Senior Engineer, Quality Assurance Engineering

Company Description

At Western Digital, we are on a mission to unlock the potential of data so people, companies and organizations everywhere can create what’s next. To fulfill our vision, we are always on the lookout for potential team members who share our passion for solving problems to empower others.

When you join Western Digital, you join a legacy more than 50 years in the making. Across our Western Digital®, SanDisk®, SanDisk® Professional, WD® and WD_BLACK™ brands, we have brought some of the most storied advancements in memory and data storage technology to market—and our best, most innovative work is yet to come.

From energizing gaming platforms, to enabling systems to make cities safer and cars smarter and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and public cloud, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future.

Job Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• As manufacturing quality responsible for determining production standards for a company’s products by establishing quality control systems and setting product requirement rules.
• Develop and implement any required quality control policies, procedures, specifications, forms, checklists, reports, etc., for services, incoming material, and factory assembly, testing and shipping.
• Collaborating with operations and engineering team to develop and implement controls and improvements.
• Manage all quality-related issues within the manufacturing team.
• Provides technical and regulatory expertise for a range of quality assurance testing and inspection activities associated with product development and manufacturing.
• Monitoring, analyzing and report quality relate key performance indicators.
• Performs internal audits of the operation process using inspection results and statistical techniques to provide timely, accurate process and product analysis and determines proper corrective and preventive action.
• Lead on Quality incident 8D. Investigate quality problems by reviewing quality trends, tracking the root cause(s) of the problem(s), coordinating corrective actions and implanting appropriate adjustments. Resolve inquires to satisfaction in a professional, timely manner, responding verbally and/or in writing.
• Implement preventive actions to reduce and/or prevent quality problems.

Qualifications

REQUIRED:

• Degree in Quality, Industrial, or Mechanical engineering.
• Minimum 5 years working experience in Quality Assurance.
• Experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment, preferably automotive.
• Strong knowledge of relevant quality assurance methods, tools and quality manufacturing processes.
• Strong knowledge of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA)
• ISO 9001 and statistical methods and techniques.

PREFERRED:

• Certification as a Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) and Six Sigma is preferred.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.

SKILLS:

• Knowledge of quality systems and measurement.
• Knowledge of TS16949 and ISO9000.
• 8D Problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of SPC, MSA, APQP, PAPP, FMEA and statistical analysis tool.

Additional Information

Western Digital thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

Western Digital is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at jobs.accommodations@wdc.com to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

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