As Synopsys’s Product Quality Engineer, you will be a member of the team responsible for the manufacturing, quality and reliability of Synopsys hardware systems, working in a cross functional team. The Product Quality Engineer, in a hands-on role, is responsible for ensuring suppliers meet Synopsys requirements for quality, delivery, and cost; managing the external supply chain up from component suppliers to contract manufacturing (CM’s) partners and down to distribution and logistics partners. ... more details
Job Overview
As Synopsys’s Product Quality Engineer, you will be a member of the team responsible for the manufacturing, quality and reliability of Synopsys hardware systems, working in a cross functional team. The Product Quality Engineer, in a hands-on role, is responsible for ensuring suppliers meet Synopsys requirements for quality, delivery, and cost; managing the external supply chain up from component suppliers to contract manufacturing (CM’s) partners and down to distribution and logistics partners. The Product Quality Engineer drives periodic cross-functional Quality review through the supply chain to drive improvement in Quality, Manufacturing, Test, Engineering Changes activities and Quality Excursions.
The ideal candidate for this role possesses a broad level of experience in the manufacturing/fabrication of PCB, PCBA, high speed/pin count electrical connectors, high-speed electrical cables, and mechanical components (e.g., sheet metal fabricated enclosures, overlays & machined parts), along with the skills to select and develop suppliers.
Primary Responsibilities
Own product quality from concept design through release to production and eventual End of Support phase(s)
Recommend the process and supplier, considering metrics such as capability, fit with Synopsys commodity plans, capacity, and total cost of ownership
Drive DFx by engaging the cross-functional engineering team and CM/suppliers early in the design cycle to obtain valuable feedback on manufacturability, testability, opportunities for improved assembly across the supply chain, and design improvements prior to production
Manage product and process development with suppliers, identify quality KPI and drive improvement in metrics. Drive continual improvement employing engineering and data based processes like DOE, Lean 6 Sigma etc.
Establish, monitor, and drive quality KPI’s at the CM’s/suppliers with supporting metrics. Publish quality dashboard with succinct action plans, ownership and timelines
Drive periodic meetings with global CM’s/suppliers to drive quality metrics and quality detractors. Monitor product and process failures at CM’s/suppliers and lead efforts on driving the appropriate resolution with cross functional teams
Establish processes that identify quality excursion events in a timely manner, and manage them through appropriate quality management actions. Provide technical management of excursion events with succinct communication internally and across supply chain
Establish processes to select, qualify, evaluate and compare/objectively rank supplier performance, and disqualification criteria
Analyze large data sets to identify trends and prioritize actions with suppliers. Utilize statistical tools to identify product quality variation between CM’s
Develop CM/suppliers to excel in all KPIs including CM/supplier owned quality, capacity, and sub-tier management
Empower CM/suppliers to own and propagate completion of part qualification deliverables: FAIR, PFD, pFMEA, Special process validations, Cpk studies, DFx, Operational metrics, Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) submission/approval and capacity analysis
Own and drive supplier variances from symptom through root cause analysis to corrective action, including succinct CAPA/SCAR documentation
Provide technical support for failure analysis of discrepant production components, assemblies, and field returns. Lead investigations where appropriate
Clearly communicate project status to key stakeholders
Apply knowledge of system design, electrical engineering and PCBA manufacturing to propose containment and corrective action for design/production/supplier quality detractors
Manage supplier changes including manufacturing process changes, capacity optimization, facility changes, and new equipment qualification
Drive changes to Synopsys requirements as necessary by initiating and managing changes to specifications and drawings through the change order process
Work closely with the Test Engineering team to develop the end-of-line test process
Conduct MRB(Material Review Board) meetings with key stakeholders to disposition discrepant material
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical or Quality Engineering. Master’s degree preferred
5+ years in hardware manufacturing, supplier or product quality or related field of complex electronics. EDA system or similar industry experience preferred
Strong experience with complex, high layer count PCB and high density PCBA assembly
Ability to read and interpret detailed mechanical drawings containing GD&T and to communicate technical information
Experience in mechanical assembly, fabrication and custom cable manufacture and quality
Experience managing complex quality/improvement projects at global CM’s/suppliers across time zones
Experience in successful management of cross functional global projects
Proficient with data collection, data analysis, quality action plan presentation, 8D root cause analysis and use of metrics to drive improvement
Effective written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively across audience/management levels
Expertise with Microsoft Office suite. Expertise in use and knowledge of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software, Statistical analysis tools and other enterprise software
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