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.
A critical piece of this support is ensuring the highest level of initial quality and ongoing support from our suppliers.
About This Role
You will interface with AWS Engineering teams, Procurement teams, Commissioning teams and suppliers to manage infrastructure equipment quality.
Responsibilities include:
* Developing supplier qualifications and quality monitoring at supplier sites.
* Resolving supplier quality issues and developing suppliers to meet AWS quality standards.
* Driving new processes to eliminate defects and prevent them from recurring without posing risk to availability.
Keys to success in this role include sound judgment and excellent written/verbal communication skills. Travel required, both international and domestic, approximately 30-50%.
Qualifications
We are looking for a Sr. Supplier Quality Engineer with:
* 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.
* Proven experience in working with external design and manufacturing supply chain partners.
Estimated Salary: $120,000 - $180,000 per year.