Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) - Electronic components/Medical

Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) is responsible for ensuring: compliance with Masimo’s supplier quality management requirements; commodities meet Masimo’s specifications, business requirements are met and all applicable regulatory requirements are fulfilled. The SQE is responsible for supplier selection, qualification, monitoring and development activities, including qualification and surveillance audits, process validations and investigation of non-conforming materials.

Duties & Responsibilities:
Appraise supplier credentials, agreements and survey responses
Route new supplier requests for approvals
Work with suppliers to communicate requirements and establish process controls in alignment with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality and Business Objectives
Perform reviews with suppliers to determine manufacturability of components
Participate in the development of quality requirements for purchased component/assemblies
Review and develop risk mitigation controls for supplied parts
Assist suppliers with investigation and process improvement initiatives
Perform supplier audits (quality system, process and product audits)
Create supplier performance metrics and report on performance to suppliers and management.
Ensure alignment of supplier quality metrics with business objectives
Disposition nonconforming materials and initiate follow up activities to ensure proper corrective action and preclude recurrence of rejections.
Work with various engineering disciplines to resolve customer return issues related to supplier quality.
Work with incoming inspection to ensure proper part surveillance.
Review and approve first articles on custom fabricated components.