JOB DESCRIPTION

Lead CHANGE a new component qualification, drive development of new suppliers or technology, resolve component related quality issues, support daily supplier management activities, including new supplier phase in, suppliers’ performance management, and escalation and supplier disengagement.

• Lead new components qualification plan and implementation according to Sensata supplier management process.
• Drive development of new suppliers or technology.
• Support Global New Product Development, local Best Cost Sourcing activities for supplier selection, qualification, components qualification, and supplier capacity verification.
• Prompt reaction to daily component related quality issues, take quick containment actions and provide commodity knowledge for MRB disposition and quality risks assessment.
• Notify suppliers quality issues, drive supplier 8D report, verify and assure suppliers’ effective containment action, root cause analysis, and corrective actions/preventive actions.
• Perform on-site process audit at supplier side to verify suppliers’ CAs, evaluate suppliers’ quality system and process capabilities for potential suppliers’ identification and risk assessment.
• Communicate with suppliers on their quality performance, perform Supplier Quality Improvement Plan, drive suppliers’ continuous improvements on events, PPM reduction, response, process capability, top failures reduction, and quality system improvement, etc. 
• Upload and maintain the completion and accuracy of supplier management database TrackWise.
• Communication and alignment with other Sensata Operations Sites for shared suppliers’ performance.

JOB REQUIREMENT

• B.S. degree or above, majoring in engineering, materials science, or other equivalent ones.
• At least minimum 5-7 years of strong process or manufacturing working experience.
• Strong knowledge of SMT/ semiconductor/ wafer fabrication/ wire bond / molding process is preferred.
• Able to travel to supplier or on-site for new component and process development.
• Able to travel internationally for business as needed (approximately 50%).
• Crisis management experience within multinational corporate environment.
• Experience in Supplier Quality Engineering function, familiar with supplier management process, including supplier selection, qualification, monitoring, and controls.
• Experience in automotive standards and AIAG core tools, familiar with APQP, PPAP, SPC, FMEA & MSA.