Sr. Supplier Quality Engineer , Amazon Leo

About the role

The Supplier Quality Engineering (SQE) role at Leo is responsible for ensuring the quality, reliability, and compliance of critical electronics components sourced from a global supplier base. The ideal candidate is a systems thinker with excellent analytical abilities, technical skills, effective written and verbal communication, and a passion for developing a global supply base to produce high-quality, mission-critical hardware in volume production.

Key job responsibilities

• Leads supplier qualification, audits, process controls, failure analysis, and continuous improvement to ensure robust, repeatable, and compliant manufacturing at all tiers of the supply chain
• Defines and scales Leo’s quality system to ensure early detection of process excursions, improving product reliability and wafer component yields in volume manufacturing
• Leads root-cause analysis for supplier and internal-related defects, including test failures, device-level failures. Oversees screening and qualification flows (burn-in, thermal cycling, solderability, SEM/EDS, x-Ray, and other advanced failure investigation and qualification techniques)
• Ability to influence suppliers and drive performance improvements
• Owns systems, tools, and business processes used to manage device traceability and key quality/test metrics
• Represents Leo Supplier Quality in cross-functional initiatives
• Travel as needed to accomplish program objectives
• AS9100D Lead Auditor Trained/Certified
• Direct experience deploying JEDEC/IPC/APQP/PPAP methodologies per AS9145 or equivalent standards

A day in the life

Collaborates with product development teams as owner of Component quality system requirements
Acts with internal customer obsession on behalf of Leo Production by improving reliability, reducing defect rates, and driving failure analysis
Serves as the face of Quality for and component suppliers, communicating expectations and resolving issues
Facilitates Component quality as subject matter expert in supplier qualification, device traceability, and statistical process control
Leads resolution of quality events utilizing structured failure analysis tools

About the team

The Leo Supplier Quality team is driven to develop a vendor base capable of scaling aerospace quality to new volume and cost levels in order to meet end customer needs. This position will join the team at an exciting moment with the opportunity to own quality for key categories and contribute to the design of requirements and systems used across the business. We value data-driven decision-making, a comfort with ambiguity across multiple simultaneous projects, an ability to earn the trust of our key stakeholders, and delivering results without sacrificing integrity.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with analog, digital, and high-speed circuit design
• 5+ years of experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans, and functional test procedures
• Background in aerospace, satellite hardware, or telecom infrastructure
• Knowledge of plating process, die/package assembly, bonding, and contamination control processes both at the device and PCBA level

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering
• Working knowledge of IEEE standards applicable to electrical components and interconnect