Product Quality Engineer

Job Title: Quality Engineer

Location: Cupertino, CA

Duration: 6 Months (with possible extension)

Key Qualifications

• Expert quality management, planning, and engineering skills
• Domain expert for all things quality including Quality Plans, FMEA's, auditing, corrective and preventative actions, and sampling methodologies for IQC, assembly, and OQC
• Demonstrated capability with quality statistical techniques including SPC, sampling AQL's, and measurement system analysis
• Working knowledge of advanced quality techniques such as design of experiments, correlation analysis, and reliability analysis
• Basic understanding of metrology and GDT
• Discriminating eye for demanding cosmetic categorization and supplier inspection
• Keen problem solving analytical skills capable of getting to root cause quickly in challenging environments and with tight deadlines
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to manage and drive issues to closure in a global organization
• High-volume manufacturing experience with a detailed understanding of production processes, testing, kitting, and packaging (e.g., consumer electronics, automotive, medical devices, etc.)
• Supplier management experience
• Thorough with excellent written and verbal communication skills; Mandarin is a plus

Description

• Highly visible individual contributor role that collaborates with all management levels from line supervision to executive management to ensure Accessories Quality
• Supports the New Products Introduction team by specifying and implementing the Product Quality Plan for new iOS accessory products
• Drives closure of technical operational issues related to SMT, Final Assembly, Test, and Packaging
• Drives supplier's performance improvement through objective measurement and analysis of production line yields, quality audits, reliability testing, and field returns
• Works closely with Asia-based Engineers to ensure that Product Quality Plan deliverables are understood and properly implemented
• Develops and enhances systems to ensure products are delivered with flawless cosmetics
• Uses lessons learned from previous programs to avoid pitfalls and shorten the production execution learning curve
• Leads sustaining quality improvement forums
• Calls out key issues and presents options for resolution to the cross-functional team and executive management