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Supplier Quality Engineer, Camera Component - Japan

Apple· Hardware
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Tokyo, JapanFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Role focused on driving supplier quality, component reliability, and material readiness from development through mass production. Partners with product development, Operations and suppliers to ensure high-quality, reliable camera components and processes across the product lifecycle; emphasizes data-driven problem solving, supplier audits, and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

  • Lead supplier quality programs and innovation across new product development, driving DFM, inspection system qualification, and OK2send readiness to ensure suppliers meet the highest quality and reliability standards with self-driven curiosity to explore raw quality/manufacturing data without a predefined problem statement.
  • Own incoming and outgoing quality control by setting up incoming material inspection/sampling plans and OQC testing processes, while partnering with suppliers to implement CTQ controls on the production line.
  • Drive root cause resolution of supplier manufacturing and reliability issues using DOE and statistical analysis, and lead failure analysis on customer returns to feed insights back into process and product improvements.
  • Manage supplier performance and audits, publishing production data reports, conducting regular process audits against POR parameters, and building digital quality systems to track and elevate supplier results.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Supplier Quality Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Process Engineering, or equivalent practical experience in fundamental imaging technologies.
  • Hands-on experience in supplier quality management, driving quality issue resolution and process ownership within semiconductor or camera manufacturing.
  • Proven senior-level experience leading failure analysis, root cause investigation, and process characterization efforts, including ownership of cross-functional resolution to closure.
  • Advanced proficiency in statistical and data-analysis methods (SPC, process capability analysis, DOE, MSA, correlation analysis) with demonstrated ability to apply structured problem-solving to complex, ambiguous supplier issues.

Skills

Required:Statistical analysis (SPC, DOE, MSA, correlation)Root cause analysisDFM and inspection systems
Last updated Aug 28, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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