Supplier Quality Engineer

Supplier Quality Engineer

Location:

Penang, Malaysia

Veeco touches the lives of every person, every day. From smartphones to cloud-based services, high-speed wireless communication, and computing power, our technology is all around us. We design, develop, manufacture, and service highly complex, cutting-edge machines used by customers to create essential devices that drive the digital age, connect the world, and improve the human experience. We're looking for material difference-makers to join our growing team.

The Supplier Quality Engineer, based in Penang, Malaysia, is responsible to drive quality improvement and risk mitigation initiatives associated with its suppliers and contract manufacturing partners. This role leads supplier qualification, drives structured problem solving, and partners closely with Engineering, Supply Chain, and Operations across the region to improve supplier performance and support both new product introductions and sustaining production. Strong communications enabled by a data driven and collaborative skill-set will be critical to success in this role as you will strive to better enable Veeco's suppliers to more effectively meet the challenging requirements of Veeco and its customers.

Responsibilities:

• Enable cost down and part quality improvement initiatives in partnership with supply chain and engineering.
• Participate in cross-functional supplier management teams focused on selecting and improving suppliers and contract manufacturers.
• Create supplier quality improvement plans, perform supplier audits, implement closed loop corrective actions, and generate quality metrics and reports.
• Work with suppliers to execute product quality plans on critical parts and validate/audit their effectivity.
• Execute supplier audits utilizing SSQA principles to baseline, identify and drive improvement opportunities.
• Work closely with design and manufacturing engineering to review supplier specifications and red line drawings to improve supplier effectiveness.
• Develop, refine and deploy risk mitigation strategies during pre-production phases to enable successful new product launches.
• Manage risk associated with changes in materials or processes, supporting change notification documentation and qualifications.
• Ensure suppliers have implemented and are executing processes aligned to copy exact and change control expectations.
• Identify and implement appropriate supplier out-going quality and in-coming quality assurance inspection plans to support zero supplier defects impacting manufacturing operations.
• Utilize SPC tools to enable identification of process control variances in our supplier base.
• Drive efficiency and effectiveness improvements through the utilization and refinement of automated data management and information systems.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in technical field with a minimum of five years of experience as a Supplier Quality Engineer, Quality Engineer, or Manufacturing Engineer.
• Certifications such as ASQ CSQP, ASQ QE, ASQ CQM/OE, ASQ/RAB Lead Auditor; ASQ QA, Six Sigma Green or Black Belt are positive differentiators.
• Strong understanding of engineering drawings, GD&T, and common metrology/inspection methods for mechanical, electro-mechanical, and electronic components.
• Strong communicator, able to effectively influence both verbally and through the written word.
• Ability to communicate effectively with suppliers and internal stakeholders across different Asian cultures.
• History of effectively identifying and implementing root cause corrective actions.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally.

Veeco is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected characteristics. Veeco is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities.

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