Principal Engineer, Power Devices, Supplier Quality Engineering at Sandisk

Own all aspects of supplier quality and reliability for Power Management ICs (PMIC).  Work with suppliers, along with hardware, firmware, product quality and reliability engineering teams to ensure PMIC performance in Sandisk products.  Understand supplier design, semiconductor fabrication, packaging, and test processes to identify and control KPIV parameters to achieve KPOVs critical for Sandisk product function.  Review supplier DOEs and reliability data to ensure adequate quality controls.  Audit supplier processes.  Contribute to Sandisk product failure analysis.  Drive supplier resolution of device failures via the 8D method.  Coordinate with Program Management, Design Engineering, Procurement, and Factory for successful program execution with multiple suppliers, making recommendations on supplier selection.  Conduct supplier quality system and process assessments and score for periodic business reviews.  Review supplier change notices and plan the appropriate level of qualification activities.  Duties & Responsibilities: • Management of Sandisk PMIC suppliers: initiating and coordinating meetings regarding device design / process maturity and technical issues between Design Engineering, Procurement, and suppliers. • Qualify PMIC devices for use in Sandisk products, reviewing design elements and performance metrics to ensure conformance to all Sandisk customer requirements. • Manage supplier device test reviews with supplier and Design Engineering. • Monitor Critical to Function parameters via SPC, SYL/SBL. • Confirm supplier PMIC reliability demonstration testing. • Ensure supplier processes are understood via Fishbone diagrams to identify KPIVs and KPOVs; examine critical sensitivities via DOEs. • Induce supplier activities to strengthen quality systems with FMEA and Error Proofing tools. • Participate in Sandisk product FAs to determine PMIC contribution.   • Drive supplier FA of PMIC device failures, utilizing 8D method to determine the root cause hypothesis, validate failure hypothesis, identify escape cause, and implement corrective actions, as well as preventative actions. • Coordinate MRB for disposition of nonconforming materials. • Track supplier continuous improvement activities to eliminate common failure modes. • Research new suppliers and technology roadmaps to assist selection of future PMIC devices. • Review supplier process change notices and work cross-functionally to disposition.