SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER

Introduction to the job

The goal of the D&E P&I Field organization is to increase the intimacy with our customers and ASML operations (Customer Support, Repair & Reuse, Manufacturing and Strategic Sourcing and Procurement). Groups and departments will be located near customers and suppliers and will engineer and drive improvements to our installed base.

The China Engineering Support group within D&E Field focuses on becoming self-sustaining, starting with Repair & Reuse and Supplier Development activities. Later the scope will be increased with hardware and software customer focused support activities.

The team consists of Engineering Generalists on multiple engineering and supplier development competences. The engineering activities are located in Beijing, the supplier development activities in Shanghai. The team will start around 10 FTE and is expected to grow to around 25 FTE in the future.

Are you an expert in supplier development looking for a challenge to work closely together with local suppliers in China to secure an excellent quality of parts for the China install base? Then this is the opportunity you have been waiting for.

We offer you an engineering position in the China Engineering Support team as part of the D&E Field organization. These positions are at the Shanghai Local Office, co-located with strategic sourcing & procurement teams.

Role and responsibilities

You are the technical interface between the engineering team and the supplier for the repair parts, components and modules. This includes both new parts as well as transfers. The role of supplier development engineer (SDE) contains both supplier quality engineering (SQE) and technical supplier management (TSM) responsibilities.

SQE responsibilities:

• You partner with internal stakeholders and suppliers to ensure proactive quality management of several parts through early supplier involvement, design reviews and design for manufacturing, assembly, testing and cost.
• Timely delivery of the required deliverables and documentation, such as statement of work, technical product document acceptance by supplier, proto evaluation reports, test coverage document, first article inspection, MFLOW, PFMEA and customer acceptance tests.
• You are responsible to manage the material quality notification (MNs), deviation notices (DNs) and resolve part quality issues using problem solving techniques.
• Contribute to the supplier development, improve operational excellence, drive improvement actions, and support supplier audits.
• Monitor the performance of key parameters at the supplier and identify pro-active measures for outliers or drifting KPIs (SPC).

TSM responsibilities:

• Be part of the Supplier Account Team (SAT) and responsible for the technical section therein.
• Drive the technology roadmap in the supplier base.
• Identify the technical capabilities of the supplier and provide advice on strategic level
• Own the T section of the supplier profile audit.
• Identify and monitor continuous improvement plans together with suppliers.
• Take part in decisions of new supplier selection.

Education and experience

Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD degree in one of the following competences:

• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Mechatronics, Robotics, Systems and Control
• Industrial Engineering

Experience with quality systems and methods (e.g. six sigma) and experience in engineering towards production processes is encouraged.

Skills

To thrive in this job, you will need the following skills:

• Strong understanding of the manufacturing processes for your field of expertise (either electrical, mechanical or mechatronics).
• Ability to initiate, influence and take decisions.
• Strong networker with good communication skills.
• Self-propelling, showing initiative, work results driven with a pragmatic approach.
• Language competency: fluency in Chinese is required.
• Understand change management principles, including BoM structures and ECs.
• Entrepreneurial mindset.

Other information

Work-place: Shanghai Local Office in China

Schedule: Day shift during weekdays, Beijing Local Time (UTC+8).

Travel: 40%

Diversity and inclusion

ASML is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a driving force in the success of our company.

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