SanDisk is seeking a Principal Engineer, Product Quality to champion a customer-centric approach to quality and reliability. You will apply deep systems engineering fundamentals and the philosophy of quality to ensure our products meet the highest standards throughout their lifecycle.
What You'll Do
- Oversee and uphold product quality from PRD creation through production handover and sustaining phases.
- Define and review product quality criteria and milestones, ensuring conformance to plans.
- Perform quality risk assessments on internal and external JIRAs to proactively identify vulnerabilities.
- Drive alignment among cross-functional teams regarding quality standards and objectives.
- Conduct post-mortem reviews and lessons learned analyses on quality challenges.
- Facilitate cross-site, cross-team collaboration to implement actionable improvements.
- Develop and execute mitigation strategies using risk management frameworks like FMEA.
- Actively participate in engineering processes (PRD, DFx, qualification syncs, test plans, RDT) to align with reliability and quality goals.
- Forecast and address potential quality risks during engineering reviews.
- Identify and address process inefficiencies across the Product Life Cycle (PLC) execution.
- Collaborate with execution teams to implement robust improvement actions.
- Develop and embed quality-centric values, standards, and methodologies across operations.
- Apply data analytics and evidence-based methodologies to support objective decision-making.
- Resolve contentions effectively using measurable insights.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering.
- 8-10 years of professional experience in development, manufacturing, customer quality, design, or semiconductor engineering.
- Thorough understanding of the Product Life Cycle and process-gap identification.
Nice to Have
- Exposure to and hands-on experience with factory processes.
SanDisk thrives on the power and potential of diversity, believing the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect, and contribution.
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