Principal Engineer, Supply Line Engineering

Duties & Responsibilities

1) Manage External Supplier Material Quality Performance 25%

• Review supplier material quality performance in quarterly base, make score and feedback to supplier for continuous improvement.
• Participate Supplier Business Review and make quality rating to the overall SBR scoring.
• Audit supplier in the place to ensure their quality system meet our requirement, and drive actions for continuous improvement.
• Deep dive to supplier process audit, proactively mitigate the risk for better product quality.

2) Drive Supplier for Failure Analysis 25%

• Lead the material level failure analysis and drive supplier to identify the root cause and implement correction and prevention.
• Seek for quick feedback and advice from supplier for in-time affected material containment.
• Cross check with all peers suppliers for critical issues

3) New Supplier Development 20%

• Collaborate closely with Procurement and R&D in selection of new supplier to support cost reduction, continuous of supply and new design project.
• Lead the supplier qualification to ensure they meet our basic quality system requirement.
• Develop supplier capability and bridge the technical conversation between supplier and R&D to align the product roadmap.

4) Supplier Change Management 10%

• Ensure supplier sign back the SPCN agreement.
• Review supplier part/product/process change request and coordinate with internal functions for risk assessment.
• Work with Procurement and R&D to find alternative solution in case of any material EOL

5) Supplier Authorized Material Qualification 20%

• Align with internal functions for the qualification plan of new part.
• Guide and review supplier first article report.
• Add new authorized part number on Agile

Qualification & Requirements

• BS degree in engineering of corresponding materials. Advanced educational qualifications will be a plus.

• 6+ years of experience in related material management

• Proficient in suitable quality tools such as 8D, MSA, SPC, DOE, FEMA etc. ASQ 6 Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification is a plus

• Familiar with various quality systems such as ISO9001/14000…

• Familiar with industry standard such as GR1221, GR468, MIL-883…

• Rich experience in passive optics components such as Isolator, fiber array, Collimator, Lens array, Optics coating, Prism, PBS…

• Good understanding and knowledge of above components manufacturing process, testing and product & inspection specification requirement.

• Experience supporting NPI Projects and NPI supplier qualification

• Ability to work highly independently with minimal guidance from supervisors on specific tasks.

• Excels in a cross-organizational, cross cultural, global team environment.

• Quick response and stable performance under pressure.

• Ability 30%+ time travel to suppliers, COHERENT facilities, and other worldwide locations when necessary

• Able to support a flexible work schedule due to collaboration with multiple worldwide facilities

Culture Commitment

Ensure adherence to company’s values (ICARE) in all aspects of your position at Coherent Corp.:

Integrity – Create an Environment of Trust

Collaboration – Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas

Accountability – Own the Process and the Outcome

Respect – Recognize the Value in Everyone

Enthusiasm – Find a Sense of Purpose in Work