Sr. Supplier Quality Engineer, Infrastructure Reliability & Quality (IRQ)
Our Amazon Web Services Infrastructure Reliability & Quality (IRQ) engineering team provides engineering support for our data center infrastructure mechanical and electrical equipment as well as infrastructure security equipment throughout their lifecycle. Ensuring the highest level of initial quality and ongoing support from our suppliers is a critical piece of this support.
Job Summary
This role requires a Sr. Supplier Quality Engineer to interface with AWS Engineering teams, Procurement teams, Commissioning teams and suppliers to manage infrastructure equipment quality. The ideal candidate will have sound judgment and excellent written/verbal communication skills. Travel required, both international and domestic, approximately 30-50%.
Key Job Responsibilities
* Develop, implement and maintain the supplier quality roadmap across engineering and procurement teams.
* Verify AWS quality standards are met at suppliers through in-person and remote audits.
* Define and roll out incoming inspection/first article inspection plans.
* Drive supplier and product qualification and assessment processes in support of procurement teams.
* Monitor and report on supplier performance quality metrics and actions.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
* Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering or similar related field.
* 8+ years of industry experience in quality/manufacturing engineering.
* 8+ years in a quality management function with direct interaction with suppliers.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
* Master's Degree or PhD in Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical, Manufacturing Engineering and Industrial Engineering or related field Experience with data center operations and infrastructure equipment.
* Expert knowledge in manufacturing processes, ISO-9000, quality control plans and failure analysis or problem solving methodologies.
* Six Sigma certification and Lean certification.
* Highly proficient in Excel and the creation of tables, data analysis, dashboards, reports, including advanced analysis features.