Sr. PCBA Supplier Quality Engineer

The group you’ll be a part of

The Global Operations Group brings information systems, facilities, supply chain, logistics, and high-volume manufacturing together to drive the engine of our global business operations. We help Lam deliver industry-leading solutions with speed and efficiency, while actively supporting the resilient and profitable growth of Lam'sbusiness   The impact you’ll make

As a Supplier Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer at Lam, you'll make an impact in ensuring suppliers manufacturing processes and products meet quality standards by designing, implementing, and maintaining quality assurance programs. You design methods for inspecting, testing, and evaluating production processes and finished products onsite at our global suppliers’ locations. By analyzing production data, you identify trends and partner with the supplier to resolve technical, quality and production challenges. Your expertise will help develop excellence in supplier product inputs supporting Lam's commitment to delivering high-quality and reliable products. What you’ll do

Supplier development, program/project management, cross-functional team alignment functions for key initiatives in the Supplier Engineering and Technology (SET) Group. Our group in SET is responsible for innovation and problem-solving in PCBA manufacturing, test, supplier quality, supply chain design, and material & supplier selection, development, and technology Developing and onboarding PCBA Suppliers to meet Lam quality standards. Leading supplier process audits, manufacturing capability assessments, capacity reviews, and quality system evaluations. Identify risks and drive closure of audit findings. Leading PCBA supplier transition activities from NPI to production and/or multi-sourcing of PCBAs Interfacing with key teams within Lam including technical product groups, account teams and global operations as a representative of SET Influencing decisions and company-driven objectives within internal and external groups to achieve goals Providing seamless interface with SET global commodity heads to account teams and other members of SET Organizing and owning internal and external Review Meetings. Who we’re looking for

PCB/PCBA manufacturing knowledge and design for manufacturability (DFM & DFA)- PCB and PCBA manufacturing processes,including PCB fabrication technologies, SMT assembly processes, Reflow soldering, SPI,  Wave/selective solder, AOI, ICT, flying probe, BGA, QFN, CSP assembly, X-ray inspection, Underfill/conformal coating, Press-fit technologies,High-density and high-layer-count PCBAs, functional test, and reliability testing methodologies

Experienced with interpreting electrical schematics, assembly drawings, Gerber files, fabrication notes, and engineering documentation, and can effectively communicate technical requirements with suppliers

IPC standards fluency: IPC-A-600, IPC-A-610, IPC-J-STD-001, IPC-7711/7721,IPC-6012; ability to apply acceptability criteria directly in supplier audits and non-conformance disposition. Cleanliness and contamination control requirements (ionic contamination testing, no-clean vs. wash processes) Manage supplier corrective action requests (SCARs), 8D investigations, containment actions, and root cause analysis efforts to rapidly resolve quality issues and drive systemic improvements  Experience using Valor, Cadence Allegro, CAM350 or similar tool Working knowledge of SPC, Cpk, DOE, GR&R (MSA), 5-Why, 6S/7W, t/F tests, box plots, 8D, Ishikawa diagrams

Working knowledge of electronic component qualification, ESD controls, moisture sensitivity (MSL), counterfeit mitigation, component traceability, and failure analysis methodologies.

Familiarity with component lifecycle management, alternate qualification, and obsolescence risk mitigation.

Proficient in written and verbal communication (English).

Ability and willingness to travel globally to supplier manufacturing locations