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Senior Supplier Quality Engineer

Cerebras· Hardware
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Hybrid (Sunnyvale, CA)$175k - $275kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Hands-on senior role leading supplier qualification, quality performance, and containment for components, PCBAs, subassemblies, and system-level products. Responsible for ensuring supplier processes, quality systems, and controls meet technical, quality, delivery, and reliability expectations throughout the product lifecycle.

Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end assessment and qualification of new suppliers, including technical capability, quality systems, manufacturing controls, capacity, traceability, and overall risk.
  • Plan and conduct supplier quality-system and process audits; document findings, assess risk, and drive corrective actions to closure before approval.
  • Evaluate supplier process capability, special-process controls, inspection and test methods, calibration, sub-tier management, and change-control practices.
  • Partner with Strategic Sourcing and Engineering to define qualification requirements, select suppliers, and make evidence-based approval decisions.
  • Maintain supplier qualification records, audit results, risk ratings, and approved supplier status; establish surveillance or development plans when gaps remain.
  • Define supplier quality deliverables for new parts and NPI builds, including quality plans, inspection requirements, control plans, and production-readiness criteria.
  • Review and approve First Article Inspection packages for completeness and compliance, including drawings, dimensional results, material and process certifications, and objective evidence.
  • Drive APQP and PPAP activities where applicable, including PFMEA, process flow, control plans, MSA, capability studies, and validation of CTQs.
  • Verify supplier production readiness through on-site reviews, pilot-build support, and closure of open risks before release to volume production.
  • Serve as the primary quality interface for assigned suppliers and commodities, setting expectations, escalation paths, and accountability for quality performance.
  • Monitor supplier scorecards and quality trends (defect rates, PPM, escapes, on-time corrective action, audit findings, repeat nonconformances).
  • Establish risk-based incoming inspection and supplier surveillance plans; reduce inspection only after sustained evidence of process capability and performance.
  • Support nonconformance disposition, deviations, material review, supplier change notifications, and qualification of changes across process, tooling, site, or sub-tiers.
  • Issue and manage SCARs, ensuring rapid containment, clear problem definition, and disciplined execution.
  • Lead root-cause analysis using 8D, 5 Whys, fishbone, fault-tree, and other methods; validate corrective actions and verify effectiveness with objective evidence.
  • Drive systemic improvements to prevent recurrence across similar parts and processes.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 7–10+ years of Supplier Quality, Quality Engineering, or Manufacturing Quality experience supporting complex hardware products.
  • Experience assessing, auditing, qualifying, and developing suppliers across electronics, electromechanical, and mechanical commodities.
  • Strong knowledge of quality-management systems and supplier auditing against ISO 9001, AS9100, or other applicable standards; lead-auditor or quality certification preferred.
  • Hands-on experience reviewing First Article Inspection and APQP/PPAP deliverables, including drawings, GD&T, dimensional reports, material certifications, PFMEAs, control plans, MSA, and capability data.
  • Proven success managing SCARs and leading supplier root-cause investigations and corrective actions using 8D, 5 Whys, and related methodologies.
  • Understanding of manufacturing and inspection processes for PCBAs, cables, sheet metal, machined parts, plastics, and system assemblies.
  • Knowledge of SPC, Cp/Cpk, MSA, sampling plans, control plans, PFMEA, and risk-based supplier quality controls.
  • Ability to interpret engineering drawings and specifications, communicate technical quality risks across suppliers and cross-functional teams.
  • Experience with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems and best practices, including part/document control, revision/change management, approvals, supplier data, and traceability.
  • Willingness to travel domestically and internationally for qualification, audits, production readiness, issue resolution, and supplier development.

Skills

Required:Supplier quality managementAuditing (ISO 9001, AS9100)First Article InspectionSCAR leadership

Benefits

  • Not specified in the description
Last updated Aug 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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