Salary
💰 $178,000 - $214,000 per year
About the role
- The Supplier Quality Engineer will play a key role in ensuring world-class performance of the Zoox prototype and production supply base, and drive continuous improvement.
- The ideal candidate will be entrepreneurial, driven, energetic, detailed, and team-oriented.
- Assess the capability of potential suppliers
- Assess the manufacturability of new product designs and assist both Zoox engineering and its suppliers with improving manufacturability
- Manage product and process development with suppliers
- Assist suppliers with the development of manufacturing processes
- Review prototype and production part quality document submissions from suppliers, and provide feedback
- Issue corrective action requests to suppliers and provides support with their resolution
- Provide support to Manufacturing, Quality, and Vehicle Engineering regarding analysis and disposition of suspect supplier material
- Drive continuous improvement throughout the supply base using quality and lean manufacturing tools
- Improve Zoox supplier quality processes such as assessments, supplier management, part approval, and corrective actions
Requirements
- Experience in PCB/PCBA/Electromechanical manufacturing
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechatronics or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent engineering degree
- Minimum of 6 years of experience in Quality, Supplier Quality, or Manufacturing, in the automotive, aviation, or medical device industries
- Experience in New Product Introduction (NPI) - Experience creating and improving quality systems
- Experience using problem-solving techniques such as Six-Sigma, 8-Discipline, Pareto Charts, Regression Analysis, ANOVA, DOE, Fish Bone Analysis, Red-X, Is / Is Not preferred
- Experience using quality analysis and control tools such as Process Flow Diagrams, Process FMEAs, Process Control Plans, SPC, MSA, Process Capability
- Working knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
- Working knowledge of IPC-A-600, IPC-A-610 & IPC-A-620 standards
- Working knowledge of Quality Systems such as ISO 9000 and IATF 16949 - Certifications such as ASQ, Six Sigma Green Belt, or Six Sigma Black Belt
- Fully literate in Microsoft computer applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint