Material Product Quality Engineer

Job Description

• Manage material and component quality issues during NPI builds, production ramp, and mass production.
• Support incoming material quality, IQC issues, supplier defects, lot-related failures and component quality excursions.
• Lead or coordinate Failure Analysis (FA), Root Cause Analysis (RCA), and Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) for material- and component-related issues.
• Drive supplier containment, corrective action, and preventive action using structured methodologies such as 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone, FMEA, and CAPA.
• Support material and component qualification, including new suppliers, alternate sources, design changes, ECN/PCN changes, and second-source qualification.
• Review supplier and incoming quality performance and identify recurring defect trends or systemic risks.
• Work with engineering and suppliers to evaluate component specifications, drawings, CTQs, material characteristics, tolerances, and acceptance criteria.
• Support factory builds and investigates material-related yield fallout, assembly defects, reliability failures, and field issues where applicable.
• Coordinate with Supplier Quality, Product Quality, Manufacturing, Design Engineering, Sourcing, Reliability, and contract manufacturer teams to drive issue resolution.
• Track quality issues to closure and verify the effectiveness of supplier corrective actions.
• Support supplier audits, process reviews, quality improvement activities, and readiness assessments as needed.
• Escalate critical material-quality risks and ensure clear communication to cross-functional stakeholders.

Key Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in material quality, supplier quality, component engineering, product quality, manufacturing quality, or related roles.
• Strong hands-on experience with FA, RCA, RCCA, 8D, FMEA, CAPA, and supplier corrective-action management.
• Experience supporting NPI and high-volume manufacturing in electronics or consumer hardware.
• Good understanding of incoming quality, component qualification, supplier quality, material validation, and production quality.
• Experience working with EMS/CM factories and component or material suppliers.
• Strong cross-functional communication and problem-solving skills.
• Good written and spoken English.

Preferred Experience

• Consumer electronics, smartphone, wearable, computing, or other high-volume electronics manufacturing experience.
• Experience with components such as PCB/PCBA parts, connectors, displays, camera modules, batteries, mechanical parts, plastics, metals, adhesives, thermal materials, or other electromechanical components.
• Familiarity with supplier and quality tools such as SPC, Cp/Cpk, GR&R, DOE, Pareto, Fishbone, 5 Why, 8D, PPAP, APQP, and Control Plans.
• Experience managing supplier change qualification, alternate-source qualification, ECN/PCN, and lot disposition.
• Experience coordinating with international engineering, sourcing, supplier, or customer teams.
• Experience supporting supplier audits and supplier process capability improvement.