job Hazard Analysis (JHA), Pre-Task Plans (PTP), and Safety Work Procedures (SWP).
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Participate in Non-conformance issue part containment and disposition discussion, and execution during quality incident.
Responsible for review and approval of discrepant lot disposition in eNCS. Hold authority to reject in the system if it does not meet release requirements.
Lead Material Review Board (MRB) for Part Containment and Disposition.
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Oversee and manage all QA aspects of NPI (New Product Introduction) projects from concept through to mass production.
Lead APQP activities, ensuring all phases are properly executed and documented.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including R&D, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Supply Chain to ensure quality requirements are met throughout the product life cycle.
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Develop and manage calibration schedules to ensure all IMTEs remain accurate, reliable, and compliant with applicable standards and regulatory requirements.
Maintain calibration records, certificates, and documentation to support internal and external audits.
Evaluate technical requirements and provide recommendations for IMTE procurement and purchase requests.
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Develop and manage calibration schedules to ensure all IMTEs remain accurate, reliable, and compliant with applicable standards and regulatory requirements.
Maintain calibration records, certificates, and documentation to support internal and external audits.
Evaluate technical requirements and provide recommendations for IMTE procurement and purchase requests.
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Lead strategic suppliers and influence commodity strategy to ensure assurance of supply (AOS).
Drive supplier technology development and quality performance. (Eg: DFX, RCCA, 8D, etc)
Explore and lead the use of alternate materials/processes/new technology/design improvement to achieve Cost savings, Quality improvement, and AOS aligned with Keysight's business needs.
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Lead time and motion studies, establish standard times, and drive cycle time reduction initiatives across production lines.
Perform advanced line balancing, manpower optimization, and resource planning to maximize throughput and minimize waste.
Develop, maintain, and enhance capacity models to support strategic production planning, capital expenditure justification, and long-term site roadmaps.
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Industrialize Engineering Concept and coordinate Engineering Execution work packages from Implementation Release through Team Release phases.
Design, develop, and organize testing/verification/validation of the product based on requirements.
Execute tests, evaluate results against defined criteria, and deliver complete documentation and final reports using state-of-the-art test methods.
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