Supplier Quality Engineer

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world.

Job Summary
- To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Supplier Quality Engineer located in Kallang, Singapore.
- Responsible for supplier development in a manufacturing or service process; works with suppliers to continuously improve performance, implement process controls and develop quality assurance plans.
- What a typical day looks like:
- Supplier Selection-Select the suitable supplier with jointed-effort of sourcing on aspects of quality, capability, pricing, delivery, environment, society regulation, etc. against customer requirements.- Supplier Qualification-Implement the new supplier qualification thru the process of capability matching, supplier risk assessment, supplier self-assessment, onsite qualification audit, qualification database management.- VEA (Value-Added Engineering Activity) -Understand customer drawing, specification to feedback value-added engineering proposal to customer and supplier for optimization of supplier manufacturing process or products.- Material (Component) Qualification-Implement PPAP (FAI). PPAP include FAI, Material Certificates, Quality/Process Control Plan, FMEA, MSA, Process Parameter Sheet, RoHS compliance, Reliability Test, COC, etc.- Pilot Run Tracking-Track the new qualified parts quality performance to ensure meet the customer quality requirements in pilot run phase. Drive supplier corrective action from supplier in Pilot Runs (1-3 lots) and smoothly transfer the pilot run to mass production.- Hot Issue Solution and Trouble Shooting
- Working as SME (Subject Matter Expert) to help on supplier quality hot issue and trouble shooting.- Holds up Maintenance Audit-helps on the annual maintenance audit for existing suppliers with SQE.- Holds up Supplier CIP (Continuous Improvement Program) - Helps supplier to use the quality tools to improve manufacturing process and product quality.- ECO/ECN/SCR implementation-Handle with ECO/ECN/SCR from customer, follow up the status in case that PPAP/FAI is required prior to production.-
- Performs quality audits on suppliers to assure products and services meet International Organization for Standards (ISO) and regulatory standards.- Forms a good relationship with the purchasing engineer and the supplier system in order to maintain a strong system and supplier relationships for the organization in which they work.- Provides cross functional help to select, approve and develop suppliers to meet customer and business needs.- Ensures supplier selection, development, approval and rejection according to SJM vendor guidelines and requirements.- Drives full assessment for effectiveness of supplier process control plans, measures and activities.- Uses statistical techniques and professional judgment to research data for process improvement.- Develops and guides execution of process validations and tests; explores resulting data and document results (protocols/reports).- Guides supplier process capability studies.- Constructs Design of Experiments to characterize supplier processes and/or sets on root cause.- Develops and implements procedures for new and/or improved supplier processes.- Provides engineering help to Receiving Inspection including statistical research, measurement systems exploring, Gage R&R studies and inspection procedures.- Participates in Material Review Board resolutions on supplier provided parts and services.- Participates in supplier Quality System Improvement Plans.- Guides the Supplier Requests for Change process.- Performs supplier Quality System audits.- Performs corrective and preventive actions with suppliers.- Performs researches of non-conformances and supplier performance for key performance indicators.- Performs dock-to-stock monitoring and part selection activities.- Provides guidance to project teams for supplied component and supplier qualifications-
- Skillful and safe operation of job-related equipment.- Rate and track supplier’s performance and drive supplier continuous improvement.- Establish and maintain supplier management processes and tools.

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:
- Typically requires a Bachelor degree in related field.- Typically requires 4 years of experience in engineering in the high technology electronics industry or related field.- Use of the following tools may be required: Electronic Assembly: color code, component, schematics.- May require various PCB operations.- Demonstrates advanced functional and technical skills and basic process skills.- Demonstrates advanced/thorough knowledge of the function and business.- Typically requires skill and troubleshooting, and diagnostics, and overview of the entire test process and the ability to train others.
- What you’ll receive for the great work you provide:

- Medical benefits, dental