Lead supplier audit programs for optical module manufacturers. Manage component qualification processes including Product Change Notifications and associated qualification plans. Perform on-site evaluations of suppliers and lead corrective action implementation. Assess reliability and lifecycle data at the component level. Partner with design and test engineering to support robust component integration. Reduce dependency on single-source components by advancing second-source strategies. Support failure analysis for modules and individual components. Lead root cause investigations and execute corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)
Responsibilities
- Lead audit activities for optical module suppliers
- Manage Product Change Notifications (PCNs) and define qualification plans for new or modified components
- Conduct on-site supplier assessments and drive corrective actions
- Evaluate component-level reliability and lifecycle data
- Collaborate with design and test engineering teams to ensure robust component selection and integration
- Mitigate single-source risks by initiating second-source strategies
- Support failure analysis at the module and component level
- Drive root cause investigations and implement effective corrective/preventive actions (CAPA)
- Understand full process flow from wafer fabrication to module assembly
- Monitor supplier process controls and yield metrics to ensure consistent quality
- Maintain inspection records, qualification reports, and supplier scorecards
- Present quality metrics and improvement plan to internal stakeholders
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering, Optics, Materials Science, or related field
- 5+ years of experience in supplier quality or manufacturing engineering, preferably in optical modules or photonics
- Familiarity with DFMEA, PFMEA, SPC, PPAP, and ISO standards
- Experience with cleanroom protocols, ESD/MSD control, and component-level testing
- Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Willingness to travel across Asia for supplier engagement
Nice to Have
- Knowledge of coherent optical transmission, silicon photonics, and high-speed optical components
- Experience with PLM systems and reliability modeling tools a plus
Tech Stack
DFMEA, PFMEA, SPC, PPAP, ISO standards, cleanroom protocols, ESD/MSD control, component-level testing, PLM systems, reliability modeling tools
Benefits
- competitive compensation
- great benefits
- workstyle within an environment of shared collaboration, transparency, and inclusivity
- tools and resources to succeed in doing work that matters
- opportunities to grow and develop with the company
Compensation
competitive
Work Arrangement
onsite
Team
part of the Quality Organization, specifically Supplier Quality Engineering (SQE)
- shared collaboration
- transparency
- inclusivity
- purposeful and enduring innovation
- thriving, learning, and leading
Additional Information
- Willingness to travel across Asia for supplier engagement
- Interviews must not use AI tools such as transcription apps, real-time answer generators like ChatGPT or Copilot, or automated note-taking bots
- Use of AI tools during interviews without prior instruction from the interviewer will result in disqualification
- This position may require access to technology and/or software subject to U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)
- Applicants must be eligible to access export-controlled information as defined under applicable law
- Except for U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, or protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), all applicants may be subject to an export license review process prior to employment
