Responsible for developing, applying, revising, and maintaining quality standards for processing materials, solving complex quality engineering problems in creative and effective ways.- Participates in the development and implementation of Product Quality Plan (PQP) for specific commodities with SQE's at other sites.- Develops specific quality programs for each product during development and qualification stages.- Develops product specific quality plan, including participation in DVT planning, development of PVT plan and review of those plans with the selected supplier.- Evaluates and assists in the selection of suppliers for new products and for second sources of existing products- Assesses supplier's production and quality programs and participates in approval or disapproval of new suppliers.- Responsible for FAI process and monitors performance of PVT, identifying and assuring necessary corrective actions are taken. Authorizes and supervises the start-up of production at the supplier site.- Supports Supplier Quality Engineering in improving and reporting vendor processes.- Participates in cost reduction and yield improvement efforts.- Advises product designers and test designers to ensure ease of assembly and test on new and existing products.- Acts as a consultant to other engineering groups on design of experiments and the analysis of test data to determine outcome.