Quality Assurance Professional

Job description

**Job Description** - Supplier Quality Management - Supplier qualification, approval, and periodic re-evaluation - EMS / PCB supplier audits (QMS, Process, ESD, IPC compliance) - Monitoring supplier KPIs: PPM, NCRs, audit score, delivery quality - New Supplier Part Development - SQA ownership for new electronics suppliers and NPI parts - Review approval of PPAP, Control Plan, PFMEA, reliability plans - Ensuring compliance to IPC, RoHS, REACH, customer standards - Non-Conformance Escalation Handling - Lead 8D / RCA for supplier quality issues - Drive CAPA closure with suppliers and internal teams - Coordination with Plant, RD, SCM, IQC, and Suppliers - Field Reliability Quality - Analysis of field failures, warranty data, and customer complaints - Supplier corrective action for latent and reliability-related defects - Validation of corrective actions through testing and audits - Cost Continuous Improvement - Reduction of Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) - Supplier yield improvement and defect reduction initiatives - Supplier capability development programs - Workload Complexity Justification - High supplier base (EMS, PCB, components):100+ - High technical complexity (PCBA, firmware interaction, ESD sensitivity) - Frequent engineering changes and new product launches - Electronics failures have high financial, safety, and reputational risk