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Supplier Quality Engineer (Taiwan)

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TaoyuanFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Quality Engineer based in Taipei responsible for ensuring robust quality systems across component suppliers, contract manufacturers and integration partners for advanced AI hardware builds, focusing on inspection, test strategies, issue resolution, and scalable quality processes for high-volume production.

Responsibilities

  • Lead quality assurance for overseas and asia based component suppliers, contract manufacturers and integrators (semiconductor, PCBA, L10 servers, L11 racks)
  • Establish and maintain incoming, in-process, and outgoing inspection processes to ensure compliance with Etched standards
  • Partner with Test Engineering to define system-level test coverage, burn-in protocols, and reliability validation
  • Drive failure analysis, root-cause investigations, and corrective/preventive actions (8D, CAPA)
  • Track, analyze, and report on quality metrics (yield, defect density, escapes, DPPM) to both engineering and operations stakeholders
  • Participate in ECO reviews, configuration changes, and NPI build reviews to enforce quality gates
  • Conduct supplier audits and ensure adherence to industry standards (ISO/AS, IPC)
  • Collaborate with Manufacturing Operations to scale line capability, training, and documentation
  • Champion continuous improvement projects across yield, throughput, and defect reduction

Qualifications

  • Hands-on experience supporting quality across L6 components, L10 server assembly, and L11 rack integration in partnership with Tier 1 contract manufacturers and/or ODMs
  • Strong working knowledge of PCB/A manufacturing processes, including SMT, SPI, AOI, and X-ray inspection, with ability to drive process improvements with manufacturing partners
  • Demonstrated experience establishing and managing IQC, IPQC, and OQC quality systems in high-volume manufacturing environments
  • Deep knowledge of 8D, CAPA, FMEA, SPC, Cpk, control plans, and statistical process control
  • Experience tracking and improving manufacturing quality metrics such as yield, DPPM, defect density, and production escapes
  • Familiarity with server assembly, burn-in, and system-level test workflows
  • Excellent cross-functional communication skills to drive alignment across engineering, operations, suppliers, and contract manufacturers
  • Comfortable working on-site at supplier and CM factories, resolving production issues in real time

Skills

Required:Quality engineering methodologies (8D, CAPA, FMEA, SPC)IQC/IPQC/OQC quality systemsManufacturing process knowledge (SMT, SPI, AOI, X-ray)Supplier quality managementData analysis and quality metrics

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation packages, including generous equity packages
  • Comprehensive insurance coverage and other top-of-market benefit
  • US onboarding experience in our Silicon Valley headquarters
Last updated Sep 24, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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Etched is building frontier inference clusters: co-designs chips, racks, software and manufacturing to push the pareto frontier for AI hardware.

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