[Hiring] Senior Commodity Engineer @Celestica International LP

Role Description

Celestica is looking for a Senior Commodity Engineer with extensive experience in managing electronic component quality. Applicant must have experience working directly with suppliers to drive quality improvement activities through defect monitoring/reporting, corrective action processes, and supplier audits. Electronic component technical expertise required to interface with customers and suppliers on deep technical quality issues. Must be able to perform component specification reviews to determine viability of alternate parts/components to drive cost reductions and alleviate shortage situations for Celestica and its customers.

May influence others outside of team to ensure goals are met and resolves conflicts in an effective manner. Receives guidance primarily on unique, unusual, or controversial problems or questions. May lead a work group or project team consisting of one or more support staff and/or tech/professional staff with some coaching from own supervisor, or may provide advice and guidance in area of specialty. Seeks out new avenues for building internal and external relationships; maintains contacts with existing relationships.

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

• Documents, maintains and improves implementation of processes.
• Provides advanced technical expertise for production or customer-identified material problems.
• Maintains quality of materials to ensure cost and delivery targets are met.
• Visits suppliers to evaluate their process controls and reliability programs.
• Provides quality and reliability performance data to suppliers and internal management team.
• Performs supplier assessments/risk analysis and makes recommendations regarding supplier selection.
• Works with suppliers to improve overall yield of assemblies and quality of materials.
• Gathers, analyzes, sorts and distributes data to understand and solve quality issues.
• Utilizes quality tools and team problem solving methods to drive root cause analysis of problems and implement improvements.
• Performs supplier audits and qualifications working closely with commodity management to determine supplier strategies and development of the preferred supplier list.

Qualifications

• Engineering Foundation Competencies in Electrical/Electronics Engineering.
• In-depth knowledge of electronic/electrical commodities such as optical transceivers, resistors, inductors, logic ICs, memory ICs.
• In-depth experience of electronic component specification review and recommendation of alternate sources.
• Solid understanding of contract manufacturing processes.
• In-depth knowledge of industry and quality standards and SPC methodologies.
• Knowledge of design engineering (e.g., analog circuit design, digital circuit design, digital integrated circuit design, etc.) for systems and printed circuit boards.
• Excellent supplier contact, negotiation and problem resolution skills.
• Good presentation, database management and computer skills.
• Strong knowledge of statistical process control methods and techniques.
• Ability to evaluate, diagnose and troubleshoot problems.
• Ability to evaluate materials, gather and analyze data and determine root cause of problems.
• Ability to manage several projects simultaneously and coordinate multiple, changing deadlines.
• Ability to effectively communicate with a variety of internal and external customers.
• Strong supplier management skills and audit experience.
• Experience and knowledge of ISO 9001, TS16949, ISO 13485 compliance standards.

Requirements

• Six to eight years relevant experience.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Educational requirements may vary by geography; Electrical Engineering background would be an asset.

Physical Demands

• Duties of the position are performed in a manufacturing environment with frequent exposure to noise, dust, chemicals, operating machinery, temperature extremes, hazardous substances, etc.
• Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data.
• Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required.

Benefits

• Salary Range: USD $95,241-$141,855.