Amazon Sr Supplier Quality Engineer Electrical Project Kuiper 

United States, Washington, Redmond 

733643117

Key job responsibilities
- Own and lead Kuiper supplier quality management activities for Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS)/Contract Manufacturer (CM) including requirements definition, qualification, production process validation, source inspection, CAPA, metrics reporting, and continuous improvement- Be a subject matter expert in the disciplines of SMT, Polymerics, PCBA inspection and process control
- Lead external audit teams
- Influence supplier investments to reduce risk and improve delivered quality of components
- Establish and monitor supplier mechanisms for verifying production processes remain in control
- Analyze and improve supplier quality metrics
- Represent Kuiper Supplier Quality in cross-functional initiatives
- Travel as needed to accomplish program objectivesExport Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
A day in the life
- Participates in product development teams as owner of supplier quality system requirements- Builds and enforces implementation of the Kuiper Quality System
- Serves as the face of Quality for PCBA Electronic Manufacturing Service (EMS) suppliers communicating expectations and resolving issues

- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Materials Science or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of PCBA quality, manufacturing or design engineering experience
- 4+ years of experience in a supplier or manufacturing quality role in aerospace or other highly regulated industries
- 3+ years of experience working with AS9100D or IATF16949 certified quality systems

- Experience in SMT reflow process
- Experience in polymerics application (conformal coating, underfill and staking)
- First Articles per AS9102
- ASQ Certified Quality Engineer
- AS9100D Lead Auditor Trained/Certified
- AS5553 Lead Auditor
- 7+ years of experience managing quality of an electronics contract manufacturer
- IPC-A-610H, J-STD-001HS certified
- IPC-A-600 certified
- Experience working on NADCAP accredited special processes (electronics, coating, NDT, etc.)