Senior Component Supplier Quality Engineer

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Pure Storage is seeking a Sr. Supplier Quality Engineer to work in our Manufacturing Operation Engineering team, partnering with HW Design Engineering, Supply Chain Operations, Contract Manufacturing partners and Suppliers in driving commodities supplier quality performance and quality issue closure. The ideal candidate will be responsible for defining and implementing the supplier quality metric, as well as leading the closed loop failure analysis activities. The role requires a strong understanding of quality assurance principles, IC component, manufacturing, qualification process and reliability tests to ensure the components meet the quality, reliability and performance of our products requirements. 

SHOULD YOU ACCEPT THIS CHALLENGE...

• Partner with operation engineers, design engineers, commodity managers, commodity suppliers, and manufacturing partners to establish supplier quality management process and standards for Pure Storage products.
• Define, implement, execute and monitor supplier quality requirements such as DPPM performance/goal, review factory DPPM, SPC, scorecard, failure analysis turnaround time and other supplier quality related metrics.
• Present supplier quality performance metrics to Management and cross functinol team regularly.
• Drive suppliers for closed loop failure analysis investigation to identify root cause of component failure and provide recommendations for mitigation and corrective actions.
• Support Pure production and ensure for supply chain continuity (second source, component quality issues, Supplier Product/Process Change Notification Management, Pure ECO/MCO review and disposition).
• Collaborate with component suppliers to establish component quality data monitoring and reporting requirements, to ensure component quality and reliability compliance throughout the product lifecycle.
• Responsible for supplier selection, qualification, and audits. 

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO BRING TO THIS ROLE...

• 10+ years of component experience in IC manufacturing and test, supplier quality management, supplier audit and component reliability.
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical and Electronics Engineering or Science, or other engineering discipline is required.
• Proven experience in supplier quality management, component qualification, second source and failure analysis in a fast pace high tech industry.
• Proficiency in executing diverse testing and analysis techniques and statistical analysis.
• Component knowledge with DRAM, DIMM, NAND and IC components is preferred. Basic understanding of HBA, Optics and PSU function is a plus.
• Experiences with PLM systems (eg Agile) is a plus.
• Detail-oriented with a commitment to maintaining high standards of supplier quality and component reliability in all aspects of work.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to collaborate acr