Supply chain quality Engineer complex cable assemblies mfd

• Work in the New Product Introduction (NPI) engineering team which drives Advantest towards operational excellence in a fully outsourced manufacturing environment
• Brings new complex cable assemblies of the V93000 IC tester (with focus on interconnect parts, customized connectors and spring contact pins) into production on time
• Assures manufacturing, quality and reliability of technically challenging complex cable assembly products throughout the outsourced supply chain
• Develops, maintains and shares expertise of complex cable assembly product design of the V93000 within Advantest including advice to peers and management
• Selects supplier and runs supplier qualification through potential analysis and process audits to constantly fulfill customer and business requirements
• Manage quality, product changes and technical supply chain processes of products to constantly fulfill customer and business requirements
• Implementation of preventive quality and approval measures at external suppliers
• Aspects to further consider are manufacturing process optimization, cost reduction and quality improvement initiatives to drive quality, cost, and supply metrics towards defined goals
• Collaborates closely and x-functionally with R&D, Supply Chain and Product marketing and global support teams as well as suppliers in a very international environment
• Bachelor/Master degree in electronic engineering or equivalent
• Knowledge of connectors, cables and its failure mechanism
• Broad experience in cable manufacturing processes

External auditor experience

• Flexible and innovative mindset with analytical problem solving skills,
• Strong ownership in failure identification (data analysis to identify HW errors, electronic cable measurements, debugging cable assemblies)
• Pro-active mindset with a focused ambition to solve problems
• Ability to define schedules and keep timelines
• Good Communication skills and team player in cross-functional and cross-company environment both in

English and German

• Willing to travel 10-20% of time